ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC), part of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, has announced the members of the higher committee of its new Golden Narrative (Sard Al Thahab) Award, launched in December 2022 to honour notable works by local and international creative minds in the genre of Arab prose. The ...

SHARJAH / WAM Sharjah Museums Authority (SMA) is hosting a virtual conference on May 18, coinciding with International Museum Day, to explore the digitalisation practices in museums and cultural institutions. Titled “The Role of Digitalising Collections in Museums and Cultural Institutions towards the Sustainable Development of our Communities,” the conference comprises three sessions focussing on critical aspects of digitisation and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to King Harald V of Norway on the occasion of the Norwegian Constitution Day, celebrated on May 17. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His ...

SHARJAH / WAM HH Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, attended on Wednesday, an honouring ceremony of the Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services SCHS’s sponsors and partners for the academic year 2022-2023, in Al Barajil Hall of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The ceremony began with the national anthem ...

GENEVA / WAM The Permanent Mission of the UAE to the United Nations and international organisations in Geneva, in coordination with the Permanent Committee for Human Rights, organised a symposium on the sidelines of the 43rd session of the United Nations Universal Periodic Review of Human Rights Working Group. Titled “The Health Response to Covid-19 pandemic and the Humanitarian Role ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) on Wednesday announced that EGA’s CelestiAL solar aluminium will be blasted into space through a partnership with Gulf Extrusions and the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC). EGA’s metal has been formed in Jebel Ali into parts for MBRSC’s MBZ-SAT, the region’s most advanced commercial satellite in the field of high-resolution satellite imagery, ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates NBD has announced the launch of the Emirates NBD Digital Asset Lab, a platform that will enable and accelerate digital asset and financial services innovation in the UAE. Through the Digital Asset Lab, the bank is establishing a robust platform with industry experts, enabling co-creation and experimentation for the development of innovative ideas in financial services ...

BRUSSELS / WAM HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, held a meeting with Josep Borrell, European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission. The discussions, which took place in Brussels, focussed on strengthening bilateral relations between the UAE, the EU, and its member states ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE Ministry of Education announced a collaboration agreement with its counterpart in the Sultanate of Oman, during an official visit by Dr Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of Education and the ministry’s delegation to Oman. This agreement aims to enhance collaboration and the exchange of expertise in the field of education between the two ministries. Dr ...

BLOOMBERG Microsoft Corp’s Azure cloud business has been targeted by the European Union’s antitrust arm, amid concerns the US software firm is leveraging its market power to squeeze out rivals. As part of an informal probe, regulators are quizzing competitors and customers about how Microsoft may be abusing its access to business-sensitive information belonging to cloud firms it has commercial ...