ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC), part of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), has unveiled the longlists for the fourth edition of its Research Grants programme in 2024. The programme seeks to support researchers in the Arabic language to submit high-quality projects that help advance the language, enhance ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Land Department (DLD) has launched the Real Estate Evolution Space Initiative – ‘REES’, which will gather thought leaders and industry professionals to spur a wave of progress capable of redefining the urban landscape. The event brought together over 200 sector partners, officials and experts. It featured several sessions and debates on the main trends of the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) and the Emirates News Agency (WAM) signed on Thursday a strategic partnership agreement to develop the content for the Encyclopaedia of UAE Leaders “Al-Ittihad” and bolster their cooperation. Dr. Sultan Mohammed Al-Nuaimi, Director-General of ECSSR, and Mohamed Jalal Alrayssi, Director-General of WAM, signed the agreement at the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Emirates Development Bank (EDB) has been named The Digital Innovator of the Year by MEED’s MENA Banking Awards 2024 and won the highly acclaimed accolade for Best Bank for Trade Finance – UAE from The Digital Banker’s Middle East and Africa Innovation Awards 2024. The awards come as a testament to EDB’s commitment to achieving excellence ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The 16th session of the UAE-France Strategic Dialogue, which took place in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, affirmed the two nations’ commitment to boosting their cooperation and strategic ties in vital sectors. The dialogue builds on the long-standing strategic partnership between the UAE and the French Republic, and aligns with the directives of President His Highness Sheikh ...

THESSALONIKI / WAM Sharjah has joined the 20th Thessaloniki International Book Fair (TIBF), which opened today in Thessaloniki, Greece, as the fair’s first Arab Guest of Honour. As TIBF’s biggest edition yet gets underway, hosting 850 exhibitors, more than 1,500 Greek and foreign authors, speakers and book professionals from 40 countries in over 500 events, Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al ...

DUBAI / WAM The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Skyports to enhance national regulations for clean energy-powered vertiports. The MoU, signed on Thursday at the GCAA headquarters in Dubai, aims to develop standards designed to accommodate hybrid operations at vertiports, paving the way for operational flexibility and utilisation of the existing vertiport infrastructure ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH) has signed an MoU with Roche Middle East during Abu Dhabi Global Healthcare Week (ADGHW) to enhance innovation, health services and treatment available to patients in the Emirate. The MoU was signed by Dr. Asma Al Mannaei, Executive Director of the Research and Innovation Centre at DoH, and Mohamed Elshaarawy, General ...

ABU DHABI / WAM H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has met with Mansour Abbas, member of the Israeli Knesset and Chairman of the United Arab List, in Abu Dhabi. During the meeting, discussion centred around the current developments in the Middle East, the escalating humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, and efforts to achieve ...

ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to King Harald V of Norway on the occasion of Constitution Day, celebrated on 17th May. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ...