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ABU DHABI/ WAM Aldar, the leading real estate developer, investor, and manager in the UAE, announced today the landmark sale of Abu Dhabi’s most expensive apartment, a three-bed penthouse at Nobu Residences on Saadiyat Island valued at AED137 million. The sale represents the highest price per square metre achieved in the emirate, at more than AED96,000 per sqm. This milestone ...

DUBAI/ WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has successfully wrapped up its nutrition-focused awareness campaign, aimed at bolstering community health by promoting the inclusion of fruits and vegetables in daily diets. The campaign swept across the UAE during February and March, offering practical tips on integrating essential fruits and vegetables into regular meals and addressing common challenges such ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received His Excellency João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, President of the Republic of Angola. During the meeting at Qasr Al Bateen in Abu Dhabi, His Highness welcomed the visit of the President of Angola, who congratulated His Highness on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan and ...

DUBAI / WAM The governments of the UAE and Kyrgyzstan launched the second cohort of government accelerators, as part of the recent visit by a delegation from the Knowledge Exchange Office of the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs to Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, to discuss ways to promote fruitful cooperation and expand the partnership between the governments of the two ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ADCCI) has signed a Collaboration Agreement with the Registration Authority (RA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) to support the business and investment environment and promote the business sectors that fosters growth and innovation in Abu Dhabi. This agreement will further develop the private sector and financial services ...

SHARJAH / WAM Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), has inaugurated the ‘Chapters of Islamic Art: Carpets’ exhibition, at House of Wisdom (HoW) in Sharjah. The 3-month exhibition, inspired by a section of Chapters of Islamic Art: The Private Collection of Dr Richard Ettinghausen’, which was generously donated to HoW by ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, chaired the UAE Cabinet meeting at Qasr Al Watan, Abu Dhabi, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court; HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin ...

ANDORRA LA VELLA / WAM Omar Obaid Alshamsi presented his credentials to Monsignor Joan-Enric Vives i Sicília, Episcopal Co-Prince of the Principality of Andorra, as non-resident ambassador to Andorra, during a ceremony held at the Episcopal Palace of La Seu d’Urgell in Lleida province. Alshamsi conveyed the greetings of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness ...

DUBAI / WAM The Digital School, one of the Mohammed bin Rashid Global Initiatives, announced that the “Donate Your Own Device” campaign, which was launched in cooperation with the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), under the theme “Donate to Educate”, managed to collect more than 32,000 used electronic devices, which will be refurbished and recycled, to support underprivileged students of the ...

DUBAI / WAM The second edition of the Emirates Robotics Competition, has organised in partnership between Dubai Future Labs, Khalifa University, and Rochester Institute of Technology, has concluded with the participation of 53 teams from 14 national and international universities. The final stage of the competition involved more than 200 students who competed in teams of between three and six ...