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DUBAI / WAM H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the UAE, and President of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), met with Julie Sweet, the Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Accenture, one of the world’s largest professional services firms. The meeting held at DIFC ...

ABU DHABI / WAM HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has met with Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies in Singapore, and discussed means of enhancing bilateral and strategic relations between the UAE and Singapore across various sectors. During the meeting held in Abu Dhabi, HH Sheikh Abdullah ...

LATAKIA / WAM As part of “Operation Gallant Knight 2” launched by the Joint Operations Command of the Ministry of Defence, the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) provided food and clothing to more than 500 cleaners in Syria’s Latakia Governorate. The UAE has provided relief aid to Syrian families affected by the earthquake on February 6. It also launched the humanitarian ...

ABU DHABI / WAM  International Holding Company (IHC) on Friday announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2023. IHC recorded a group net profit of AED4.3 billion, representing a 20.5% increase compared to Q1 2022, with a net profit margin of 27.1%, demonstrating the continued momentum in executing its strategy and commitment to generating higher shareholder value. IHC ...

ABU DHABI / WAM   The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (Adio), in collaboration with the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT), on Friday announced that Phase 2 of the emirate’s energy-efficient Road Lighting LED public-private partnership (PPP) project had reached financial close. Nojoom, a 50-50 joint venture between EDF and Engie, was selected to deliver this key infrastructure project in the ...

DUBAI / WAM Taking a step forward in its drive to offer customers the convenience and assurance of digitally enabled travel journeys, Emirates will require most passengers departing Dubai to use a mobile boarding pass instead of a printed paper version, from May 15 onwards. Passengers checking in at Terminal 3 will receive their mobile boarding pass via email or ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE has topped several global labour market indices issued by international entities and institutions in a new accomplishment that reflects UAE’s pioneering global model for development. The UAE ranked first globally in the Talent Attractiveness Index as per the Global Prosperity Index 2023, issued by the UK’s Legatum Institute. The UAE also led the world across ...

MUSCAT / WAM Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, has led a high-level UAE delegation at a series of meetings attended by GCC ministers of industry and trade. The GCC Industrial Cooperation Committee and GCC Ministerial Committee for Standardisation meetings, held in Muscat, intended to strengthen industrial ties within the GCC and support regional sustainable economic ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, has issued Executive Council Resolution No. (2) of 2023 on the formation of the new Board of Governors of the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University. The new Board of Governors will be chaired by Mattar ...

DUBAI / WAM HH Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman; and HH Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman, have offered their condolences on the death of Sheikha Moza bint Zayed bin Saqr Al Nahyan. During their visit to the mourning majlis in Dubai, HH Sheikh Humaid and HH Sheikh ...