ABU DHABI / WAM TRENDS Global, part of the TRENDS Group, welcomed a delegation led by Takashi Morisaki, Chairman of the Board of the Mitsubishi Research Institute (MRI), Japan, to its Abu Dhabi headquarters for a high-level dialogue on the future of think tanks and their evolving role in an increasingly dynamic global landscape. The session focused on several strategic …

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) reported an impressive surge in registered memberships in the first half of 2026, recording nearly 30,000 new memberships and membership renewals. According to SCCI’s data, the Sharjah Chamber signed up 2,800 new member companies during the first half of 2026, reporting 26,100 membership renewals across industrial, commercial, and professional …

WASHINGTON / WAM Saeed Al Hajeri, Minister of State, led the UAE delegation to the second edition of the Pax Silica Summit in Washington DC – which convened allied nations and leading technology companies to advance trusted AI supply chains and develop secure infrastructure. The UAE delegation included Omran Sharaf, Assistant Foreign Minister for Advanced Science and Technology, in addition …