June, 2024

• 13 June

  UAE leaders offer condolences to Saudi King over death of Princess Munira bint Mohammed

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolences to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia on the death of Princess Munira bint Mohammed bin Turki bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Saud. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al ...

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• 13 June

  NMDC Energy, Technip Energies, JGC awarded major contract worth US$5.5 billion for ADNOC’s Ruwais LNG project

  

  ABU DHABI/WAM NMDC Energy, in partnership with Technip Energies and JGC Corporation, have been awarded a contract worth US$5.5 billion by ADNOC for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of the lower-carbon Ruwais LNG project, located in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi. The project will consist of two natural gas liquefaction trains with a total LNG production capacity of ...

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• 13 June

  Aggregate capital, reserves of UAE-based banks hit AED476.6 billion at end of March 2024

  

  ABU DHABI/WAM The aggregate capital and reserves of banks operating in the UAE reached AED476.6 billion at the end of March 2024, according to the latest statistics from the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE). The capital and reserves of banks operating in the country increased year-on-year (YoY) by about AED45.9 billion or 10.7 percent compared to approximately AED430.7 billion ...

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• 13 June

  Dubai Chambers, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry to boost economic ties

  

  DUBAI/WAM Dubai Chambers has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry to enhance cooperation, strengthen economic and trade relations, and support the development of partnerships between the business communities in Dubai and Australia. The MoU supports sharing data and expertise between the two parties and cooperation on studies and research relating to trade, investment, ...

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• 13 June

  UAE President orders release of 1,138 inmates ahead of Eid Al-Adha

  

  ABU DHABI/WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today ordered the release of 1,138 inmates from correctional institutions on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha. His Highness also pledged to cover all fines imposed on the inmates, who had been sentenced for a variety of offences. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed regularly orders pardons for prisoners ...

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• 13 June

  UAE sends 238th aid plane carrying 90 tonnes to support Palestinian people

  

  ABU DHABI/ WAM The UAE on Thursday dispatched a new plane carrying 90 tonnes of relief and food aid to Al Arish city, Egypt, in preparation for their transport to the Gaza Strip, as part of the UAE’s ongoing efforts to alleviate the escalating humanitarian suffering of civilians in the Strip. As part of “Operation Chivalrous Knight 3”, this aid ...

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• 13 June

  COP28 Presidency urges Parties to raise climate ambition at Bonn Climate Change Conference to advance UAE Consensus

  

  BONN/WAM A COP28 Presidency team, led by CEO Adnan Amin and UN Climate Change High-Level Champion Razan Al Mubarak, has successfully concluded its participation in the Bonn Climate Change Conference, during which the team urged Parties to raise their climate ambitions and made concrete progress on implementing the historic UAE Consensus. The Bonn Climate Change Conference, which took place from ...

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• 13 June

  Under the patronage of Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed, 3rd Abu Dhabi Finance Week to take place in December

  

  ABU DHABI / AD MEDIA OFFICE Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, and Chairman of the Executive Council, Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW), the flagship financial event of the MEASA region hosted by Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), will take place for its third edition from ...

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• 13 June

  Mansour bin Zayed receives Manchester City officials

  

  ABU DHABI/WAM His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court, today received a number of officials from Manchester City, accompanied by Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority and Chairman of Manchester City, on the occasion of the team’s four-season streak of winning the English Premier ...

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• 13 June

  Abdullah bin Zayed meets with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Slovak Republic

  

  BRATISLAVA/WAM H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met today in Bratislava with Robert Kaliňák, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the Slovak Republic, in the presence of Juraj Blanár, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic. During the meeting, which took place as part of Sheikh Abdullah’s working visit to ...

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