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SEOUL / WAM Bodour Al Qasimi, the CEO of Kalimat Group, has announced the opening of a Korean Chapter of PublisHer, the pioneering international initiative she founded to support female publishers to rise to leadership in the male-dominated industry. At the first-ever PublisHer gathering in Korea, during the 65th Seoul International Book Fair, where Sharjah is being celebrated as the ...

DUBAI / WAM Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), announced the completion of seven new footbridges across various areas of Dubai. The bridges provide safe mobility means for pedestrians crossing roadways, contribute to Dubai’s development into a bicycle-friendly city and promote the city’s wellbeing. Attaining these goals ...

BERLIN / WAM Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 kicked off at Messe Berlin, known as Berlin ExpoCenter City. The first day of the games saw Special Olympics UAE athletes participate in Rhythmic Gymnastics, which is one of the 20 sports UAE athletes are participating in during the games. The UAE delegation is the largest from the Mena region and ...

ST PETERSBURG / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has reinforced the importance of communication and dialogue to support regional and international stability and peace. He reiterated the UAE’s principled position aimed at de-escalation and the necessity for a negotiated political solution to the crisis in Ukraine. His Highness also stressed the importance of accelerating ...

LATTAKIA / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) delegation is continuing the distribution of clothes as part of “Eid Clothing” initiative in Syria. The initiative aims to distribute 11,000 vouchers to 44,000 Syrian beneficiaries from the families affected by the earthquake and cancer patients in the governorates of Homs, Aleppo, Hama and Lattakia. The move is part of Operation “Chivalrous ...

ST PETERSBURG / WAM  Sinaha Platform, an Emirati private platform that supports UAE national industries and products, as part of the UAE delegation participating in the St Petersburg Economic Forum 2023, is promoting the most important elements of industrial investment partnerships with Russian private sector and their growth opportunities. The platform is keen on familiarising investors with the UAE’s capabilities ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has inaugurated Iskan Abu Dhabi, a new housing “one-stop shop” that offers all housing services for citizens from a single location at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec). During the inauguration, Sheikh Khaled ...

ST PETERSBURG / WAM On the sidelines of his working visit to the Russian Federation, UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, met with HH Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, who is heading the UAE delegation at this year’s St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). His Highness ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai International Chamber (DIC), one of the three chambers operating under Dubai Chambers, has inaugurated a new international representative office in London, United Kingdom. The launch of the new office, which is DIC’s first representative office in Europe and 20th globally, marks a significant step in the chamber’s global expansion strategy. The new office will focus its ...

FUJAIRAH / WAM HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, stressed the importance of humanitarian and community projects in promoting the values of solidarity among community members and easing the hardships of those in need. He made the remarks during a meeting with a delegation from the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) in Fujairah, headed ...