Dubai / WAM In collaboration with the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai (GDRFA), Emirates airline is now offering international travellers the opportunity to speed up their airport experience by consenting to the use of biometric data. The agreement was signed by Lieutenant General Mohamed Ahmed Al Marri, Director General of GDRFA in Dubai, and Adel ...

BALI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan participated on Tuesday in the main session of the 17th Group of 20 (G20) Heads of State and Government Summit, which started in Bali, Indonesia and chaired by President Joko Widodo of Indonesia. The two-day summit sees the attendance of the G20 leaders and several representatives of international ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company, announced a partnership with Archireef, a climate technology company headquartered in Hong Kong, which will fund research and implement eco-engineering solutions for marine biodiversity restoration using the latest technologies in 3D printing, IoT, and AI. Under the partnership, Archireef will deploy artificial terracotta-based reef tiles to support ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates News Agency (WAM) on Tuesday launched the digital “WAM News System”, which is powered by the latest artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, enabling innovative management of media work through automation features that ensure streamlined operation for partners from government and private entities. The launch came during the ongoing Global Media Congress (GMC), which started ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Euronews is planning to expand across the region through the UAE, CEO of the France-based news network, Michael Peters, told the Emirates News Agency (WAM) without revealing more details. “Yes we have plans that we can’t really tell (now). The fact that I’m here (in the UAE) is a clear sign of course. This region ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (Adib) on Tuesday participated in the Tawdheef 2022 career fair. As the platinum sponsor of the event, Adib has taken an active role in the development and recruitment of local Emirati talent. Tawdheef is the UAE’s leading event for employment for Emirati professionals. The platform is designed to help nationals navigate ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Airports is preparing for a massive surge in passenger numbers at Dubai World Central (DWC) with the Match Day Shuttle Flights to Doha, Qatar for the FIFA World Cup 2022 all set to start from November 20. Operated by flydubai and Qatar Airways, up to 120 match day shuttle flights will fly in and out of ...

  Japan is America’s single most important ally, but Australia has historically been its most reliable. Alone among US allies, not just in the Indo-Pacific but globally, Australia has fought in all of America’s major wars since World War I. As I found during three days in Sydney and Canberra, the prospect of war in the Taiwan Strait is forging ...

  Economies are growing rapidly across the developing world, which is producing a dramatic increase in energy demand. A central challenge facing leaders is how to meet that growing demand — and deliver electricity to the nearly 1 billion people who still lack it — while also phasing out the power source that is a primary driver of climate change ...

  A new study that mined health records from the Department of Veterans Affairs hints that the drug Paxlovid might be useful in preventing long Covid. Scientists have been urging the government and the drug’s manufacturer, Pfizer, to study the idea that lingering virus could be the culprit behind some people’s long-term symptoms, and finally having data is a welcome ...