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ABU DHABI / WAM Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, opened the new Al Nokhba Medical Centre at Shakhbout City, Abu Dhabi, in cooperation with Advanced Cure Diagnostic Centre. Sheikh Nahyan said that the UAE has adopted a comprehensive approach to healthcare, which is reflected in providing the best care, promoting public health, preventing diseases, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Ali Al Hashemi, CEO of the Yahsat Group, said the merger with Bayanat to establish Space42 will serve as a transitional shift in the space technology and artificial intelligence (AI) sector in the UAE and the entire region. Based in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region, Space42 is set to be a global AI-powered company ...

DUBAI / WAM The conclusion of the GISEC Global 2024 exhibition on Thursday witnessed the announcement of three Guinness World Records in a landmark achievement for the UAE Cyber Security Council. The Guinness World Records were set in the ‘Largest Internet of Things Awareness Lesson’ with 293 participants, while there were 104 nationalities represented in the ‘Most Nationalities in an ...

ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has announced a contribution of US$40m to the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund (MBZ Fund). The announcement was made by Razan Al Mubarak, Managing Director of the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund and UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP28, as she addressed delegates at ...

BERLIN / WAM Speaking in the High-Level Segment of the annual Petersberg Climate Dialogue, attended by Chancellor Olaf Scholz, President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and a number of Climate and Foreign Affairs Minister Ministers, Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President, urged governments to “think bigger, act bolder” on national climate plans. The ...

DUBAI / WAM H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, today met with a group of Emirati children who had volunteered to participate in clean-up efforts in various Dubai neighbourhoods in response to the recent adverse weather events witnessed across the emirate. Sheikh Hamdan interacted with the children ...

ABU DHABI / WAM EWEC (Emirates Water and Electricity Company), a leading company in the integrated coordination of planning, purchasing and supply of water and electricity across the UAE, today announced the award for its 1.5 gigawatt (AC) Al Ajban Solar PV Independent Power Project. The development of the utility-scale solar power plant was awarded to an international consortium of ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Health and UMass Chan Medical School, Massachusetts’s first and only public academic health sciences centre, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), laying the groundwork for a productive partnership. The MoU was signed during a visit made by a delegation from UMass Chan to Dubai Health, where the delegation learnt about Dubai’s first integrated academic health ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Excellency Rodrigo Chavez Robles, President of the Republic of Costa Rica, discussed opportunities to develop cooperation in a phone call. The two sides addressed opportunities in the economic, trade, investment, and other priority areas that support the vision of both countries and their aspirations for sustainable ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC (ADCB) today reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2024 (Q1’24). ADCB has continued growth momentum into 2024, delivering a first-quarter net profit before tax of AED2.431 billion, an increase of 26 percent year-on-year (YoY). Net profit after tax was AED2.139 billion, with a return on average tangible equity of ...