April, 2025

• 3 April

  EDGE Group strengthens regional partnership with Indra at LAAD 2025

  

  RIO DE JANEIRO/WAM EDGE Group LATAM Office and Indra, a leading global Defence and Technology company, have announced a Regional Agreement at LAAD 2025, Latin America’s largest defence and public security exhibition, currently taking place in Rio de Janeiro. The agreement builds on the PULSE joint venture, formalised by EDGE Group and Indra and officially signed last year in the ...

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• 3 April

  Edge signs pact with Brazilian naval company EMGEPRON

  

  RIO DE JANEIRO/WAM EDGE, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Brazilian state-owned Naval Projects Management Company (EMGEPRON) at LAAD 2025 in Rio de Janeiro. The MoU will enable technical information exchange for the future development of weapons systems, including missiles, torpedoes and advanced high-precision devices for strategic ...

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• 3 April

  Abu Dhabi Petroleum Products Trading Regulatory Committee convenes first 2025 meeting

  

    ABU DHABI/WAM The Abu Dhabi Petroleum Products Trading Regulatory Committee (TRC) convened its first meeting of 2025, headed by Dr Saif Saeed Al Qubaisi, Acting Director-General of Regulatory Affairs at the Department of Energy, and attended by representatives from 21 federal and local government entities. The meeting’s agenda featured discussions on various subjects and included presentations concerning the ongoing ...

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• 3 April

  Bodour Al Qasimi becomes 1st woman from GCC to win BolognaRagazzi Award

  

  SHARJAH/WAM Emirati publisher, author, and women’s advocate Bodour Al Qasimi has made history by becoming the first woman from an Arab Gulf state to receive a prestigious BolognaRagazzi Award for Fiction. Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi received the prize for her groundbreaking children’s book ‘House of Wisdom’ at a ceremony in the impressive Farnese Chapel, at Palazzo d’Accursio, in Bologna. Reflecting ...

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• 3 April

  EPA concludes its participation in Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2025

  

  SHARJAH/WAM The Emirates Publishers Association (EPA) has successfully concluded its participation in the 2025 edition of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, held in Bologna, Italy, from  March 31 to April 3. The event brought together leading literary and artistic figures, as well as content creators from around the world, reinforcing the association’s continuous efforts to support the Emirati publishing industry ...

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• 3 April

  DLD, Afza partner to boost real estate investments

  

  DUBAI/WAM Dubai Land Department (DLD) and Ajman Free Zones Authority (AFZA) have signed a joint memorandum of cooperation to simplify pathways for companies registered in AFZA to secure freehold ownership of land and property, streamlining the registration process. The partnership supports efforts to enhance synergy across government bodies. The agreement was signed by Marwan bin Ghalita, Director-General of the Dubai ...

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• 3 April

  Taqa, Ewec drive UAE’s AI plan, net zero goals with new projects

  

  ABU DHABI/WAM Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) together with Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC), on Thursday announced the development and implementation of new energy infrastructure projects to directly advance the UAE National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence 2031, and UAE Net Zero by 2050 initiative. The transformative collaboration includes TAQA signing a 24-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with EWEC ...

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• 3 April

  Hamdan bin Mohammed launches ‘MyDubai Communities’ digital platform, amplifying success of #MyDubai initiative

  

  DUBAI/WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, on Thursday launched ‘MyDubai Communities’, a community-based digital platform that gives citizens, residents and visitors alike the opportunity to explore and participate in the diverse range of activities that the city ...

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• 2 April

  India brands Kasturi Cotton to compete in world markets

  

  NEW DELHI/WAM India’s government has registered Kasturi Cotton produced in the country as a brand and a trademark to enable it to compete in global markets with the best cotton from elsewhere in the world. Hitherto, the best cottons in global markets have been Giza Egyptian cotton and Pima cotton grown on the American continent. Kasturi Cotton with staple fibre ...

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• 2 April

  Sharjah Ramadan Festival 2025 records AED half billion in sales

  

  SHARJAH/WAM The Sharjah Ramadan Festival 2025 successfully concluded its 35th edition, marking a significant boost to the emirate’s retail sector and commercial activity across the emirate’s markets. The 38-day festival offered Sharjah residents and visitors an exceptional shopping experience at malls, commercial centres, and entertainment destinations across various cities and regions in the emirate. It featured major promotional offers and ...

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