SHARJAH / WAM The third annual edition of the Sharjah Animation Conference (SAC 2025) concluded on Sunday, solidifying its status as a regional epicentre for the industry, and attracting 5,600 attendees from around the world. Organised by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), the conference brought together 74 luminaries, including award-winning Disney animators, gaming pioneers, and storytellers representing 18 countries from ...
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Investcorp Sells RESA Power After Quadrupling Business in Three Years
MANAMA / GULF TIME Investcorp, a leading global alternative investment firm, announced that it has sold its investment in RESA Power (“RESA” or ‘The Company”), a leading provider of power systems electrical testing, transformer services, and life extension solutions for power distribution equipment, to Kohlberg. This transaction marks the first exit for Investcorp’s North American Private Equity Fund I. RESA ...
Read More »Immunotherapy Could Replace Surgery, Enabling Patients To Retain Their Organs and Enhance Their Quality of Life 80% of patients with locally advanced mismatch repair-deficient (MMRd) solid tumors who were treated with immunotherapy avoided surgery
DUBAI / RIYADH / GULF TIME New results from a clinical trial led by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), gastrointestinal oncologists Andrea Cercek, MD, and Luis Diaz Jr., MD, demonstrate how immunotherapy alone can allow people with MMRd cancers to avoid surgery and preserve their quality of life. The results, presented at the 2025 American Association of Cancer Research ...
Read More »Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed attends 2025 Pritzker Architecture Prize Ceremony at Louvre Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI / WAM H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has attended the 2025 Pritzker Architecture Prize ceremony at Louvre Abu Dhabi. Hosting the ceremony underscores the importance of fostering intellectual dialogue and creative exchange by supporting architecture and design as fundamental pillars of ...
Read More »Airport Show 2025 opens tomorrow in Dubai
DUBAI/ WAM The 24th edition of Airport Show is set to open at the Dubai World Trade Centre, bringing together aviation leaders, airport operators, technology providers and government officials. Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and ...
Read More »ADNOC Drilling awarded $806 million long-term contract for three newbuild island rigs
ABU DHABI/WAM ADNOC Drilling Company announced on Monday it has been awarded a contract for three island rigs by ADNOC Offshore for an estimated total contract value of US$806 million to support expanding operations at the offshore Zakum development project. These three rigs are in addition to three ordered in July 2024. Abdulrahman Abdulla Al Seiari, ADNOC Drilling CEO, said, ...
Read More »Under the chairmanship of HH Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed, Erth Zayed Philanthropies Board of Trustees reviews 2024 achievements, approves strategic direction
ABU DHABI/ WAM Under the chairmanship of HH Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Development and Fallen Heroes’ Affairs and Chairman of Erth Zayed Philanthropies, the Board convened to review the Foundation’s 2024 impact and endorse its future strategic direction. In a year marked by deepened partnerships and global humanitarian and ...
Read More »IIT Delhi – Abu Dhabi Announces Second Intake for post-graduate Energy & Sustainability Programs
ABU DHABI / GULF TIME Indian Institute of Technology Delhi – Abu Dhabi (IITD-AD) announces the second intake for its Master of Technology (M.Tech.) program in Energy Transition and Sustainability and its Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program in Energy and Sustainability. Following the successful launch of its inaugural M.Tech. program in January 2024, and the Ph.D. program in January 2025, ...
Read More »UAE President receives Turkish Foreign Minister
ABU DHABI/ WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today welcomed His Excellency Hakan Fidan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, at Qasr Al Shati in Abu Dhabi. During the meeting, His Excellency conveyed the greetings of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his best wishes for the UAE’s continued progress and prosperity. ...
Read More »UAE President awards President of Tanzania ‘Mother of the Nation Order’
DAR ES SALAAM / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has awarded H.E. Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, the ‘Mother of the Nation Order’ in recognition of her distinguished achievements and her prominent efforts in supporting sustainable prosperity and strengthening social cohesion. The President of Tanzania received the decoration from ...
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