July, 2024

• 21 July

  Abu Dhabi hosts first Yalla Ludo Offline Tournament

  

  ABU DHABI / GULF TIME Under the patronage and in the presence of Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan, President of the Emirates Esports Federation, Abu Dhabi yesterday hosted the first Yalla Ludo Offline Tournament in partnership with Yala Group Ltd. and the HUAWEI AppGallery. A large number of fans attended the tournament, creating an atmosphere filled with ...

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• 21 July

  ZHO announces launch of operations across 10 speech therapy centres in Egypt

  

  ABU DHABI/WAM The Zayed Higher Organisation for People of Determination (ZHO) has announced the launch of operations across 10 new speech therapy centres in 6 governorates of the Arab Republic of Egypt, benefiting 643 young men and women with disabilities. The step comes within the framework of the joint cooperation protocol signed last November between the Ministry of Youth and ...

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• 21 July

  Mohammed bin Rashid meets with local dignitaries, business leaders and heads of Dubai Government entities at his weekly Majlis

  

  DUBAI/WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Sunday met with a number of local dignitaries, senior officials of government and semi-government entities, heads of private sector entities, business leaders and investors at his weekly Majlis at the Union House in Dubai. The meeting was held ...

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• 21 July

  UAE President, VPs congratulate King of Belgium on National Day

  

  ABU DHABI/WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory message to King Philippe of Belgium on the occasion of his country’s National Day. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice ...

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• 19 July

  Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed attends graduation ceremony of 20th cohort of UAE National Service programme

  

  ABU DHABI/WAM HH Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Development and Fallen Heroes’ Affairs, has attended the graduation ceremony of the 20th UAE National Service programme cohort (2023-2024), held at the Sweihan Training Centre in Abu Dhabi. Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed extended his best wishes to the graduates for their future ...

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• 19 July

  UAE President receives Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid

  

  ABU DHABI/WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Friday received HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Defence, at Qasr Al Shati in Abu Dhabi. The meeting was attended by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, ...

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• 19 July

  Mansour bin Zayed receives Venezuelan ambassador

  

  ABU DHABI/WAM His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, on Friday received Nabil Abdul Khalek, Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the UAE, at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi. During the meeting, they discussed UAE-Venezuela relations and ways to enhance them in all fields, including ...

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• 19 July

  UAE, Seychelles sign MoUs to promote use of local currencies, interlink payment and messaging systems

  

  ABU DHABI/WAM Khaled Mohamed Balama, Governor of the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), and Caroline Abel, Governor of the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS), signed on Friday in Abu Dhabi two Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) regarding enhancing the use of local currencies in settling cross-border financial and commercial transactions and interlinking payment and messaging systems between the two countries. ...

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• 19 July

  DP World, Turkish Evyap Group forge new logistics hub

  

  ISTANBUL/WAM DP World and Evyap Group have completed a strategic merger, bringing together the strengths of two major ports on the Marmara Sea to create a new international logistics hub that will elevate Türkiye’s pivotal role in global trade. The completion follows regulatory approval from the Turkish Competition Authority. The newly formed entity, DP World Evyap, sees DP World assuming ...

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• 19 July

  Emirates reports no impact on flight operations amid global IT disruption

  

  DUBAI/WAM An Emirates spokesperson confirmed that there has been no impact on Emirates’ flight operations. In a statement on Friday, the spokesperson said, “We are aware of the global IT disruption and are monitoring the situation closely. At this time, there has been no impact on Emirates’ flight operations.” He noted, “There could be delays to some flight timings later ...

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