RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) and Coastal Carolina University (CCU), in United States signed an agreement to encourage cooperation and strengthen research, teaching and outreach to promote development, broaden international experiences, and share cross-cultural knowledge and understanding among students, staff and faculty. Activities may include long-term exchanges of students for a semester ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State and ADNOC Group CEO, on Saturday said that geopolitical tensions have dissipated over the past few days, noting that “wisdom, balance, and diplomacy appear to [be] prevailing,” in the delicate dynamics of the region. Al Jaber’s statement was made during the opening of the Atlantic Council ...

CANBERRA / WAM Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi has joined the UAE effort to help Australia, flying to the fire-ravaged country to lend a hand in person. Al Neyadi – who has a PhD from Griffith University in Queensland, Australia – sent several tweets from Sydney to his 22,000 followers including a NASA image taken from space showing the smoke ...