ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE national judo team is preparing at a closed training camp in Abu Dhabi for their journey on June 1 to Tajikistan to participate in the Dushanbe Grand Prix 2023, which will take place from June 2-4. Nasser Al Tamimi, Secretary-General of UAE Judo Federation and General Treasurer of the International Judo Federation (IJF), will ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Edge entity, ADSB, a leader in the design, new build, repair, maintenance, refit, and conversion of naval and commercial vessels, on Wednesday announced the launch of a 92 metre Corvette, a fast and powerful vanguard vessel, which is designed by ADSB in the UAE. The Abu Dhabi-based shipbuilder made the announcement at the Langkawi International Maritime ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority (ECA) has announced an investment of AED6.65 million in 14 research grants aimed at enhancing early childhood development (ECD) in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. These grants are focussed on generating actionable evidence to inform ECD programmes and policies across the Emirate while advancing the science of ECD in a ...

AJMAN / WAM His Highness Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman, on Wednesday received Sorayut Chasombat, ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand to the UAE, and discussed bilateral cooperation between the two countries. The Crown Prince of Ajman welcomed the ambassador and wished him a pleasant stay and success in strengthening the bonds of cooperation at ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, directed the Department of Culture to organise periodic poetry gatherings in Africa. Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Owais, Chairman of the Department of Culture in Sharjah, stated that the initiative of the Ruler of Sharjah is due to his care for ...

BLOOMBERG President Xi Jinping called on Russia to help bolster their countries’ ties at multilateral groups, as both nations seek to counter a US-led world order they’ve become increasingly isolated within. “China is willing to work with Russia to continue to firmly support each other on issues of core interests, and strengthen cooperation in multilateral arenas,” Xi told Prime Minister ...

BLOOMBERG Pakistan is considering banning Imran Khan’s political party, Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said in a televised address, deepening the already tense standoff between the former premier and the country’s government and powerful military. “Whatever happened on May 9 wasn’t spontaneous,” Asif said, talking about the violence that erupted when Khan was briefly arrested by the country’s graft agency and ...

BLOOMBERG French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said no foreign power has ever tried to influence her as she sought to shake off accusations that her party’s ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban have influenced her policies. She also criticised previous governments in Paris for increasing the economic reliance on Russia, including through energy ...

ABU DHABI / GULF TIME Bloom Holding, one of the UAE’s foremost real estate development companies, has announced the launch of ‘Casares’, the third phase of its fully integrated and all-inclusive community in Abu Dhabi, Bloom Living. The launch of Casares follows the remarkable success of the first phase, Cordoba, and the second phase, Toledo, which are on track to ...

ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met on Tuesday with His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, at Qasr Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid was accompanied by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid ...