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ABU DHABI/WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has announced the graduation of 45 young UAE National Graduate Trainees from the company’s LEAP talent accelerator programme. LEAP is a comprehensive 12-month programme designed exclusively for EGA graduate trainees. It offers a bespoke learning journey to enhance management and leadership skills through mentorship from senior leadership at EGA. The programme includes a combination ...

ABU DHABI/WAM The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) announced that monetary deposits increased by over 1.74 percent or AED13.1 billion in April, reaching AED764 billion, compared to AED750.9 billion in March. According to CBUAE’s statistics for April, issued today, government deposits increased to AED508.8 billion, while quasi-monetary deposits settled at AED1.256 trillion. Currency issued reached AED146.8 billion ...

ABU DHABI/WAM The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC) announced the results of the fourth cycle of its Research Grants Programme, which aims to encourage researchers in various fields related to the Arabic language and provide support for quality research projects that advance and promote the Arabic language. This year, the Programme received 270 applications from 31 countries, with the ...

DUBAI/WAM The Ministry of Finance has wrapped up its Government Financial Management Awareness Programme for the first half of the year, after offering nine courses attended by over 1,000 employees from 48 federal entities. The programme provided comprehensive training on various aspects of effective government financial management, including government procurement, accounting standards, debt collection, tax procedures, financial period closure, asset ...

ABU DHABI/WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has launched The Water Aid Initiative to mitigate the impact of summer heat locally and internationally. The campaign targets underprivileged families, labourers, and individuals involved in strenuous work amid rising temperatures. At the local level, the campaign pays special attention to the targeted groups by providing equipment to protect them from the scorching ...

GENEVA/WAM COVID-19 is still killing around 1,700 people a week around the world, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Thursday, urging those most at risk to continue receiving vaccinations against the virus. At a press conference, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed concern over declining vaccine coverage globally. Despite the continued death toll, “data show that vaccine coverage has declined ...

GENEVA/WAM The world’s population is expected to grow by more than 2 billion people in the next decades and peak in the 2080s at around 10.3 billion, a major shift from a decade ago, a new report by the United Nations said on Thursday. The report — released on World Population Day — said the global population is then expected ...

ABU DHABI/WAM Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs, called for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan, cross-border and cross-line access for humanitarian aid throughout Sudan, and a political process that leads to civilian transition. In a recent interview on CNNConnect, Nusseibeh called for urgent international action. “We need to see a scale-up of humanitarian aid. The ...

JAKARTA/WAM His Eminence Prof. Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, emphasised that religions are a message of peace, and described Islam as a unifying force among civilisations, citing its historical role in fostering human brotherhood. The remarks were delivered at a reception hosted by the Indonesian Nahdlatul Ulama Association, the world’s ...

SHARJAH/WAM H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, issued an Emiri Decree reorganising the Sharjah Business Women Council. As stipulated by the Decree, the council shall have legal personality and full capacity to carry out the necessary legal actions to fulfil its objectives and perform its duties. It will have financial, administrative, ...