ABU DHABI/AD MEDIA OFFICE The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has been awarded the UN Tourism-QUEST, a quality certification for Destination Management Organisations (DMOs) that endorses and enhances excellence in the organisations’ leadership, execution and governance. Achieving a compliance score of 99.6 per cent for the certification, DCT Abu Dhabi has set a new ...

ABU DHABI/AD MEDIA OFFICE The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has announced that the emirate’s hotels have received 4.8 million guests year-to-date (YTD) as of October 2024, resulting in seeing a 26 per cent increase in international guests compared to 2023. The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi also welcomed more than ...

ABU DHABI/WAM HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Monday received Asaad al-Shibani, Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Syrian Transitional Government. During the meeting, Sheikh Abdullah welcomed al-Shibani and his accompanying delegation. The two top diplomats discussed ways to enhance the strong fraternal relations between the two countries and their ...

ABU DHABI / WAM In a groundbreaking advancement toward cell therapy and regenerative medicine, the Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Center (ADSCC) has successfully developed clinical-grade induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) that comply with the Good Manufacturing Practice protocols and are, as such, compliant with the strictest international standards for clinical applications. This has been accomplished by the scientists at ADSCC’s ...

DUBAI/GULF TIME The Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) has announced its participation in the Maison&Objet International Fair in Paris with the UAE Design Oasis from January  16 to 20 2025. The UAE Design Oasis an initiative under the Dubai Cultural Grant Programme and the Dubai Quality of Life Strategy, bringing together 15 UAE-based designers to showcase their work at ...

DUBAI/WAM Professor Yacine Aït-Sahalia, Professor of Finance and Economics at Princeton University, winner of the Great Arab Minds Award in Economics for 2024, stated that this award is an excellent initiative that showcases success stories in the sciences and the arts and provides role models for young people in the region to emulate. He said that winning the award and ...

ABU DHABI/WAM His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court, presided over the meeting of the Ministerial Development Council held at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi. The meeting reviewed several policies and updates on the implementation of national agendas and programmes aimed at supporting the government system and ...

ABU DHABI/WAM The  (MoHESR) has signed two strategic partnership agreements with the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) in Dubai to support scholarship students and streamline the accreditation of higher education institutions in the emirate. This move aligns with the UAE’s commitment to enhancing higher education quality to keep pace with global trends and labour market requirements. The first agreement ...

ABU DHABI/WAM The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM), in collaboration with the Bulgarian Institute of Polar Research, participated in its first joint scientific expedition to the South Pole, a unique achievement that reflects the UAE’s firm commitment to leading global scientific research and enhancing international partnerships in the fields of meteorology and climate science, emphasising its pivotal role in addressing ...

ABU DHABI/WAM The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has announced an unprecedented milestone that enhances the UAE’s global standing in the aviation sector. Sheikh Zayed Air Navigation Centre successfully surpassed one million air traffic movements in 2024. According to a press statement released by GCAA on Monday, this milestone marks a significant achievement in the UAE’s aviation journey, which has ...