DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, paid his condolences, on Monday, to the family of the martyr, Captain Ahmed Khalifa Al Baloushi, who lost his life while serving with the Arab Coalition’s “Operation Restoring Hope,” led by Saudi Arabia, to back ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The retail sector in the UAE is a significant mainstay of the domestic economy, with retail trade expected to secure a compound annual growth rate of 4.9 percent to hit AED260 billion by 2021, according to international forecasts. The marked growth of this sector comes in coveted defiance of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has so far supported Pakistan with grants and concessionary loans on behalf of the Abu Dhabi government, valued at AED1.5 billion, across nine sustainable development projects. The projects spanned diverse sectors, most notably transport, water and agriculture, healthcare, and education. The ADFD, which is the leading national entity for development ...