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ABU DHABI/WAM HH Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Development and Fallen Heroes’ Affairs, attended the announcement of the Sandooq Al Watan summer programmes for schools and universities. In a speech during a press conference held today to announce the summer programmes, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance ...

ABU DHABI/WAM Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has strengthened its commitment to the US market. The carrier will offer incremental capacity beyond its belly hold capacity in cooperation with network partner airlines to meet the growing US air freight demand. Etihad Cargo currently offers 550 tonnes of wide-body capacity to North America. The carrier provides ...

ABU DHABI/WAM The General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA) announced that AED782,578,834.21 worth of pension payments were disbursed to 48,335 pensioners and beneficiaries on Thursday. Compared to June of last year, this June witnessed an increase of 1,766 pensioners and beneficiaries, with an additional amount of AED78,471,657 worth of pension payments. June 2023 records show that AED704,107,177.30 was disbursed ...

ABU DHABI / AD MEDIA OFFICE Under the directives of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood (SCMC), Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF) and the Mother of the Nation, the 18th UAE-Japan Women’s Friendship Committee (FCW) Forum with the theme A Sustainable ...

ABU DHABI/WAM HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, received Dr. Faisal Mekdad, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic, in Abu Dhabi on June 26. During a working dinner, Sheikh Abdullah welcomed the visit of Dr. Mekdad and discussed strengthening bilateral ties between the UAE and Syria across various sectors, including ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) in Abu Dhabi has welcomed 45 international STEM students as part of a month-long undergraduate internship. A rigorous selection process was undertaken for the second edition of the Undergraduate Research Internship Programme (UGRIP), which is a four-week program for top-flight undergraduate students to develop foundational Artificial Intelligence (AI) ...

DUBAI / GULF TIME The General Assembly of Takaful Emarat Insurance Company announced an additional capital increase of AED 185 million, bringing the total capital to AED 210 million. This decision came in light of the outstanding performance and significant growth achieved by the company’s insurance operations, which achieved a 79% increase in the first quarter of 2024. Insurance revenues ...

ABU DHABI / GULF TIME An exclusive investor roadshow organized in Abu Dhabi by Aqaba Development Corporation (ADC), the central development arm of the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA), was an overwhelming success highlighting investment opportunities for UAE-based and international investors. The tremendous response from global investors expressing interest and intent to invest in Aqaba underlines the strong value ...

ABU DHABI / GULF TIME In a move set to redefine the future of commercial vehicles, SINGAUTO, the Singapore-based innovator, unveiled its global brand at the iconic Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. With an ambitious vision to be a world-leading, new energy, intelligent, complete logistics solutions provider, SINGAUTO launched its inaugural masterpiece: world’s first one-step new energy intelligent refrigerated ...

DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has launched a video call service for customers on its official smart application, while continuing to provide the same feature via WhatsApp using its number 600590000. The new service is part of the Ministry’s ongoing efforts to enhance digital services for customers and meet the UAE Government’s ambitious digital ...