ABU DHABI / WAM Ali Al Hashemi, CEO of Yahsat Group, has announced that the company expects to allocate over $100 million this year for capital expenditures as part of the “T4-NGS” satellite programme. The programme, the next-generation telecommunications system for Thuraya, is scheduled to begin operational service in H1 2025 with a total cost of up to $550 million, ...

VANCOUVER / CANADA / WAM A delegation from the UAE is participating with observer status in the plenary of the Asia/Pacific Group (APG) on Money Laundering, a Financial Action Task Force-Style regional body (FSRB), taking place this week in Vancouver, Canada. The UAE is the first Arab country to be granted observer status at the APG. Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, ...

TAN TAN / WAM Various Moroccan media outlets lauded the UAE’s participation in the Tan Tan Moussem 2023. The festival is part of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) World Cultural and Heritage Forum held in the Tan Tan region of Morocco. The Moroccan media confirmed that the UAE pavilion, which showcases Emirati culture and heritage, was ...