ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Film Commission (ADFC), part of Abu Dhabi’s Creative Media Authority (CMA), has announced multi-layered enhancements for its long-established film and TV production rebate offer. The new guidelines will see international, regional and local production companies afforded up to a 50 percent total cashback rebate, based on a clear set of criteria and sliding-scale ...

ABU DHABI/WAM Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) on Thursday issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to qualified companies for the development of the Zarraf Solar PV Independent Power Producer (IPP) project. Located in the Al Zarraf area of the Al Dhafra Region, this greenfield project represents a significant step forward in the UAE’s energy transition. The Zarraf Solar PV ...

ABU DHABI/AD MEDIA OFFICE Under the honorary patronage of His Highness Sheikh bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Shamsa bint Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Assistant to the Chairman of Emirates Red Crescent for Women’s Affairs, the 22nd Abu Dhabi Festival will take place on February 7 ...

TOKYO/WAM Japan’s real wages fell 0.3 percent in November from a year earlier, marking the fourth consecutive monthly decline, government data showed Thursday. Kyodo News quoted the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as saying that nominal wages, or the average total monthly cash earnings per worker including base and overtime pay, increased 3.0 percent to 305,832 yen ($1,900), rising ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH/WAM Mohamed Mosbeh Al Nuaimi, Chairman of Ras Al Khaimah Chamber of Commerce and Industry received on Thursday Robert Raines, US Consul-General in Dubai and the Northern Emirates in the presence of Dr Ahmed Al Shemeili, Director General of Ras Al Khaimah Chamber of Commerce. The meeting discussed ways to enhance trade relations and develop partnerships between business ...

GULF TIME Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital in Dubai is proud to announce a significant achievement in oncology with the successful treatment of a complex liver cancer case involving a 46-year-old patient. This milestone reflects the hospital’s commitment to providing personalized, multi-step oncology care through advanced systemic therapies, innovative interventions, and precision surgery. The patient was diagnosed with an advanced ...

BEIRUT/WAM The Lebanese Parliament on Thursday elected General Joseph Aoun, Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, as Lebanon’s 14th President. His election marks the end of a presidential vacancy that lasted for more than two years, Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported. Aoun secured 99 votes in the parliamentary session, while 9 MPs cast blank ballots.

DUBAI/WAM Dubai’s private school sector continues to demonstrate strong growth, with student enrolment increasing by 6% during the 2024-25 academic year, reaching a total of 387,441 students across 227 private schools, according to the latest data from Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA). A new report published by KHDA highlighted the opening of ten new private schools during the ...

ABU DHABI/WAM The Make-A-Wish Foundation announced a record-breaking year, fulfilling 830 wishes for children with critical illnesses in 2024, surpassing its target by 16%. This remarkable achievement underscores the foundation’s unwavering commitment to bringing hope, joy, and strength to children and their families. Sheikha Sheikha bint Saif bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, wife of HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa Al ...

ABU DHABI/WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) on Thursday announced that the company hired 113 Emirati women in 2024, more than half the 220 Emiratis recruited by EGA during the year. EGA aims that women hold 25 percent of supervisory roles by the end of this year, and 15 percent of all roles by the end of 2026. Currently, women hold ...