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DUBAI/WAM EDGE, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, and Roketsan, a leading Turkish company which designs, develops, and manufactures rockets, missiles, guided munitions, and weapon systems, signed an agreement today to explore potential partnerships in the smart weapons domain. Under the agreement, signed at Dubai Airshow 2023, the two companies will work together to explore opportunities ...

DUBAI/WAM Tawazun Council, a government entity that works closely with the Ministry of Defense in the UAE, today signed 10 deals, worth AED 1.415 billion, with local and international companies on behalf of the Ministry of Defense on the fifth and final day of the Dubai Airshow 2023. This brings the total value of the deals Tawazun Council signed on ...

ABU DHABI/WAM In a further boost to Abu Dhabi’s Smart and Autonomous Vehicles Industry (SAVI) cluster, the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) today signed strategic agreements with France’s Ascendence and Italy’s Manta Aircraft on setting up operations in the UAE capital. Signed during the Dubai Airshow, the agreements mark the latest milestone in Abu Dhabi’s emergence as a global capital ...

ABU DHABI/WAM EDGE Group entity Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) has announced that it will integrate the MANSUP surface-to-surface missile on its Fast Attack Vessel, which will be launched at NAVDEX 2025. The vessel will be designed and built in the UAE by ADSB as a First of Class and will showcase several EDGE products related to the maritime sector ...

​ DUBAI/WAM H.H. Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Office of Development and Martyrs Families Affairs at the Presidential Court, has visited the Dubai Airshow 2023 and toured the stands of exhibitors showcasing the latest innovative products from the defence, civil aviation and aerospace industries. His Highness visited the stands of a number of exhibiting ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM On its third and final day, the second edition of the Global Media Congress (GMC), held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, witnessed the honouring of the winners of the Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA) competition for the best ...

NEW YORK / GULF TIME The United Arab Emirates today welcomed the adoption of United Nations Security Council resolution 2712, which calls for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and corridors throughout the Gaza Strip sufficient for the unhindered delivery of full, rapid and safe humanitarian aid. The resolution also calls for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, especially ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM Under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and the follow-up of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, the Sheikh Zayed Festival will begin tomorrow and run until 9th March 2024. This year’s edition will see substantial participation from ...

BLOOMBERG Renault SA will rejuvenate the Twingo for the electric era as part of broader efforts to show its EV business can quickly bring new plug-in models to market. The redesigned city car, presented at an investor event, will be sold from 2026 for less than €20,000 ($21,680), putting Renault in contention to produce affordable EVs in Europe. Chinese manufacturers ...

BLOOMBERG Honda Motor Co will hike the pay of some US employees by 11% following the United Auto Workers’ (UAW) historic contract victories at its unionised Detroit competitors, according to a company memo seen by Bloomberg. “Honda continuously reviews our total rewards packages to ensure we remain competitive within our industry,” the company’s human resources department wrote in a memo ...