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DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, on Sunday congratulated top high school achievers of the current academic year. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed called Yasmin Mahmoud Abdullah Mohammed Ali, who finished first in the Elite Stream at Rashidiya High School in Dubai, to congratulate her. “I spoke with ...

ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to Nataša Pirc Musar, President of Slovenia, on the occasion of her country’s National Day. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour ...

DUBAI / WAM Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, said that the preliminary estimates of the UAE’s gross domestic product (GDP) for 2022, issued by the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre, reaffirm the robustness of the country’s economic performance and its achievement of positive growth rates that exceeded estimates. The UAE’s GDP in 2022 at constant prices totalled ...

DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Climate Change and the Environment (MOCCAE), and the Middle East and North Africa Fintech Association (MFTA), announced the launch of the Sustainable Fintech Pledge on Sunday, aimed at integrating sustainability principles into the operations of FinTech companies, contributing to a more resilient future. The Sustainable FinTech Pledge aligns with response of the MENA FinTech ...

NEW DELHI / WAM Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy and Head of the Emirates Tourism Council, has met separately with Sandiaga Uno, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia; John Whittingdale United Kingdom’s Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries; G Kishan Reddy, Union Tourism and Culture Minister of India, and Koichi Wada, Commissioner ...

DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP), in collaboration with its partners in the health sector has announced it will deploy specialised health education teams at airports, in a strategic move aimed at safeguarding the health and safety of pilgrims from infectious diseases. The teams will accompany Hajj convoys prior to their departure from the country, providing ...

SHARJAH / WAM HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah and President of the Sharjah Performing Arts Academy (SPAA), announced the establishment of an association for the academy’s graduates in the emirate of Sharjah, to follow up and care for them everywhere, provide them with the necessary support and strengthen their enduring ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Tom Cruise arrived on Sunday to Abu Dhabi International Airport’s Midfield Terminal, where key parts of the movie “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” were shot, ahead of the film’s Middle East premiere at the Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental tomorrow night. The star of the highly anticipated seventh instalment of the Mission: Impossible franchise arrived ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi has announced a strategic partnership between the Museum of the Future and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre, in a video filmed from the International Space Station. The collaboration aims to solidify the UAE’s stature as a global frontrunner in designing the future and space exploration, capitalising on its advancements in science, ...

DUBAI/ WAM Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (Diez), through its economic zones, achieved exceptional sustainability results in 2022, highlighting its commitment to sustainability and its efforts to reduce carbon emissions through responsible practices that meet the ISO 50001 international standards for optimal and sustainable use of energy and the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards. This comes in ...