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ABU DHABI / WAM In commemoration of the 50-year anniversary of the longstanding diplomatic relationship between the UAE and the Republic of Malta, the Louvre Abu Dhabi announced two remarkable loans from the National Museum of Archaeology in Valletta, Malta, and Musée du Louvre in Paris. For the first time in more than 240 years, a pair of ornamental pillars, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) and First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) on Thursday entered a partnership by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the sidelines of the ‘Make it in the Emirates Forum’. Themed “Investment, Sustainability, Growth”, the forum takes place at the Abu Dhabi Energy Centre in Abu Dhabi from May ...

VIENNA / WAM The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) is co-chairing this week the Open-Ended Meeting of Technical and Legal Experts for Sharing Information on States’ Implementation of the Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources, which is being organised by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Austria. More than 270 legal and technical ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has participated as a strategic partner in the second edition of the “Make it in the Emirates” forum focussed on “Investment, Sustainability, and Growth.” As one of the most significant industrial gatherings in the UAE, as well as the wider Middle East and North Africa region, the forum brought together ...

ABU DHABI / WAM HH Lt General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, presided over the meeting of the Ministry of Interior’s (MoI) Happiness and Positivity Council at the ministry’s headquarters. The session commenced with a thorough review of the Government Services Observatory findings. Mohammed bin Taliah, the Head of Government Services ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Sheikh Zayed Book Award (SZBA), organised by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC), part of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), is welcoming submissions to its 18th edition and will be receiving submissions from June to October 1. This year, the award will receive submissions across ten categories, ...

DUBAI / WAM The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) on Thursday  announced that two ham radio sessions with astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi from the International Space Station (ISS), under the “A Call from Space” event were successfully completed over the course of two days, in collaboration with the Emirates Amateur Radio Society (EARS) and Emirates Literature Foundation (ELF). Ham radio, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE’s various industrial zones have a critical role to play in the country’s sustainable industrial development and broader economic prospects, according to the leaders of several major national industrial zones. Speaking at the second Make in the Emirates Forum on Thursday, Mohamed Al Khadar Al Ahmed, CEO of the Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (Kezad) ...

ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received a phone call from Félix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. During the call, the two leaders discussed opportunities to enhance cooperation aimed at supporting the sustainable development and economic prosperity of both nations. The conversation between His Highness and President Tshisekedi also ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways has been named Environmental Airline of the Year 2023 for the second year running in the Airline Ratings awards. The Airline Ratings awards acknowledge the best of the aviation industry and rank airlines on their innovation, route networks and safety score against strict assessment criteria. The awards recognised Etihad’s commitment to sustainable aviation through ...