Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan mosque in Abu Dhabi has been selected as one of the most impressive contemporary mosques in the world and featured in “Mosques: Splendors of Islam”, the authoritative book that celebrates iconic mosque architecture and Islamic design and heritage. The book is a culmination of author, Leyla Uluhanli’s continuing efforts ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi on Tuesday hosted the ministerial meeting of the Joint Committee between the UAE and Chad, under the co-chairmanship of Dr. Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State, and Ashtah Saleh Daman, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, African Integration, International Cooperation and Diaspora Affairs. Dr. Al Jaber stated that the political ties ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments announced an initiative to translate the content of the Friday Sermon into several languages available for listening and reading on the Authority’s mobile application. The initiative is a result of fruitful collaboration among many entities and institutions, namely the Department of Community Development, the Statistics Centre – Abu ...

DUBAI / WAM DMCC, the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise, has announced the official opening of its representative office operated by the German Arabian Advisory GmbH in Dusseldorf, Germany. Opening a representative office in one of Germany’s economic and trade centres, brings DMCC to the doorstep of European clients, and will ...

Bloomberg US stocks pared losses after a gauge of US manufacturing hit a 14-year high, bolstering confidence in the world’s largest economy. The dollar climbed as trade tensions persisted and emerging markets remained under pressure. The S&P 500 was little changed after falling as much as 0.5 percent. Nike Inc. fell amid a politically controversial ad campaign and Facebook Inc. ...

Bloomberg South Africa’s rand headed for its weakest level in more than two years after data showed the country’s economy had slipped into a recession for the first time since 2009. Government bonds fell the most in 10 months as credit risk jumped and stocks took a hit. The rand slumped as much as 3.2 percent, leading emerging-market currency declines ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, 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 stated that the selection of two Emiratis as the first UAE astronauts to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) is an unprecedented historic achievement ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE spends more on direct emergency humanitarian aid to Yemen in 2018 than any country on earth, according to the Financial Tracking Services. Established in 1992 as a follow-up to UN General Assembly Resolution 46/182, FTS is managed by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to track humanitarian aid flow. The ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways has offered its heartfelt congratulations to Emiratis, Hazza Al Mansouri and Sultan Al Nayadi, who have been selected as the first Arab Nationals to visit the International Space Station. Hazza and Sultan were chosen ahead of more than 4,000 candidates for the landmark mission to the habitable satellite hovering above earth. The Emirati ...

Dubai / WAM The inaugural Artificial Intelligence (AI) Week Middle East, a first-of-its-kind AI event in the region, got underway on Tuesday in Dubai. Endorsed by the Dubai Municipality and supported by the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention as healthcare host partner, the event takes place during September 4-5 at the Park Hyatt, and dives deep into the field of ...