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SHARJAH / GULF TIME The Sharjah Broadcasting Authority (SBA) has unveiled its extensive programming line-up for Ramadan 2026, spanning its television and radio channels, as well as its digital platform, Maraya. The robust slate features 18 Emirati, Gulf, and Arab drama series, in addition to over 100 programmes, including flagship productions and a diverse array of innovative social, religious, cultural, …

ABU DHABI/WAM The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ADCCI) has published a landmark report confirming that Abu Dhabi’s Food and Beverage (F&B) sector is entering a powerful high-growth phase, with the emirate recording 24,594 active F&B licenses as of September 2025, a 42.2 percent increase in new business registrations in the first half of 2025 compared with the …

ABU DHABI/WAM H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has received Dr. Khaled El-Anany, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), visiting the UAE to participate at the World Governments Summit in Dubai. H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al …

ABU DHABI/WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, attended a ceremony honoring the recipients of the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity 2026, now in its seventh edition. The event was held at the Founder’s Memorial in Abu Dhabi in the presence of a distinguished gathering of leaders, senior officials, prominent international figures, …

DUBAI/ WAM A keynote session at the World Governments Summit (WGS) 2026 hosted the world’s first individual to receive an electronic brain implant, who shared his personal experience and how the technology transformed his life after an injury left him paralyzed. The session, titled “Are We Ready for Human 2.0? ”, shed light on the future of the medical sector …

ABU DHABI / WAM First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) reported that 2026 marks a decisive shift in how capital must be allocated as growth diverges, policy recalibrates and global risk dynamics reset, according to its Global Investment Outlook 2026, titled “Shifting Currents: Recalibrating Capital Amid a Changing Global Economic Order.” Global economic growth in 2026 is expected to be modest …

DUBAI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Wednesday met with His Highness Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait, who is in the UAE on a working visit to attend the World Governments Summit 2026. His Highness the Kuwaiti Prime Minister conveyed to His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin …

DUBAI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan presented His Excellency Santiago Peña Palacios, President of the Republic of Paraguay, with the Most Reformed Government Global Award, one of the highest honours of the World Governments Summit. The award was presented during the summit, which takes place in Dubai from 3rd to 5th February, with high-level …

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court, today received Rashid Meredov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkmenistan, at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi. During the meeting, the two sides discussed ways to enhance joint cooperation between …

DUBAI / WAM H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, today received Dr. Nawaf Salam, Prime Minister of the Lebanese Republic, on the sidelines of the World Governments Summit in Dubai. During the meeting, the two sides discussed fraternal relations between the two countries, various paths of cooperation and joint action, and …