MOSCOW/WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in Moscow on Sunday on an official visit to the Russian Federation. Upon his arrival at Vnukovo International Airport, an official reception ceremony was held for His Highness, with the national anthems of both the UAE and Russia played and an honour guard assembled to welcome him. His ...

ABU DHABI/WAM The Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable & Humanitarian Foundation has contributed AED5 million in financial and in-kind aid in support of the ‘UAE stands with Lebanon’ relief campaign. The campaign is launched as per the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, with the follow-up of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al ...

DUBAI / GULF TIME South Indian Bank (SIB), one of India’s premier scheduled commercial banks, has announced the launch of its exclusive NRI SAGA (Salary Advantage Global Account), a premium banking product designed specifically for salaried NRIs. This initiative is part of our commitment to empower NRIs with enhanced banking services tailored to their unique needs. NRI SAGA Accounts are ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE has continued its humanitarian aid for Lebanon, with the dispatch of three more planes carrying necessary relief aid including medical and food supplies, ambulances, and shelter equipment. With these, the country has so far sent 12 aircraft carrying 515 tonnes of aid supplies. This is part of the two-week national relief campaign “The UAE ...

DUBAI/WAM Emirates has come out on top as the “World’s Best Airline” amongst 90 global carriers in a recent comprehensive and methodological study by Telegraph Travel. The detailed ranking and ratings were calculated from more than 30 criteria such as punctuality, baggage allowance, route network, quality of home airport, age of fleet, value of rewards programme and tastiness of in-flight ...

DUBAI/WAM  H.H. Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), has opened the third Etihad Museum Cultural Season. This new season underscores the museum’s pivotal role as a centre for knowledge and exchange by promoting cultural dialogue and showcasing the diversity of Dubai’s creative scene, aligning with the emirate’s vision to ...

ABU DHABI/WAM The Joint Operations Command of the Ministry of Defence announced the successful completion of the 52nd airdrop of humanitarian and relief aid, continuing the UAE’s ongoing efforts to support Palestinians in Gaza as part of the “Birds of Goodness” operation. The airdrop delivered 81 tonnes of food and relief supplies, bringing the total amount of aid dropped since ...

ABU DHABI/WAM The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) announced its collaboration on a significant initiative titled ‘Project Aperta’ that aims to connect open finance infrastructures of multiple jurisdictions to advance the UAE’s cross-border interoperability for financial institutions and businesses through a trusted network. CBUAE will join forces with the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub Hong Kong Centre, Banco ...

ABU DHABI//WAM Following the directives of UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and under the follow-up of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, the Executive Committee of the Initiatives of His Highness the President of the United Arab Emirates has approved a package ...

ABU DHABI/WAM H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has chaired the Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) meeting. During the meeting, H.H. Sheikh Khaled approved the plans for three ventures under ATRC’s commercialisation arm VentureOne. These projects focus on quantum-era data security, smart autonomous mobility, ...