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ABU DHABI / WAM HH Lt General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, has met with Ferdinand Grapperhaus, Dutch Minister of Justice and Security and the accompanying delegation. The meeting, which took place at Sheikh Saif’s office at the Ministry of Interior (MoI), touched upon several issues of common interest, especially in ...

DUBAI/ WAM HH Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Sports Council, said on Tuesday that the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and the directives of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, have enabled the emirate ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Culture and Tourism — Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has issued the updated ‘green list’ of countries. All travellers arriving from these destinations will be exempt from mandatory quarantine measures after landing in Abu Dhabi. Travellers will be required to present a negative PCR Covid-19 test valid for a maximum of 48 hours ...

DELHI / WAM India and Bahrain are celebrating this year the golden jubilee of their diplomatic relations, India’s Ministry of External Affairs said in a press release. Coinciding with this important occasion, V Muraleedharan, India’s Minister of State for External Affairs, began a three-day visit to Bahrain. On the first day of his visit, Muraleedharan met with Abdullatif bin Rashid ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) on Tuesday announced the signing of a historic exploration concession agreement, awarding exploration rights for Abu Dhabi’s Offshore Block 5 to a consortium of four Pakistani companies — Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL), Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MPCL), Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), and Government Holdings (Private) Limited ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business ADQ, one of the region’s largest holding companies with a diverse portfolio of major enterprises spanning key sectors of Abu Dhabi’s diversified economy, on Tuesday unveiled its plans to launch the UAE’s first fresh produce AgTech Park to accelerate sustainable innovation-centric food production and distribution. The new AgTech Park project in Al Ain Industrial City ...

Venice / WAM The National Pavilion UAE was awarded the Golden Lion Award for Best National Participation at La Biennale Architettura 2021 at an awards ceremony in Venice. The Golden Lion award is the Biennale’s top honour. Curated by Wael Al Awar and Kenichi Teramoto, Wetland, the National Pavilion UAE’s tenth exhibition at La Biennale Architettura, was selected by the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority (ECA) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) are partnering on a series of initiatives to advance their shared mission to drive innovation and excellence in early childhood development and to create opportunities for every child in Abu Dhabi and around the world to be raised in a healthy, safe and ...

Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure launched the ‘Sail Safely’ initiative, as part of its ongoing efforts to protect the marine environment, enhance maritime safety and security, as well as protect people’s lives. The initiative includes an intensive training programme for captains of leisure and fishing boats to ensure that they adhere to the highest standards of ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Hassan Mohammed Al Mansouri, Under-Secretary of Infrastructure and Transport Affairs at the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, announced that the ministry has constructed 29 federal roads over the past 20 years that serve many areas of the country, underscoring its keenness to develop and improve the nation’s road network. The total distance of all federal roads ...