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ABU DHABI/WAM Borouge Plc, a leading petrochemicals company that provides innovative and differentiated polyolefins solutions, will seek shareholder approval for a share buyback and final 2024 dividend at its in-person and virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM) on April 7, providing the option for the company to purchase up to 2.5 percent of its issued share capital. The proposal comes after ...

ACCRA/WAM Dr Abdulla Murad Al Mandoos presented his credentials as UAE Ambassador to the Republic of Ghana, to John Dramani Mahama, President of Ghana, during an official ceremony held at the Presidential Palace in the capital, Accra. Al Mandoos conveyed the greetings of UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al ...

ABU DHABI/WAM The Augmented Humans (AHs) International Conference 2025, which is taking place from March 16 to 20, hosted by Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), gives participants the opportunity to discover the latest physical, cognitive and perceptual augmentations of humans through digital technologies. The conference is held in cooperation with the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), convening ...

DUBAI/WAM Dubai Chambers has announced that it will host the Dubai Business Forum – Germany in Hamburg on  May 20 2025. Building on the success of previous editions in China and the United Kingdom, the third international edition of the Dubai Business Forum is designed to unlock new economic opportunities and attract companies and foreign direct investment from Germany in ...

DUBAI/WAM The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has adopted new standards for mental health services in line with the latest global practices, as part of its efforts to develop a comprehensive and sustainable mental health care system in the emirate. The new standards aim to establish an integrated approach among various medical disciplines involved, enhancing collaboration between doctors, psychologists, and nurses ...

DUBAI/WAM In his capacity as the Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, issued Executive Council Resolution No (11) of 2025, regulating the operations of free zone establishments in Dubai. Provisions of this resolution apply to establishments seeking to operate ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) has launched the fourth edition of the ‘Future Opportunities: The Global 50’ report, igniting global dialogues to harness promising opportunities and global trends in service of humanity’s future. The launch of this annual fourth edition brings the total number of future opportunities identified since the report’s inception to 200, capable of generating over ...

DUBAI /WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai has completed 40 percent of the nol system upgrade, transitioning from the existing card-based ticketing system to the more advanced account-based ticketing (ABT) technology. The project is set for completion by the end of Q3 2026. Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA, stated, ...

SHARJAH / WAM Under the patronage of Prof Hamid MK Al Naimiy, Chancellor of the University of Sharjah (UOS), a collaborative research agreement has been formalised between the University of Sharjah and DAVAS Prime Middle East Manufacturing. The agreement aims to foster research collaboration focused on enhancing the efficacy of glauconite as a soil ameliorant in arid and torrid desert ...

ABU DHABI / AD MEDIA OFFICE The Authority of Social Contribution – Ma’an has released its deployment report for 2024, transparently demonstrating the impact of diverse social projects supported by the authority to drive Abu Dhabi’s social development. Over the past year, the authority drove funding to key social partners who led the launch of 51 impactful projects across the ...