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ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi University (ADU) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Beirut Arab University (BAU) to boost students’ innovation and research skills in the field of health sciences. Through this MoU, ADU aims to provide its College of Health Sciences students and faculty members with access to high-quality programmes that address the latest challenges in health ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Exports Office (Adex), the export financing arm of Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), and its strategic partners in the banking field Mashreq and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB), have signed a financing facility with the global energy and commodities trading company BGN. The strategic collaboration sets the stage for a financing arrangement, offering ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE is taking part in the Fourteenth Conference of the Parties (COP14) Meeting in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The country’s delegation is headed by Dr Shaikha Salem Al Dhaheri, Secretary-General of the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD), with members including representatives from the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) and members from key government entities. ...

SHARJAH / WAM HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and the Supreme President of the Arabic Language Academy, received a delegation of students studying the Arabic language at Austrian universities at the Dr Sultan Al Qasimi Centre. The Ruler of Sharjah warmly welcomed the guests to Sharjah, a city with a ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA) has issued a circular to government and private sector employers, detailing the regulations for pension deductions and end-of-service gratuity in line with Federal Decree Law No 57 of 2023. The circular included limiting the procedure of deduction from the pension or end-of-service gratuity for the benefit of GPSSA’s ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Lawyers Affairs Committee of the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) has approved the applications lodged for registration on the roll of practicing lawyers for 13 new UAE national applicants. Additionally, one application for registration as a law firm representative was accepted. The meeting of the Lawyers Affairs Committee, chaired by Yousef Saeed Alabri, Undersecretary of ...

DUBAI / WAM Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), highlighted the increasing significance of the Arab region in a rapidly evolving global landscape. She projected that the total GDP growth for the Middle East region would reach 2.9% this year, surpassing the figures from 2023. Speaking on the sidelines of the pre-summit day of WGS 2024’s ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has sent a message of congratulations to Ebrahim Raisi, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, on the occasion of his country’s National Day. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al ...

DUBAI/WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, welcomed guests who arrived in the UAE to attend the World Governments Summit (WGS) 2024, which kicks off tomorrow under the theme ‘Shaping Future Governments’. The three-day event will be attended by over ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM The bodies of the four martyrs of the UAE Armed Forces arrived at Al Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi this morning on board a military aircraft belonging to the Armed Forces. The brave martyrs are Colonel Mohamed Al Mansouri, Warrant Officer 1 Mohamed Al Shamsi, Warrant Officer 1 Khalifa Al Balushi, and Corporal Suleiman Al Shehhi. ...