RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM HH Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, on Wednesday received Heidi Finamore, Ambassador of Australia to the UAE. During the meeting, Sheikh Saud welcomed Finamore and her delegation, and the two sides discussed the cooperation between the UAE and Australia. Sheikh Saud lauded the deep-rooted relations between the two ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has started receiving applications from exhibitors and companies from around the world to participate in the 25th Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (Wetex) and Dubai Solar Show (DSS). The exhibition is organised by Dewa under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE has joined global partners such as the US, Japan, and South Korea to commit up to $275 million towards nuclear energy in Romania. The announcement, made by US President Joseph R Biden at the G7 Summit in Japan, is the first major nuclear energy initiative to be supported under the Partnership for Accelerating Clean ...

PARIS / WAM Sébastien Chenu, the Vice-President of the French National Assembly (Parliament), expressed his full confidence in the UAE’s success in hosting COP28 in November this year, emphasising the importance of continued coordination between the two countries to achieve the goals of the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, given that Paris had hosted the same event before. Describing ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (Diez), in collaboration with Thales, a global leader in cybersecurity technologies and data protection, and the Dubai Electronic Security Centre (Desc), part of Digital Dubai, hosted an awareness session on cybersecurity at Dubai Airport Freezone (Dafz). The session brought together professionals to discuss the way forward for achieving the highest levels of ...

KUALA LUMPUR / WAM The Sheikh Zayed Chair, a dedicated research body at the Institute of Strategic and International Studies Malaysia (ISIS Malaysia) in Kuala Lumpur, was officially launched on the sidelines of the visit of HH Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, to Malaysia. The launch ceremony was attended by Khalid ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Adnoc and Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa) announced on Wednesday the award of a strategic investment project estimated at up to $2.4 billion (AED8.8 billion) to provide sustainable water supply for Adnoc’s onshore operations, reinforcing Adnoc and Taqa’s position as responsible energy leaders and underscoring their efforts to drive sustainable initiatives that deliver long-term value. ...

LANGKAWI / WAM HH Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, has visited the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition in Malaysia, alongside His Majesty King Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmed Shah of Malaysia, and the Regent of Pahang, Crown Prince Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah. During the visit, which took place as part of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to President Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea on the occasion of his country’s Independence Day. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin ...

BLOOMBERG Instagram is planning to release a text-based app that will compete with Twitter.The company is currently testing the project idea with celebrities and influencers, according to people familiar with the matter. Instagram has been in discussions with select creators for months, though none of them has had access to the full version of the app, according to one of ...