October, 2023

• 14 October

  Abdullah bin Zayed, FM of Indonesia review regional developments, efforts to protect civilians

  

  ABU DHABI/WAM H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Retno Marsudi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, discussed the latest developments in the Middle East region, and ways to protect civilians and provide safe corridors to deliver humanitarian aid. This came in a phone call between the two top diplomats, during which they also reviewed ...

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• 14 October

  UAE President receives President of Timor-Leste

  

  ABU DHABI/WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Friday received José Ramos-Horta, President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, who is on a working visit to the UAE at Qasr Al Shati in Abu Dhabi. During the meeting, His Highness the President extended a warm welcome to President Ramos-Horta, expressing his wishes for a successful visit aimed at ...

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• 14 October

  Abdullah bin Zayed, Borrell review regional situation, de-escalation efforts

  

  ABU DHABI/WAM H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed the latest developments of the situation between Gaza and Israel, efforts to de-escalate tensions in the region, and the protection of civilians during a phone call with Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. The UAE top diplomat ...

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• 13 October

  Saqr Ghobash meets India’s Lok Sabha Speaker

  

  NEW DELHI/WAM Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the UAE Federal National Council (FNC), met with Om Birla, Speaker of the Lok Sabha, on the sidelines of the G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit (P20), which is hosted and organised by the Indian parliament, in cooperation with the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). During the meeting, Birla welcomed Ghobash and lauded his efforts to foster the ...

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• 13 October

  UAE Minister of Education, Chinese Vice Minister of Education discuss cooperation in education

  

  DUBAI/WAM Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of Education, today met with Chen Jie, Vice Minister of Education of China, at the Mohammed bin Rashid Library in Dubai. Zhang Yiming, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, Li Xuhang, Consul-General of China in Dubai, along with high-level representatives of the Chinese Ministry of Education and senior officials of the UAE Ministry ...

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• 13 October

  Presight, Samruk-Kazyna announce joint venture to accelerate digital transformation in Kazakhstan

  

  ABU DHABI/WAM Presight has announced the signing of a term sheet with Kazakhstan’s National Welfare Fund (Samruk-Kazyna JSC), a US$70 billion asset sovereign wealth fund, to establish a joint venture to accelerate digital transformation in Kazakhstan. On the sidelines of the Digital Bridge 2023 forum in Astana, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kazakhstan and Bagdat Mussin, Minister of Digital Development Kazakhstan, ...

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• 13 October

  Abdullah bin Zayed, Turkish FM discuss de-escalation, protection of civilians in region over phone

  

  ABU DHABI/WAM H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed in a telephone conversation with Hakan Fidan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, the latest developments in the region and efforts towards de-escalation and protection of civilians. They also touched on the humanitarian fallout of the crisis, and efforts to provide safe passage routes to deliver ...

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• 13 October

  Dubai CommerCity to participate in Expand North Star 2023

  

  DUBAI/WAM Dubai CommerCity has announced its participation in this year’s Expand North Star, the world’s largest event for startups and investors, taking place between 15th-18th October 2023 at Dubai Harbour. Dubai CommerCity’s participation at this event, which is set to host startups from over 100 countries and more than 1,000 investors with a combined total of over US$1 trillion under ...

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• 13 October

  Mohammed bin Rashid issues Decree on new BoD of Security Industry Regulatory Agency

  

  DUBAI/WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, issued Decree No. (47) of 2023 pertaining to the new Board of Directors of the Security Industry Regulatory Agency (SIRA). The new board is chaired by Awad Hader Al Muhairi, while Hamad Obaid Al Mansouri serves as Vice Chairman. Members of the new ...

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• 13 October

  Etihad welcomes latest addition to fleet as new Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner touches down

  

  ABU DHABI/WAM Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has welcomed the latest addition to its expanding fleet as a new Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner landed at Abu Dhabi International Airport on 13th October. After a thorough check by Etihad’s engineering team, the new arrival will go straight into service and is set to start flying guests from ...

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