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ABU DHABI/WAM Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) and Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (AGDA) launched the inaugural “Hili Forum”, marking a significant addition to the UAE’s strategic dialogue landscape. The flagship forum will take place from September 16 to 17 2024 at the St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort in Abu Dhabi. Addressing pivotal global issues, with particular focus ...

ABU DHABI/WAM The organising committee of AIM Congress has announced that the 14th edition of AIM Congress will take place from April 7 to 9 2025, under the theme “Mapping the Future of Global Investment: The New Wave of a Globalised Investment Landscape Towards a New Balanced World Structure”. Taking place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, the event ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Saif Abdulla Alshamisi, Assistant Undersecretary for Protocol Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), has received a copy of the credentials of Anatol Vangheli, Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to the UAE. Alshamisi wished the new ambassador success in performing his duties and emphasised the UAE’s keenness to enhance the relations between the UAE ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Edge Group has signed a strategic partnership contract with the Brazilian Navy to complete the full development of the navy’s National Anti-Ship Missile (MANSUP) by the end of 2025. Under the contract, Edge Group and SIATT, Brazil’s leading smart weapons specialist, will provide the necessary resources to ensure the MANSUP is delivered in time for integration ...

HADRAMAUT / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) mobile clinic continue providing free essential healthcare services to residents of remote villages in Hadramaut, Yemen. This initiative aligns with the UAE’s humanitarian efforts to alleviate the suffering of those living in areas without access to hospitals or health centres. In August, the mobile clinics treated 537 patients, including 228 children, 262 ...

ABU DHABI / AD MEDIA oFFICE The National Academy for Childhood Development (NACD), part of the Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority (ADECA), has welcomed its second group of students into the accredited Vocational Diploma in Childhood Development programme, accredited by the National Qualification Centre. The accredited Vocational Diploma programme, now in its second year, has received 7,800 applications, reflecting the academy’s efforts ...

ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan visited the 21st edition of the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX) on Wednesday. Organised by the Emirates Falconers’ Club under the theme “Embracing the Future, Honouring the Past,” the event is being held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC). During his ...

ABU DHABI/WAM HH Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has witnessed the signing of a strategic partnership between ADNOC and ExxonMobil Corporation, in which ADNOC will acquire a 35 percent equity stake in ExxonMobil’s proposed low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia production facility in Baytown, Texas, US. ...

ABU DHABI/WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Wednesday welcomed Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah, First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and Minister of Interior of the State of Kuwait. During the meeting, which took place at Qasr Al Shati in Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah conveyed the greetings of His Highness ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM The Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE) has launched a series of initiatives to encourage community members to reduce electricity and water consumption. The awareness programmes in schools and households will promote sustainability and conservation efforts among Abu Dhabi’s next generation as Abu Dhabi advances its efforts toward achieving the UAE’s 2050 net zero goals. Education is ...