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ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan sent a written letter to Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, President of Mexico, which included an invitation to the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), which will be held in Expo City Dubai this November. The letter was delivered to ...

NEW YORK / WAM Over the past three years, poverty rates in poor countries have surged, with the number of additional individuals living on less than $3.65-a-day reaching 165 million by 2023 according to a new policy brief from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), titled “The Human Cost of Inaction: Poverty, Social Protection and Debt Servicing, 2020–2023”. According to ...

JEDDAH / WAM The Union of News Agencies of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (UNA-OIC) has held a workshop to introduce the Global Media Congress (GMC) in its second edition, in cooperation with the Emirates News Agency (WAM) and the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec). The workshop sought to introduce the second edition of the Congress, which will be ...

ABU DHABI / WAM HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, (Mother of the Nation), Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF), has emphasised that the UAE has tremendous energies and bright young minds that rely on it to continue the comprehensive and sustainable ...

DUBAI / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, said Dubai continues to reinforce its position as a major global economic hub, guided by the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. Driven by HH Sheikh ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Project Finance Committee of the Sharjah Foundation to Support Pioneering Entrepreneurs (Ruwad) approved the financing of two projects with AED375,000 after ensuring that they complied with the conditions and standards of Ruwad. The approvals were given during a meeting chaired by Hamad Ali Abdullah Al Mahmoud, Director of Ruwad and Chairman of the Project Finance Committee, ...

SHARJAH / WAM Herald Holdings (FZE), a global conglomerate of logistics and shipping companies, has signed an investment agreement with the Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (SAIF Zone) to expand its operations and strengthen its presence in the region. The agreement, inked by Saud Salim Al Mazrouei,  Director of SAIF Zone, and Krishna Kaladharan, Managing Director of Herald Holdings, marks ...

AL DHAFRA / WAM The 19th edition of the Liwa Date Festival kicks off today in Liwa, Al Dhafra Region, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court. Major General Faris Khalaf Al Mazrouei, Commander-in-Chief of the Abu Dhabi Police (ADP) and Chairman of the ...

DUBAI / WAM The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) on Sunday announced the successful execution of the Dreams experiment by astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi on the International Space Station (ISS). The experiment, a pivotal achievement in sleep science and space research, was conducted in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA), French space agency CNES, and Toulouse University Hospital. The ...

DUBAI / WAM Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, witnessed the third meeting of signatories to the Raptors MoU (memorandum of understanding) for the conservation of migratory birds of prey in Africa and Eurasia. The meeting took place at the Sheraton Mall of the Emirates Hotel in Dubai. Under the theme “Working Together for the Conservation ...