ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to Andry Rajoelina, President of Madagascar, on the occasion of his country’s Independence Day. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE has won 73 medals at the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023, with 18 gold medals, 22 silver medals, and 33 bronze medals. The UAE participated at the Games with the largest delegation from the Middle East and North Africa region, comprising 167 individuals, including 72 athletes of determination with intellectual and developmental disabilities, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Waste Management PJSC (Tadweer) and the Municipal Community Centre have launched the ‘My Sustainable City’ initiative to collect and transport green and bulky waste in Khalifa City and Mohamed Bin Zayed City. The initiative comes as part of the Abu Dhabi Programme for Effortless Customer Experience. Under the initiative, Tadweer will allocate two days ...

ABU DHABI / WAM etisalat by e& announced on Monday that its Super App GoChat crossed 5 million downloads, achieving this major milestone in less than a year since its official launch, and has taken a step further by introducing its own GPT-powered chatbot ‘GoChat GPT’. With the launch of GoChat GPT, consumers can easily access the latest technologies and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Centre for Forensic and Digital Sciences of the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) has received a delegation from the Dubai Medical College for Girls to develop cooperation and partnership and exchange knowledge in areas of common interest. This initiative is in line with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice ...

SHARJAH / WAM HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has issued an Emiri Decree on the establishment of the University of Kalba (UoK). The Decree stipulates the establishment of a non-profit Arab academic scientific institution in the Emirate of Sharjah named the “University of Kalba”. The university is a legal entity ...

BLOOMBERG President Vladimir Putin’s defense minister visited combat troops in Ukraine, in an apparent Kremlin effort to bolster his position after a mercenary leader’s mutiny demanding the removal of top military chiefs. Sergei Shoigu was shown on state television meeting with officers at what the Defense Ministry said was the forward command post of Russia’s ‘Zapad’ group of forces in ...

BLOOMBERG Argentina’s presidential election is increasingly poised to usher in a pro-market government after the ruling bloc coalesced around centrist Economy Minister Sergio Massa. Markets in Argentina may rally after Massa announced his run, analysts said, fuelled by optimism that economic policy will eventually move in a new direction after four years of byzantine measures that have left the country ...

BLOOMBERG Germany’s defense chief said the country is prepared to station a permanent brigade of some 4,000 troops in Lithuania to help shore up Nato’s eastern flank against potential Russian aggression. The announcement by Defense Minister Boris Pistorius during a visit to Vilnius represented a more robust pledge after Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government previously said the German military contingent would ...

BLOOMBERG Airbus SE reigned supreme at the Paris Air show, kicking off with a mammoth 500-plane order from low-cost carrier Indigo. Now all it has to do is find enough workers to build them. Lurking just beneath the spectacle of multi-billion dollar aircraft sales and aerial acrobatics on display outside the French capital is a shortage of parts and labour ...