DUBAI/ WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, said that literature chronicles the rich tapestry of a people’s culture, while fostering vibrant dialogues between civilisations, noting that the societies that cherish literature’s embers ignite the furnace of progress and kindle the flame of intellectual discovery. H.H. Sheikh Mohammed’s remarks came ...

BLOOMBERG Billionaire Gautam Adani’s renewable energy unit is planning to raise at least $2 billion in mostly new debt next year, people familiar with the matter said, as it capitalises on renewed confidence among creditors in its ambitious expansion plans. Ahmedabad-based Adani Green Energy Ltd is exploring various instruments including private placement of debt, offshore bank loans as well as ...

HANOI / WAM Thanks to significant achievements in medicine, increasing quality, and reasonable costs of medical examination and treatment services, Vietnam’s healthcare establishments are seeing rising numbers of foreign patients arrive at their doors, including those from developed countries such as the US and Canada. According to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), hospitals in Vietnam have successfully treated foreign patients ...

DUBAI / WAM Marking the culmination of the “Year of Sustainability” in 2023, the Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) has hosted its annual “For Our Emirates We Plant” campaign on the symbolic date of 23.12.23. This year’s event unfolded at the pristine Al Naseem Reserve in Al Manama, Ajman. The campaign was conducted in partnership with the Ajman Municipality and witnessed ...

DUBAI / WAM Hamriyah and Deira ports have reported 62,454 customs declarations, totalling AED12.133 billion, with 19 seizures recorded over the first nine months of this year. Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Director General of Dubai Customs, CEO of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation, recently visited Creek Customs Centre, Deira Port, and Hamriyah Port Customs Centre to evaluate progress and oversee ...

DUBAI / WAM Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, has approved the distribution of performance-based bonuses totalling AED152 million to civilian employees of Dubai Government ...

BLOOMBERG Apple Inc is ramping up production of the Vision Pro mixed-reality headset, setting the stage for a launch by February, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Production of the new headset is running at full speed at facilities in China and has been for several weeks, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because ...

BLOOMBERG Betting against the dollar is growing in popularity after the Federal Reserve upended markets by signalling the end of its monetary tightening campaign. Non-commercial traders — a group that includes hedge funds, asset managers and other speculative market players — boosted their bearish bets on the greenback, according to CFTC data compiled by Bloomberg. More than 39,000 contracts are ...

UMM AL QAIWAIN/ WAM H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu’alla, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al Qaiwain, made a phone call to Ahmed Ibrahim Obaid Ali Al Ali, Director-General of Umm Al Quwain Municipality, to check on his condition and the condition of his wife Rowdah Al Mehrizi, who were both injured in a shooting incident in ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM On Thursday, the UAE dispatched a plane to the Republic of South Sudan carrying 100 tonnes of food supplies to provide essential humanitarian needs to the Sudanese refugees in South Sudan. Sultan Al Shamsi, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for International Development Affairs, highlighted that sending aid to the Republic of South Sudan through the World Food ...