May, 2024

• 15 May

  Dubai chamber firms’ exports, re-exports hit AED73.5b in Q1

  

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Chamber of Commerce, one of the three chambers operating under the umbrella of Dubai Chambers, has announced details of several notable achievements during the first quarter of 2024. The chamber’s continuing strong performance reflects the positive impact of its drive to advance Dubai’s economic development, enhance the emirate’s competitiveness, support the private sector, and achieve the ...

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• 15 May

  Saqr Ghobash receives Chilean, Costa Rican ambassadors

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), separately received Patricio Diaz Broughton, Ambassador of the Republic of Chile to the UAE, and Francisco Chacón Hernández, Ambassador of the Republic of Costa Rica to the UAE, at the council’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi. Dr Omar Al Nuaimi, Secretary-General of the FNC, and Tariq Ahmed Al ...

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• 15 May

  UAE Cabinet approves National Youth Agenda 2031; introduces ‘Blue Residency’ for sustainability experts

  

  ABU DHABI /WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, chaired the UAE Cabinet meeting at Qasr Al Watan, Abu Dhabi, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court; HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid ...

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• 14 May

  ADNEC Group participates in IMEX Frankfurt 2024

  

  ABU DHABI/ WAM ADNEC Group participated in IMEX Frankfurt 2024, the largest trade show in Europe for the meetings and events industry, to showcase the incentives offered by the ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi to event organisers worldwide from 14th to 16th May. Through its participation, ADNEC Group reaffirmed its leading position in the business tourism industry and highlighted its exceptional ...

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• 14 May

  ERC inaugurates expansion of Sheikh Zayed Hospital for Women in Sindh, Pakistan

  

  KARACHI/ WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) inaugurated the new expansion of the Sheikh Zayed Hospital for Women in Larkana, Sindh Province, Pakistan, as part of its developmental initiatives in the healthcare sector. The expansion is also in line with the UAE’s efforts to rebuild and rehabilitate infrastructure and support developmental sectors in Pakistan and aims to provide advanced medical ...

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• 14 May

  UAE President, Mohammed bin Rashid discuss national issues

  

  ABU DHABI/ WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received today at Qasr Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai. At the beginning of the meeting, they exchanged greetings with other guests and engaged in warm, brotherly conversations. Their Highnesses addressed a number ...

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• 14 May

  UAE President receives participants in Abu Dhabi Global Healthcare Week

  

  ABU DHABI/ WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received at Qasr Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi several health ministers and officials participating in the inaugural Abu Dhabi Global Healthcare Week (ADGHW). During the meeting, His Highness extended a warm welcome to the guests, joined by Mansour Ibrahim Al Mansouri, Chairman of the Department of ...

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• 14 May

  Dubai Investments reports net profit of AED119.96m in Q1

  

  DUBAI/ WAM Dubai Investments, listed on the Dubai Financial Market, announced a net profit attributable to shareholders after tax of AED119.96 million for the first quarter, compared to AED314.44 million in the corresponding period last year. Excluding the one-off gain on the fair valuation of investment properties in 2023, the Group’s profit for the same period has surged by 90%. ...

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• 14 May

  KP Intersessional opens in Dubai to address diamond trade challenges

  

  DUBAI / WAM The UN-mandated Kimberley Process (KP) Intersessional meeting opened in Dubai with resounding calls to accelerate consensus and decision-making to secure the industry’s long-term security, efficiency, and operationalisation. Hosted in Uptown Tower, Uptown Dubai, headquarters of DMCC, the KP intersessional opening saw a global gathering of hundreds of diamond industry representatives, civil society and world governments. The UAE ...

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• 14 May

  Tadweer to build Abu Dhabi’s first Material Recovery Facility

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Tadweer Group has announced the closed bidding for the planned development of Abu Dhabi’s first greenfield Material Recovery Facility (MRF). The state-of-the-art facility will recover recyclable materials derived from municipal solid waste, significantly maximising the diversion of waste from landfills through recycling and preparing feedstock for the Abu Dhabi Waste to Energy facility. This will enable ...

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