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ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, received Bakhtiyor Saidov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) in Abu Dhabi. During the meeting, the two sides discussed the relations between the UAE and Uzbekistan and ways of enhancing their cooperation in various ...

DUBAI / WAM The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has announced the scheduled launch date for the first mission of the Payload Hosting Initiative (PHI)-Demo. The mission is set to launch on June 27, 2023, at 15:34 GST from Russia’s Vostochny Cosmodrome aboard the Soyuz-2 rocket. The PHI-Demo mission is a joint initiative between MBRSC and the United Nations ...

ABU DHABI / WAM H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), reaffirmed the UAE’s dedication to standing by refugees around the world. Sheikh Hamdan made the remarks on the occasion of the annual World Refugee Day, observed worldwide on 20th June, “Under the directives of President His ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, touched down for the first time in Lisbon, marking the launch of regular services between Abu Dhabi and the Portuguese capital. The inaugural flight, EY63, was celebrated at Abu Dhabi Airport before take-off with Fernando Figueirinhas, ambassador of the Republic of Portugal to the UAE, and Chris Hedlin, ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia (MEASA) region, today announced it will build the “Dubai AI & Web 3.0 Campus”, the largest cluster of Artificial Intelligence and tech companies in the Mena region. The announcement comes in implementation of the directives of HH Sheikh Maktoum ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Al Maryah Community Bank (Mbank), in collaboration with Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, announced the launch of its Corporate Banking Platform. The platform offers all types of businesses the ability to open a fully digital business bank account through the Mbank UAE mobile application in six steps with zero minimum balance, and zero monthly fees; revolutionising ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Mubadala Investment Company on Monday announced a landmark partnership between its investee companies, Princeton Digital Group (PDG) and Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited for the supply of clean electricity to one of PDG’s flagship data centres in India. Under the terms of the agreement, PDG, a leading Pan-Asia data centre operator, and Tata Power Renewables, one ...

ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Monday met with George Vella, President of Malta, who is on an official visit to the UAE. At the start of the meeting, which took place at Al Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi, His Highness welcomed President Vella and his accompanying delegation. He expressed the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA) has emphasised the importance of adopting an optimistic mindset when planning for retirement and future financial security. As part of the “Get Ready — Proactive Financial Planning” campaign, the authority encourages insured individuals to make clear and rational decisions for their future well-being. The proactive financial planning campaign ...

GENEVA / WAM The UAE, represented by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE), has signed a cooperation agreement with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to collaborate in the fields of labour inspection and occupational health and safety. The agreement aims to develop the skills and capabilities of inspectors at the ministry, enabling them to carry out their inspection ...