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ABU DHABI / WAM The Zayed Sustainability Prize, the UAE’s pioneering award for innovative solutions to global challenges, has announced this year’s finalists following deliberation by its esteemed jury. The winners will be announced at the Zayed Sustainability Prize Awards Ceremony on January 14 2025 as part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. The Zayed Sustainability Prize’s jury elected the 33 ...

ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, have sent congratulatory messages to President ...

SEOUL / WAM The Republic of Korea will be included in a key global government bond index run by FTSE Russell starting in November next year, the organisation has said, a decision expected to help it attract significant foreign investment. Yonhap News Agency quoted the organisation’s report as saying that the country will be added to the FTSE Russell’s World ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Ras Al Khaimah Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone – RAKEZ, in collaboration with Abu Dhabi Exports Office (ADEX), organised a workshop to highlight the services and finance solutions provided by Abu Dhabi Exports Office, the export financing arm of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD). The workshop, which took ...

DUBAI/GULF TIME The Danube Group proudly announces the groundbreaking ceremony for, a state-of-the-art mosque located in the heart of National Industries Park (NIP). This mosque, the first and only one in the area, marks another milestone in the Group’s commitment to serving the community and enhancing the region’s infrastructure. Designed to accommodate 2,000 worshippers – with 1,000 inside and an ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Economy has announced the addition of two advanced technology companies to the UAE’s NextGen FDI programme, which provides a suite of market-entry fundamentals to enable cutting-edge companies from around the world to establish or expand their operations in the UAE and contribute to the development of the country’s knowledge economy. They are UK-based ...

ABU DHABI / AD MEDIA OFFICE The Central Testing Laboratory of the Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council (ADQCC), in partnership with M42 and with the support of the Department of Health and the Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre, has held the inaugural Water Quality Forum, which saw strong participation from local and international experts and specialists. The forum was ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Board of Management of the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) recently convened. FANR’s Director-General Christer Viktorsson presented the board with an overview of the latest progress of the regulator’s oversight activities and its efforts to implement the Zero Government Bureaucracy Programme, launched by the Federal Government in November 2023. Viktorsson confirmed the new appointment ...

DUBAI / WAM Johanna Hill, Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has highlighted the significance of UAE investments in various sectors, including services, AI, digital services, sustainable development, and the green economy, noting that these investments will have a transformative impact on the UAE’s future economy. In a statement to the Emirates News Agency (WAM) on the sidelines ...

KUWAIT / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, on Tuesday met with His Highness Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Crown Prince of Kuwait, as part of his official visit to the country at the head of a high-level UAE delegation. The ...