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DUBAI / WAM The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), in partnership with the General Secretariat of Ras Al Khaimah’s Executive Council, will hold the next edition of ‘A Call from Space’, an exclusive event featuring Emirati astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi, in Ras Al Khaimah  on  June 14 at 2 pm. The sixth installment in the series will take place at ...

DUBAI / WAM Professional Communication Corporation (Nedaa), the exclusive Secure network provider for the Government of Dubai, has announced that Dubai has won its bid to host next year’s Critical Communications World (CCW), the leading global conference and exhibition for the critical communications sector. Dubai was chosen as the host city having been selected as the outstanding candidate in a ...

DUBAI / WAM The deadline for meeting semi-annual Emiratisation targets for private sector companies with 50 employees or more has been extended from June 30 to July 7, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) announced on Tuesday. MoHRE said this decision was taken by taking into consideration the Eid Al Adha holiday, which falls on the fourth week ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, the Ministerial Development Council held its meeting at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi, addressing a number of legislations, policies and initiatives to develop the government work ecosystem. The council discussed legislations regulating a number ...

SEOUL / WAM President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea has received HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in Seoul. Park Jin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea was also present. During the meeting, president Yoon conveyed his greetings to UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (Agda) and Dihad Sustainable Humanitarian Foundation, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on educational, humanitarian training programmes and initiatives. The signing ceremony took place at Agda in Abu Dhabi, where the MoU was signed by Nickolay Mladenov, Director General of Agda, and Amb Dr Abdulsalam Al Madani, Roving ambassador ...

ABU DHABI / WAM e&, in partnership with Nokia and supported by UN Women, recently successfully concluded its first ‘Women in Leadership’ programme, solidifying its commitment to promoting gender diversity, empowering women and encouraging sustainable business practices. The programme is part of the Nokia-UN Women collaboration series. The closing event at e&’s Open Innovation Centre in Dubai marked a significant ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways is teaming up with Paramount Pictures to celebrate the theatrical release of the highly anticipated feature film Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. The next installment of the epic action franchise, written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, will be released globally beginning July 12. Among other locations, the movie was shot in Abu ...

DUBAI / WAM Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, on Tuesday revealed the details of the policy regulating the market of energy services providers in the UAE that was approved earlier by the cabinet. Developed by the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI), the policy provides guidelines for the contractual framework amongst energy stakeholders ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has issued Decision No (4) of 2023 of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of EAD, regarding the regulation of recreational fishing in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. This comes with the aim of supporting recreational fishing activities and promoting marine fishing sports in the emirate. The provisions ...