DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has launched the “1 Billion Meals Endowment” campaign, which will establish a food endowment fund as a means to achieve sustainable food aid. Coinciding with the holy month of Ramadan, the campaign aims to mobilise local, regional ...

DUBAI / WAM Abdullah Ahmad Al Saleh, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Economy, held a bilateral meeting with Zhang Xiangchen, Deputy International Trade Representative for the People’s Republic of China, on the sidelines of the recently held UAE-China Economic Forum in Dubai. During their meeting, the two sides discussed enhancing joint investment opportunities in new economic sectors, trade, logistical transportation, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM A delegation of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) and the Abu Dhabi Exports Office (Adex) visited the headquarters of Mark Cables as part of a series of field visits to national institutions in the country. The purpose of the visit was to expand strategic cooperation with Emirati companies operating in vital sectors, in line ...

BELGRADE / WAM Sarah Al Amiri, Minister of State for Public Education and Advanced Technology, discussed during an official visit to the Republic of Serbia ways to enhance cooperation between the two nations. During her visit, Al Amiri discussed cooperation in areas such as research and development (R&D), advanced technology, sustainability, food technology, developing tools to finance research, innovation, energy ...

DUBAI / GULF TIME Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation PJSC (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, signed an agreement with Sobha Realty, one of UAE’s leading premium real estate developers, to provide environmentally district cooling services to the developer’s mixed-use projects, most notably the Sobha Hartland master community with a capacity of 17,000 refrigeration tons (RT). As part ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Shamma bint Suhail Faris Al Mazrui, Minister of Community Development, Vice Chairman of the Arab Youth Centre, and COP28 Youth Climate Champion, reaffirmed the UAE’s leadership’s belief in the pivotal role of youth in global climate action. In an interview on the sidelines of “Road to COP28” activities held in Expo Dubai, Al Mazrui said that ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Emirates News Agency (WAM), in collaboration with the Arab Youth Centre, concluded a training programme for graduates of the Young Arab Media Leaders Programme at the Sheikh Zayed Festival. The training programme targeted a range of young Arab media talents. The programme’s participants successfully produced nearly 50 visual reports during the festival, highlighting the momentum ...

SHARJAH / WAM Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (Sewa) has participated in a discussion within the Water Desalination Projects Forum in the Middle East and North Africa, held in Abu Dhabi, on modern and innovative technologies in water desalination and their contribution to achieving sustainability. Essam Al Mulla, Director of the Water and Desalination Plants Department at Sewa, highlighted ...

BLOOMBERG Takeda Pharmaceutical’s newly purchased oral psoriasis drug was safe and effective in a mid-stage study, highlighting its potential for treating the painful, incurable skin condition. Patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis who received TAK-279 had significantly clearer skin after three months than those given placebo, according to the study presented at the American Academy of Dermatology’s annual meeting. Skin damage ...

BLOOMBERG As concerns mount over soaring temperatures in India and the impact on growth, a key adviser to Prime Minister Narendra Modi says the economy can withstand any potential weather shock. The nation’s weather bureau predicted hotter temperatures over the coming months, stoking worries about a repeat of the devastating heat last year that damaged crops, raised food inflation and ...