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  DUBAI / WAM The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been ranked first regionally and 10th globally for Influence in the Global Soft Power Index (GSPI) 2022. The UAE advanced to 15th place globally in the overall GSPI ranking, up from last year’s 17th in the GSPI 2021. The country sits at the top in the region and remains at ...

  DUBAI / WAM Expo 2020 Dubai’s focus on children and education has boosted its visit numbers, which have soared to 19,009,065, up almost 1.6 million in a week, with 2.7 million children under 18 visiting the site since the event opened in October last year. Expo 2020 Dubai’s virtual visitation numbers have crossed 180 million, driven by the diverse ...

  Dubai / WAM Equal access to opportunities is critical to gender equality and women’s empowerment, but it is equity that will genuinely make an impact, according to Dr Kirsty Coventry, cabinet minister for Youth Affairs, Sport, Art and Recreation of Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwean minister spoke at a “Visions and Journeys” event at the Expo 2020 Dubai Women’s Pavilion, sharing ...

Bloomberg A six-ton unmanned reconnaissance drone that streaked across eastern Europe from war-ravaged Ukraine and crashed in the Croatian capital has raised awkward questions about Nato’s readiness to protect European airspace. Startled authorities are asking how none of the three North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) member states — Romania, Hungary and Croatia — reacted as the Soviet-era Tu-141 traversed their ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Sanad, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Thales to explore areas of collaboration in the fast-developing domains of industrial services for airport security, air traffic and avionics systems. The MoU was signed by Mansoor Janahi, Group CEO of Sanad, and Bernard Roux, CEO of Thales in ...

  Dubai / WAM The UAE-German Working Goup, an initiative by the two countries to boost cooperation in hydrogen and industrial fuels, convened its first meeting in Dubai to discuss a set of future directions and priorities in this regard and ways to unify the vision and goals for cooperation in the coming years. It also discussed directions supporting the ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority (ECA), said the UAE is paying particular attention to the early childhood development sector in line with its well-established approach. On the Emirati Children’s Day, which falls on March 15 ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM To mark its third anniversary since opening to the public, Qasr Al Watan hosted a series of activities to celebrate the occasion. As the unique cultural landmark that prides itself on inviting visitors into the UAE’s history, traditions and journey, visitors gathered at the Palace of the Nation and enjoyed a full day of performances ...

  Sharjah / WAM Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council, an affiliate of the UAE-based Nama Women Advancement (Nama), explored the UAE’s intrinsic relationship with the date palm and promoting innovations in heritage crafts at the 15th edition of Art Dubai with a showcase of the findings of its advanced palm fibre research and a display of its palm textile prototype that ...

  Bloomberg The UK held exploratory talks with Electricite de France (EDF) SA about the possibility of keeping the West Burton A coal-fired power plant generating beyond the end of September, when it’s due to close. The talks are at a very early stage, according to a person familiar with the matter. As things stand, EDF is running down stockpiles ...