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ABU DHABI / WAM Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, inaugurated the “Islam and Human Fraternity” conference on Sunday. The conference is organised by Trends Research and Advisory in partnership with the Ministry of Tolerance and Coexistence and the University Platform for the Study of Islam “PLURIEL” at Trends headquarters in Abu Dhabi. The three-day ...

DOHA/ WAM His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, on Monday met in Doha with H.H. Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the fourth edition of the Katara International Arabian Horse Festival, which is being held in Doha until 11th February, ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) markets witnessed 48 initial public offerings (IPOs) in 2023, with total revenues amounting to US$10.7 billion in total. Five listings, mainly in the energy and logistics sectors, contributed 58 percent towards the total IPO proceeds raised. According to the Ernst & Young’s EY MENA IPO Eye Q4 2023 Report, 19 ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (Added) and HYCAP Group, the net zero asset management company, have signed an agreement to develop the production, storage, and transport of green hydrogen, spearheading the transition to net zero in line with the UAE’s Net Zero 2050 Strategy and National Hydrogen Strategy. The Memorandum of Understanding between HYCAP ...

AMMAN/ WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met today with His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to review the longstanding ties between the two nations. The meeting, which took place at Basman Palace in Amman, explored new opportunities for collaboration aimed at supporting the development goals of ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM In support of the Gaza Strip’s healthcare needs, the United Arab Emirates has sent fully equipped ambulances to the Egyptian city of Al-Arish as part of the ongoing Gallant Knight 3 operation. Responding to the rising need for critical care in the Gaza Strip, this initiative bolsters the Emirati Integrated Field Hospital’s capacity to serve the Palestinian ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai has chaired the UAE Cabinet 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; HH Sheikh ...

DUBAI / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai signed an agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS), a subsidiary company of Amazon that specialises in providing cloud computing platforms and application programming interfaces. The main goal of this partnership is to support the RTA’s transition to cloud computing and exchange knowledge and best practices in areas such as ...

BEIJING / WAM China has rolled out an ethical guideline for brain-computer interfaces (BCI) aiming to better guide the compliant development of BCI research and prevent ethical risks in the process of research and technological applications. The released guideline by the Ministry of Science and Technology comes after Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the success of a procedure to implant ...

HANOI / WAM Despite a challenging global economic landscape, Vietnam continues to stand resilient as one of the top 10 recipients of overseas remittances worldwide, with an estimated $14 billion last year, according to the World Bank’s Migration and Development Brief and the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development (KNOMAD). Breaking records on its own, Ho Chi Minh City ...