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Dubai / Gulf Time For families facing the difficult diagnosis of a brain or spinal tumour in a child, access to highly specialized expertise, advanced technology and coordinated multidisciplinary care can play a critical role in treatment decisions. At Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) in New York, pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. Andrew Kobets specializes in treating the full spectrum of brain …

The Monaco Yacht Show is taking its vision for yachting beyond Monaco and to the Red Sea. The Red Sea Yacht Show will make its debut in Jeddah from 14 to 17 October 2027, bringing the international yachting community together in one of the world’s most compelling emerging luxury destinations. For more than three decades, the Monaco Yacht Show has …

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is bringing artificial intelligence into two important areas of cancer care, with new work focused on clinical trial matching and predicting immunotherapy response using routine blood tests. For patients from the Middle East who travel abroad for specialist cancer treatment, they point to more informed treatment decisions and a clearer path to personalized and …

ABU DHABI/WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received Her Excellency Arpine Sargsyan, Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, at Qasr Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi. Her Excellency conveyed the greetings of His Excellency Vahagn Khachaturyan, President of Armenia, along with his best wishes for the UAE’s continued prosperity and for further progress …

ABU DHABI / AD MEDIA OFFICE The Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority has signed a cooperation agreement with the Advanced Technology Research Council, with the aim of fostering collaboration in the fields of artificial intelligence, developing integrated strategies and training specialised national talent, and advancing safety and civil protection in Abu Dhabi to ensure its long-term sustainability. The agreement was …

ABU DHABI/ WAM H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed during a phone call with Winston Peters, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand, bilateral relations between the two countries. The ministers reviewed the paths of joint cooperation between the UAE and New Zealand and the prospects for advancing them in …

BEIJING / WAM As New Year approaches, experts noted that the Chinese economy remains on the trajectory of accelerating recovery, with new growth drivers continuously emerging which keeps fuelling the momentum well into 2024. Data from major travel platforms has indicated a comprehensive recovery for both domestic and cross-border tourism, Global Times reported. As of December 15, overall travel bookings …

BLOOMBERG Billionaire Gautam Adani’s renewable energy unit is planning to raise at least $2 billion in mostly new debt next year, people familiar with the matter said, as it capitalises on renewed confidence among creditors in its ambitious expansion plans. Ahmedabad-based Adani Green Energy Ltd is exploring various instruments including private placement of debt, offshore bank loans as well as …

HANOI / WAM Thanks to significant achievements in medicine, increasing quality, and reasonable costs of medical examination and treatment services, Vietnam’s healthcare establishments are seeing rising numbers of foreign patients arrive at their doors, including those from developed countries such as the US and Canada. According to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), hospitals in Vietnam have successfully treated foreign patients …

SAUDI ARABIA / GULF TIME Al Baddad Saudi Holding breaks the Guinness World Recordsâ„¢ title for the Largest Marquee Complex (Cumulative Area) Albaddad Capital, through its arm in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Albaddad Saudi Holding and Albaddad Manasik achieved a new and unique achievement by breaking the Guinness World Recordsâ„¢ title for the Largest Marquee Complex (Cumulative Area), as …