ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi is gearing up to host the inaugural Abu Dhabi Sail Grand Prix on January 13-14, 2024, featuring the sport’s best athletes representing national teams from around the globe at Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi’s historic port. The event is presented in partnership with SailGP’s Global Series Partner Mubadala Investment Group and Abu Dhabi Sports Council ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of State, met with Sunjay Sudhir, Ambassador of the Republic of India to the UAE. During the meeting, she congratulated India for successfully hosting and presiding over the G20 summit in New Delhi and commended its leading role in uniting international efforts and achieving common interests, in both economic and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued a Federal Decree appointing Sultan Rashid Ali Al Shamsi as an advisor in the Presidential Court, with the rank of Minister. The Decree will be published in the official gazette and will be in effect from the date of its issuance.

DUBAI / WAM HH Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) and Member of the Dubai Council, announced the launch of the ‘MENA Creatives Bootcamp’ – Sustainability Edition, a three-day accelerator programme for creative talent in the UAE and the wider region in collaboration with Google. The programme is ...

BAGHDAD/ WAM The tenth session of the UAE-Iraq Joint Committee was held on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, co-chaired by Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar, UAE Minister of State, and Dr. Fuad Hussein, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq. The Committee meetings included several officials from both countries and discussions ...

ABU DHABI / WAM An international workshop, titled “Managing the Performance of UN Police Commanders in Peacekeeping Operations”, is set to begin tomorrow in Abu Dhabi, and run until 17th September, featuring wide international participation. Held in the UAE for the second year in a row, the event will feature key addresses from the UAE representative, United Nations officials, and ...

DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Finance (MoF), in cooperation with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), today hosted in Dubai the second forum on Pillar Two or the Global Minimum Tax of Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Project and the Global Anti-Base Erosion Rules (GloBE), as a part of the UAE’s commitment to international standards around ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Borouge Plc, a leading petrochemical company that provides innovative and differentiated polyolefin solutions, is supporting Rwanda’s energy sector with the innovative ‘Made in UAE’ solutions that the company has supplied to 56-megawatt power plant on Lake Kivu, Rwanda. Borouge’s solutions were used to produce pre-compounded polyethylene pipes for the power plant that will help meet about ...

VIENNA / WAM The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) has confirmed that the UAE’s economy grew by 3.8 percent in the first quarter of 2023. In its September 2023 report, OPEC said it expects the UAE’s economic expansion to continue, noting that key sectors of the country’s economy have seen significant growth. The OPEC report highlighted that the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings expects that the banks of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will achieve strong performance in 2023. In a recent report, the credit rating agency said that UAE banks will benefit from strong non-oil GDP growth, which will mitigate the impact of rising interest rates on credit growth. The report expects ...