June, 2023

• 22 June

  EAD honours winners of ‘Mission to Zero Government Challenge’

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has announced the winners and recognised participants of the ‘Mission to Zero Government Challenge,’ in conjunction with the Year of Sustainability and its continued efforts to achieve the goals of the Abu Dhabi Single-Use Plastic Policy. The challenge for Abu Dhabi government entities — held from January 23 to ...

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• 22 June

  Sheikh Saif honours winners of ‘Minister of Interior’s Award for Excellence’ in its 6th edition

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM HH Lt General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, bestowed honours upon the recipients of the “Minister of Interior’s Award for Excellence” during its sixth edition, during a ceremony that took place in Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi. The event commenced with the national anthem and the recitation of ...

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• 22 June

  Hub71 adds 15 startups to join Abu Dhabi’s tech ecosystem

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, has welcomed its first cohort of the year comprised of 15 startups operating in priority sectors aligned with Abu Dhabi’s strategic ambitions, including HealthTech, FinTech, and EdTech. The addition of the latest cohort has increased the size of Hub71’s vibrant community to over 240 startups. In the latest cohort, 67 ...

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• 22 June

  UAE President sends official COP28 invite to President of Togo

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a written letter to Faure Gnassingbé, President of the Republic of Togo, with an official invitation to attend the COP28 climate conference, to be hosted by the UAE at Expo City Dubai this November. The letter was delivered by Amer Al Alawi, Chargé d’Affaires ...

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• 22 June

  Mohammed bin Rashid pardons 650 prisoners ahead of Eid Al Adha

  

  DUBAI / WAM In his capacity as the Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister, has ordered the release of 650 prisoners of different nationalities from Dubai’s correctional and punitive establishments, ahead of Eid Al Adha. Attorney General of Dubai Chancellor Essam Issa Al-Humaidan said that His Highness Sheikh Mohammed’s order ...

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• 22 June

  Sheikh Abdullah, Iran FM discuss bilateral relations between two countries

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, received on Thursday Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran. During the meeting, held at the ministry’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Abdullah and Abdollahian discussed bilateral relations and ways to develop collaboration paths between the two countries to ...

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• 22 June

  Dubai’s Museum of the Future celebrates partners at event

  

  DUBAI / WAM The Museum of the Future in Dubai organised a special gala event to honour the museum’s strategic partners and recognise their collective efforts and contribution to the museum. Senior officials from government entities and leaders from major international companies that have contributed to making Museum of the Future a global knowledge platform and hub for designing the ...

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• 22 June

  Zambian currency, eurobonds rally on debt revamp deal

  

  BLOOMBERG Zambia’s currency and dollar bonds traded near multi-month highs, having chalked up double-digit gains so far this month on expectation that the nation was about to clinch a debt restructuring deal with official creditors, possibly as soon as Thursday. The kwacha has strengthened 11.4% this month, the biggest gain among about 150 currencies tracked by Bloomberg, rising to approach ...

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• 22 June

  Stocks slump as hawkish central banks sap spirits

  

  BLOOMBERG Stocks slumped with US equity futures as policy tightening fears from the US to Norway to the UK hobbled the market’s bull run. All industry subsectors fell into the red in Europe, where the region’s main equity gauge fell 1%, extending declines to a fourth day. Contracts for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 pointed lower following a selloff ...

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• 21 June

  Mohammed bin Rashid issues Decree on promotion and retirement of local military personnel in Dubai

  

  DUBAI / WAM In his capacity as the Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, issued Decree No (27) of 2023 on the promotion and retirement of local military personnel in Dubai. The Decree seeks to ensure transparency, fairness and merit-based promotions in the military. His Highness also ...

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