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Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, chaired the first UAE cabinet meeting of the New Year 2023 at Qasr Al Watan Abu Dhabi, in the presence of HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Adnec group is set to host the 16th edition of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (Idex 2023) and the 7th edition of the Naval Defence Exhibition and Conference (Navdex 2023), which will take place on February 20-24. Organised by Adnec group ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Executives working in the UAE government and private sectors have begun to use artificial intelligence (AI) in diverse areas of their daily work, thanks to an Executive Programme hosted by Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) in Abu Dhabi, according to a senior official. Sultan Al Hajji, vice president of public affairs and ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Community Development in Abu Dhabi (DCD) has issued 20,000 individual volunteer licences since the launch of volunteer licensing services in September 2021, promoting and encouraging the culture of volunteering in the emirate. This came as part of its efforts to increase the participation of individuals in a variety of volunteering activities, develop ...

  Dubai / WAM HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, and President of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), appointed Rupert Keeley to the Board of Directors of the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA). Keeley brings over 40 years of international experience in financial services, having held ...

  Dubai / WAM More than 3,000 women and children have benefited from the services offered by the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children (DFWAC) during 2022, Shaikha Saeed Al Mansouri, Acting Director-General of the foundation, announced. Al Mansouri also revealed that more than 10,000 people have interacted with the foundation through its platforms, while well over 2,000 people, including ...

  Bloomberg The drop for home prices in Sweden continued unabated in the last month of the year, suggesting that 2023 could offer little relief for an already troubled housing market. Prices across the country are now down almost 17% since a peak in the spring, according to state-owned mortgage lender SBAB. The worst slump for the market since the ...

  Bloomberg Canada will require travellers arriving from China from January 5 to provide evidence of a negative Covid-19 test result, taken no more than two days before their departure, to airlines prior to boarding. The requirement applies to those aged two years of age and older and will also apply to those traveling from the Chinese territories of Hong ...

  Bloomberg Venezuela and Colombia officials opened the Atanasio Girardot international bridge, allowing vehicles carrying both passengers and cargo to cross the border between both countries. Completed in 2016 but never used, the bridge also known as Tienditas was inaugurated with a ceremony led by authorities from both countries, including Colombia’s commerce minister German Umana and transportation minister Guillermo Reyes, ...

Bloomberg Brazilian assets tumbled on the first session of 2023 as traders digested plans by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to use state-owned companies to drive economic growth. Petrobras slumped as much as 6.9% in Sao Paulo, the main drag on the benchmark Ibovespa index, which fell 3.1% as of 11:47 am. Lender Banco do Brasil SA dropped as ...