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ABU DHABI/AD MEDIA OFFICE Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, the Department of Community Development – Abu Dhabi has launched the Abu Dhabi Excellence Award for People of Determination Inclusion as part of the Abu Dhabi Strategy for People ...

ABU DHABI/WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Wednesday welcomed His Excellency Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary, who is on an official visit to the UAE. During their meeting at Qasr Al Shati in Abu Dhabi, His Highness and the Hungarian Prime Minister discussed the growth of bilateral relations and ways to enhance cooperation, ...

DUBAI/WAM Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with SpaceData, a Tokyo-based startup engaged in R&D aimed at the fusion of space and digital, to develop two key digital twin solutions. A digital twin is a virtual model or replica of a real-world object, system, or process, which can help entities test real-life situations ...

SHARJAH/WAM The General Secretariat of the Arab Parliament for the Child (APC) will host the fourth session of the parliament in mid-February in the city of Sharjah, maintaining communication with the Arab countries’ representatives at the Arab League to nominate their children for the upcoming session. These preparations come amid significant interest from the member states of the Arab League, ...

DAR ES SALAAM/WAM On behalf of UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State, headed the UAE delegation participating in the African Heads of State Energy Summit in the capital of the United Republic of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam. The summit held under the theme, “Lighting Africa: The Transformative ...

ABU DHABI/WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolences to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia on the death of Prince Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister ...

DUBAI/WAM H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, chaired the first Defence Council meeting of 2025. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, welcoming the attendees, stressed the importance of redoubling efforts, fostering teamwork, and strengthening collaboration and coordination in keeping with the leadership’s vision for ...

DUBAI/WAM The Digital School, an initiative of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI), in collaboration with the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), organised a strategic 2-day workshop in the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott. The high-level Emirati delegation was led by Dr Hamdan Musallam Al Mazrouei, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Red Crescent and Board Member ...

ABU DHABI / WAM International reports from specialised construction and infrastructure research firms have highlighted the UAE’s position as one of the most active construction markets regionally and globally. International reports predict that the country’s infrastructure sector will continue to grow in 2025, driven by ongoing and upcoming projects in development. According to “Mordor Intelligence,” a market research firm, the ...

ABU DHABI/WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday received His Excellency Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India, who is on a visit to the UAE. During their meeting at Qasr Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi, the Indian Minister of External Affairs conveyed the greetings of His Excellency Prime ...