DUBAI / WAM The UAE has been named the world’s 11th strongest nation brand, according to the latest Brand Finance Nation Brands 2021 report. It now ranks above the United States and the United Kingdom, among others. Breaking the Western monopoly at the top of the brand strength ranking — along with Singapore in 4th position — the UAE has ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have announced their collaboration at the GITEX Technology Week, to provide tech startups with support to build scalable and secure cloud-based services that accelerate their growth. The cooperation offers Hub71 startups access to AWS Activate, a programme that provides tools and resources to help startups innovate ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Israel-UAE negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (Cepa) are progressing as scheduled, and it will be signed within the nine-month timeframe set by the foreign ministers of the two countries in June 2021, Israel’s ambassador to the UAE told Emirates News Agency (WAM). “I am very lucky to be the first Israeli ambassador here. For ...