September, 2024

• 18 September

  3rd Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Agricultural Excellence Award opens registration until November 15

  

  ABU DHABI / AD MEDIA OFFICE The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) has announced the third Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Agricultural Excellence Award will take place in Abu Dhabi. Organised by ADAFSA under the theme Innovative Farmers & Breeders with a Sustainable Vision, the third edition of the awards will introduce a new award category structure, as ...

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• 18 September

  UAE President: Relations between the UAE and Japan are built on a long history of strategic cooperation across various field

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Wednesday emphasised that relations between the UAE and Japan are built on a long history of strategic cooperation across various fields. His Highness expressed his aspiration that these ties will be further bolstered by the launch of talks towards a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, which ...

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• 18 September

  Sharjah Ruler honours LightEd Impact Foundation, winner of SIARA

  

  SHARJAH/WAM HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, alongside HH Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and the Humanitarian Envoy of The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF), and H.H. Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Chairperson of The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF), have bestowed the prestigious Sharjah International Award ...

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• 18 September

  UAE leaders congratulate President of Chile on Independence Day

  

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

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• 18 September

  Sharjah Ruler awards Police Medal to Saif Al Zari Al Shamsi

  

  SHARJAH/WAM HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has issued an administrative decision regarding the awarding of the Sharjah Police Medal. The decision stipulated that the Sharjah Police Medal shall be awarded to retired Major General Saif Mohammed Al Zari Al Shamsi in appreciation of his distinguished service throughout his tenure in ...

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• 17 September

  Middle East on course to reach $75bn in renewable energy projects

  

  LONDON/WAM The Middle East is on course to take $75.63 billion of investment in renewable energy projects through to 2030. This is according to a new report released on Tuesday by the Energy Industries Council, one of the world’s largest energy trade associations for companies supplying goods and services to the energy industries worldwide. These investments involve 116 renewable energy ...

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• 17 September

  Fujairah Ruler driving emirate’s efforts to excel on global stage: Crown Prince

  

  FUJAIRAH/WAM H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, said that 18th September, the day on which H.H. Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi became the Ruler of Fujairah, is an inspiring national occasion and a turning point in the journey of the UAE in general, and Fujairah in particular. In a statement marking the ...

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• 17 September

  Hamdan bin Mohammed issues resolution on new BoD of Dubai Autism Centre

  

  DUBAI/WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, issued Executive Council Resolution No. (52) of 2024 on the new Board of Directors of the Dubai Autism Centre, chaired by Hisham Abdullah Al Qassim. Other members of the new Board include Sami Yaqout ...

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• 17 September

  UAE President, VPs condole with Kuwaiti Emir on death of Sheikh Jaber Mubarak

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a cable of condolences to His Highness Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, Emir of Kuwait, on the death of Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al Hamad Al Mubarak Al Sabah. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler ...

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• 17 September

  UAE, Australia conclude negotiations on CEPA

  

  ABU DHABI/WAM The UAE and Australia have finalised negotiations on a landmark Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the two countries that will, once ratified and implemented, represent Australia’s first trade deal with a country in the Mena region. The UAE-Australia CEPA will streamline trade processes, eliminate tariffs on a wide range of goods and services, create new opportunities for ...

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