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DUBAI / WAM AstraZeneca inaugurated its new sustainable offices in Dubai Science Park, a member of the Tecom Group PJSC. The offices mark a critical milestone along the company’s carbon footprint reduction journey in the UAE. The offices are part of a raft of measures by AstraZeneca to accelerate the transition to sustainable healthcare in the UAE, aligned with the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Hamid AlZaabi, Director-General of the Executive Office of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing (EO AMLCTF), revealed that the UAE has completed a comprehensive review of AML/CFT progress made in the first half of 2023 which shows significant improvement across the board. In a statement to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), AlZaabi stressed that the review’s ...

NEW YORK / WAM HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has participated in the GCC foreign ministers coordination meeting held in New York. The meeting was attended by a number of foreign ministers and Jassim Muhammad Al Budaiwi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The meeting discussed ways to enhance cooperation and joint coordination ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Health Authority (DHA) will introduce the Elite Programme, a new, innovative way to attract citizens to take up jobs in various sectors and specialisations of the DHA. The innovative method aims to provide citizens with training opportunities at the DHA, across specialised and advanced programmes to develop their personal, scientific, and professional skills and capabilities. They ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi’s leading entities are participating in IPEM Paris 2023, a premier private capital industry gathering, to reaffirm the UAE capital’s prominence, from September 18-20 at the Westin Vendôme and Jardin des Tuileries in Paris. Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (Added), Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), Abu Dhabi Investment Office (Adio), Abu Dhabi Residents Office ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region, the second edition of the Liwa Dates Festival and Auction will kick off on Thursday and continue until September 30 in Liwa City, Al Dhafra Region, in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The festival seeks to enhance the role ...

ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to President Gabriel Boric of Chile on the occasion of his country’s Independence 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 bin Zayed ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of the Arab Republic of Egypt discussed bilateral relations and ways to develop cooperation to realise the aspirations of their peoples for sustainable development and prosperity. During the meeting at Qasr Al Shati in Abu Dhabi, His Highness welcomed President El-Sisi, who congratulated His Highness ...

BENGHAZI/ WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has expanded its humanitarian relief operations and programmes for those affected by the storms, torrents, and floods that hit Libya. The ERC provided additional assistance, including food, shelter, medical parcels, first aid, and other essential supplies, to thousands of survivors and displaced people in several areas in eastern Libya. The ERC’s delegation in ...

DUBAI/ WAM Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) on Monday announced that it has signed a new multi-tranche financing, structured as a combination of revolving credit facilities and term financing facilities, each comprising of conventional and Islamic tranches (the Facilities) with HSBC and JP Morgan acting as Joint Bookrunners and Joint Mandated Lead Arrangers. Following significant demand, the transaction was upsized in ...