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ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, received Zhang Yiming, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the UAE, at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi. During the meeting, both parties reviewed bilateral relations and means to further develop cooperation in the fields ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Thursday met with His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain, and discussed new opportunities to enhance the strategic partnership between the two countries. The meeting took place at His Majesty’s residence in Abu ...

ABU DHABI/WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has chaired the UAE Cabinet’s meeting at Qasr Al Watan, Abu Dhabi, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court; H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid ...

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 attended the 15th EmiratesSkills National Competition, being held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak (the Mother of the Nation), Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed with His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain, the fraternal relations between the two countries and ways to strengthen ties in a way that achieves common interests. During the meeting held today in Abu Dhabi, the two sides reviewed key regional and ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) reported a growth in Net Profit after tax of 32 percent for Q1 2024 to AED1.45 billion from AED1.1 billion in Q1 2023, reflecting a consistent trend of strong growth. The net profit before tax was AED1.64 billion, up 41 percent versus Q1 2023. The revenue for Q1 2024 improved by 24 ...

ABU DHABI/WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received a phone call from His Excellency Pedro Sanchez, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Spain, during which they discussed bilateral relations and ways to develop cooperation between the UAE and Spain in various fields in order to achieve their mutual interests. The call touched upon regional and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company, and Plenary Group (Plenary), an independent investor, developer and manager of public-private infrastructure projects headquartered in Australia, announced a partnership aimed at expediting the expansion of public and social infrastructure through strategic investments. ADQ will acquire a 49 percent stake in Plenary, including all shares currently owned by ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Economy (MoEc) organised a forum titled “National Forum for SMEs – Government Procurement” to help Emirati entrepreneurs maximise their benefit from tenders and contracts offered by federal entities and local companies. The forum was held with an aim to enhance their chances of winning these contracts, raise awareness on the importance of government ...

QUITO / WAM Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, and Sonsoles Garcia, Minister of Production, Foreign Trade, Investments and Fisheries of Ecuador, signed a joint statement in Quito announcing the intention to begin negotiations towards a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the UAE and Ecuador, as part of the UAE delegation’s visit to ...