SHARJAH / WAM The Ministry of Culture has unveiled the lineup of events for the National Reading Month 2024, one of the most significant events on the local cultural calendar. Every year, the month of March is marked as the reading month epitomising the UAE’s commitment to nurturing a culture of knowledge and learning. This initiative underscores the UAE’s and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE President, awarded His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Order of the Union, and awarded committee members, other Ministers, and senior officials the Order of Zayed II First Class, in recognition of the committee’s pivotal achievement in the UAE’s removal from ...

WORLD CAPITALS / WAM Gold prices remained steady on Thursday, and have held ground so far this month, as traders await a key US inflation reading due later in the day. Spot gold was steady at $2,035.78 per ounce, as of 0419 GMT. US gold futures edged 0.1% higher to $2,044.20. Spot silver edged 0.1% higher to $22.48 per ounce, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Agricultural trade reforms at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) are essential to meet global food security, climate and biodiversity goals, Don Farrell, Australia’s Minister for Trade and Tourism, told the Emirates News Agency (WAM). “Agricultural reform is important to Australia. We think that free and fair trade in agriculture helps lift people out of poverty around ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today met with His Excellency Azali Assoumani, President of the Union of the Comoros. His Excellency Assoumani is on a working visit to the UAE, during which he attended a ceremony marking the accession of the Comoros to the World Trade Organisation, which took place at the ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM The third edition of Investopia (Investopia 2024) opened today in the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi, under the theme Emerging Economic Frontiers: Investing in the New Economy Growth Sectors, bringing together prominent local and global business and government leaders, investors, policymakers, economists, entrepreneurs, and representatives of the Future 100 initiative. The latest edition of the event is taking place ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has visited the second National Art Expressions exhibition, organised by the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK). The exhibition, which is open to the public, is taking place at Manarat Al Saadiyat until 15 ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Mubadala Capital, the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company, and Woori Venture Partners, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Woori Financial Group (a leading financial group in the Republic of Korea), on Wednesday announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic partnership. Under the MoU, Mubadala Capital’s Solutions platform and Woori ...

ABU DHABI /WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has awarded His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court, the Order of Zayed in appreciation of their pivotal ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Stem Cell Congress, held in Dubai over two days, concluded with valuable scientific discussions and significant attendance from global physicians and specialists. The conference sessions focused on the latest treatments in regenerative medicine and the impact of scientific research on stem cells in developing treatment techniques for various diseases such as cancer, thalassemia, and diabetes. ...