Dubai / WAM UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, gave a keynote address at the 5th World Government Summit (WGS) held in Dubai, where she underscored the importance of inclusive, quality education and new forms of international cooperation to drive progress across the Sustainable Development Goals. The event took place on Monday in the presence of Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler …

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Monday received Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, UN, at Al Bahr Palace. The Abu Dhabi Crown Prince welcomed Guterres and congratulated him on assuming his post as the UN Secretary-General, wishing …

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The merger of the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) and First Gulf Bank (FGB) will be announced on April 1, while trading of new shares following the merger will start from April 2 onwards. The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange has stated that it had completed the procedures for the unification of the records of the stakeholders in …