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Abu Dhabi / WAM Sheikh Shakhbout bin Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of State, representing President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, participated in the “Paris International Conference for Libya,” which was held in Paris. During his speech, the minister conveyed the greetings and appreciation of the UAE leadership to France, Germany, Italy, Libya and the United ...

Dubai / WAM Noor Dubai Foundation organised its latest Mobile Eye Camp at Tamale, the capital city of the Northern region of Ghana, where over 2,000 people benefitted through the programme’s activities, which included screening and providing diagnosis for eye care, conducting surgeries, and distributing spectacles Around 500 surgeries were conducted to restore the sight of hundreds of people. Guided ...

Bloomberg Negotiators from almost 200 countries clinched a deal that seeks to keep the most ambitious goal of the Paris Agreement alive, breaking new ground in the fight against climate change but punting the hardest decisions into the future. After two weeks of often fraught United Nations COP26 talks, delegates agreed to reduce the use of coal, end “inefficient” fossil-fuel ...

Bloomberg President Vladimir Putin said Russia isn’t behind the migrant crisis playing out at the Poland-Belarus border, but instead is ready to help resolve it. Speaking to Rossiya-1 TV Channel on Sunday, Putin said he learned about developments in the border region from media reports. “We are ready to contribute to this in every possible way, if of course, something ...

ABU DHABI / WAM AD Ports Group on Saturday announced its financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, reporting revenue growth of 22% year-on-year to AED2.791 billion ($760 million) compared with AED2.295 billion ($625 million) in the same period last year, driven by volume growth, business diversification and new partnerships. Ebitda rises 7% year-on-year to AED1.161 billion ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT), in partnership with 17 local and federal entities, on Saturday launched the national guide for measurement of research and development (R&D) expenditures in government sector, as part of the Government Accelerators Program, which aims to enable a knowledge-based economy that preserves national achievements and paves the way for ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), Chairwoman of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF), and the “Mother of the Nation” congratulated the 2021 batch of female graduates of the Higher Colleges of Technologies (HCT), whose graduation coincided with the country’s celebration ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Over 30 of the world’s leading energy chief executives will gather in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, to discuss key issues impacting the energy landscape and the outcomes of the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), at the 7th Abu Dhabi CEO Roundtable hosted by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc). The industry leaders ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The Arabian Gulf Investments Company announced the acquisition of stakes in three strategic companies in Egypt. The acquisition was announced at a signing ceremony organised in Cairo in the presence of Khalifa Saif Al Muhairbi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Arabian Gulf Investments Company, and Engineer Abdeen Ibrahim Arida, Chairman of the Board ...

Bloomberg Vladimir Putin has a message for the US and its allies: Moscow won’t tolerate creeping expansion by their armed forces into Ukraine. That’s what he’s told German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other western officials who’ve called in recent days to warn him about what they say is a new accumulation of tanks and troops near the border with his ...