Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received the grade 12 top male and female students for academic year 2021 – 2022, their parents and a number of educational leaders at Qasr Al Bahr on Tuesday. Congratulating the top achievers, President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed said:” I and my guest at this ...
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13 July
UAE President issues decree to set up citizens, community affairs office
Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued a Federal Law Decree on the establishment and regulation of the Citizens and Community Affairs Office of the Presidential Court. Decree No. 2 for 2022 stipulates that the Citizens and Community Affairs Office, which will have its own legal personality and administrative and financial ...
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13 July
AD Ports signs deal to support Hayat Biotech’s global expansion
Abu Dhabi / Gulf Time AD Ports group and Hayat Biotech signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support Hayat Biotech’s global logistics and distribution efforts through AD Ports group’s advanced pharma logistics network, which includes its cold & ultra-cold pharma hub based in Kizad. Specifically, the partnership will help facilitate Hayat Biotech’s efforts to set up manufacturing centres ...
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13 July
ERC’s sacrificial meat campaign benefits 1.4m people in 57 countries
Abu Dhabi / WAM This year, the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) launched its sacrificial meat campaign in 57 countries, benefitting 1,484,432 people. Since the first day of Eid Al Adha, the ERC has distributed sacrificial meat through its foreign offices and the UAE’s embassies in a number of countries, in cooperation with charity and humanitarian organisations. This year, the ...
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13 July
Jaupin Eyewear eyes major expansion in coming months
Dubai / Gulf Time After having firmly entrenched itself in the French market, Jaupin Eyewear, a name that is synonymous with bespoke glasses handcrafted and designed specially for your face has forayed into the UAE market. Jaupin Eyewear is eyeing major expansion in the upcoming few months. As per the figures made available by MarkNtel Advisors, the UAE luxury ...
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13 July
Emirates, Air Canada form strategic partnership
Dubai / Gulf Time Emirates and Air Canada on Tuesday announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement that will create more options for customers when travelling on the carriers’ networks while also enhancing the customer experience throughout the journey. Emirates and Air Canada intend to establish a codeshare relationship later in 2022 that will offer enhanced consumer travel ...
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13 July
AGDA calls on Emiratis to join its unique MA programmes
Abu Dhabi / WAM The Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (AGDA) announced the opening of registration for its two Master of Arts programmes. Running until August 21, Emiratis who have a keen interest in diplomatic leadership and humanitarian action are invited to apply for one of AGDA’s two accredited programmes. AGDA is offering talented Emiratis the chance to pursue their ...
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12 July
UK’s next PM likely to have weaker commitment to net-zero
Bloomberg The UK’s next prime minister is likely to have a weaker commitment to achieving net-zero carbon emissions than Boris Johnson. The outgoing British leader made cutting emissions a priority and sought leadership on the global stage by hosting the COP26 summit in Glasgow in November. But in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis caused by rising fuel and food ...
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12 July
Temasek lifts internal carbon price to $50
Bloomberg Temasek Holdings Pte increased its internal carbon price to $50 a ton as the Singapore state-owned investor takes steps to meet a net zero target by 2050. The $287 billion fund lifted the internal price from $42 a ton, and plans to increase it further to $100 a ton by 2030, according to the investor’s annual report released ...
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12 July
Why iPhone is missing from Foxconn’s Asia tour
When Foxconn Technology Group’s Young Liu toured Asia last month, he avoided speaking about the one client for which the Taiwanese company is most famous. In meetings with the leaders of India, Indonesia and Thailand, the chairman focussed on developing semiconductors and building electric vehicles instead of churning out Apple Inc iPhones. That’s a stark contrast to eight years ago, ...
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