DUBAI/GULF TIME Playbook, the UAE-based lifestyle platform offering live F&B and leisure experience listings, is set to expand into the UK market, launching with 200 venues in London by April 2024, and a further 2,000 venues in the second quarter of the year. The initial partner brands will be at and around the city’s entertainment district, Covent Garden, with future ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, the “Mother of the Nation,” Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF), has sent a cable of condolences to Sayyida Ahad bint Abdullah bin Hamad Al Busaidiyah, Wife of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, attended the competitions of the fifth day of the Festival for Purebred Arabian Camel Racing, where the participants have vied for the H.H. UAE President’s Sword. Sheikh Sultan bin Hamdan Al Nahyan, Adviser to the UAE President and ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, part of the M42 group, is set to host two significant global medical summits on complex oncology care and advancements this April. The Cleveland Clinic Global Summit on Innovations in Cancer Care and Frontiers in Advanced Hepato-Biliary Cancers and Transplant Oncology will convene over 50 oncology and digestive diseases experts from Cleveland Clinic ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ADCCI) is participating in the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), which is part of the World Future Energy Summit hosted by the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) from 16th to 18th April, 2024. The Chamber’s participation in the Abu Dhabi ...

WASHINGTON/ WAM The World Bank has raised its forecast for the UAE’s real GDP growth to 3.9% in 2024, compared to its previous forecast in January of 3.7%. In an economic update published today on the latest economic developments in the Middle East and North Africa region, the World Bank said it had raised its forecast for the UAE’s economic ...

BEIJING/WAM China-Europe freight train services registered solid expansion in terms of network coverage and freight growth in the first quarter of 2024, data from China’s railway operator showed Sunday. China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway) stated that during the initial three months, there were a cumulative total of 4,541 journeys undertaken by China-Europe freight trains, facilitating the transportation ...

MANILA/WAM Developing economies in Asia and the Pacific are forecast to expand by 4.9% on average this year as the region continues its resilient growth amid robust domestic demand, improving semiconductor exports, and recovering tourism. Growth will continue at the same rate next year, according to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) April 2024, released today by the Asian Development Bank ...

BEIJING/WAM In recent years, the new energy sector in China has undergone considerable expansion, marked by a surge in international collaboration within this domain. According to a report published by the People’s Daily, China’s substantial role in fostering the global shift toward green and low-carbon initiatives continues to garner global recognition, identifying the nation as a pivotal catalyst in the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi University (ADU) featured amongst the high ranks published by the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject 2024. The University showed significant advancement in the Social Sciences and Management in broad subject areas, ascending 163 places, now ranking first in the UAE and 288 globally. ADU has also demonstrated remarkable growth across several ...