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DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has issued Decree No (55) of 2024 on the Board of Directors of the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre Authority (DMCC), chaired by Hamad Mubarak Buamim. As per the decree, Abdul Wahed Abdul Rahim Al Olama serves as ...

JAKARTA / WAM TRENDS Research and Advisory is participating in the 44th edition of the Indonesia International Book Fair 2024, which is taking place from September 25 to 29 at Jakarta Convention Centre. TRENDS’ pavilion features over 300 titles in various fields of knowledge and utilises the latest technologies, including AI, hologram and robots, in partnership with Aletihad News Centre ...

NEW YORK / WAM The United Arab Emirates’ delegation participated in several key high-level meetings during the first day of the 79th UN General Assembly (UNGA 79), extending over the course of one week. The UAE delegation will engage in discussions with Member States, UN officials, and relevant stakeholders on priority files including the unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid, addressing ...

WELLINGTON / WAM The United Arab Emirates and New Zealand have successfully concluded negotiations towards a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) that will, once signed and implemented, enhance trade and investment flows between the two nations. The latest deal in the UAE’s ongoing CEPA programme was confirmed by the signing of a joint statement by Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi, UAE ...

NEW YORK / WAM On behalf of the UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, honoured nine prominent global dignitaries with the First Class Order of Zayed II in recognition of their contributions to the success of COP28. The honouring ceremony took ...

DUBAI/WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, highlighted that the UAE and Dubai draw upon a distinctive vision and clear roadmap for development, with the focus set on social, economic and investment priorities. The nation has read the future well, closely tracking global changes, always ready ...

NEW YORK/WAM H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, held separate meetings in New York with a number of prime ministers and foreign ministers from countries participating in the 79th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 79). Sheikh Abdullah met with Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the ...

NEW YORK/WAM H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, has met with Aidrous Al Zubaidi, Deputy Head of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, on the sidelines of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 79) in New York. Sheikh Abdullah and Al Zubaidi discussed bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries ...

WASHINGTON/WAM As part of his official visit to the United States, UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has met with a number of US Senators. Topics of discussion included opportunities to develop UAE-US relations at various levels, as well as other issues of mutual interest. In separate meetings with Senator Mark Warner, Chairman of the Senate ...

GAZA/WAM The UAE continues to distribute essential supplies to families and children in Gaza as part of Operation Chivalrous Knight 3, in line with its ongoing humanitarian efforts in this regard. As part of its various initiatives, the UAE distributed milk and basic supplies for children to displaced Palestinian families in the city of Khan Younis, to support them and ...