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NAIROBI / WAM Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President-Designate, addressed the inaugural Africa Climate Summit, held in Nairobi, Kenya, where he emphasised the need for mitigation and adaptation finance as critical success factors for climate progress in Africa and globally. Noting that the world is “losing the race to secure the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM G42 and Microsoft have embarked on the next phase of their ongoing strategic collaboration and announced a multifaceted plan to make available sovereign cloud offerings, co-innovate and deliver advanced AI capabilities, and expand the existing data centre infrastructure in the UAE. Microsoft’s sovereign cloud offering will allow UAE public sector and regulated industries to use new ...

ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday met with His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai; and His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah. During the meeting, ...

DUBAI / WAM Expo City Dubai is pioneering advancements in new technologies and elevating its position as an Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovation hub with the launch of the region’s first Artificial Intelligence Film Festival (AIFF), which will explore the potential of AI technology to enhance creative storytelling and advance the filmmaking landscape. The hybrid AIFF, hosted by Expo City Dubai ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Dr Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of Education, led the ministry’s delegation at the seventh meeting of GCC Ministers of Education and the 23rd meeting of the committee of GCC Ministers of Higher Education and Research. The meetings were held at Al Bustan Palace hotel in Oman and focused on discussing various educational projects and common ...

JAKARTA / WAM Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, has led a UAE delegation to Jakarta, Indonesia, to attend the Asean Business and Investment Summit, the annual economic policy forum that brings together heads of state, policymakers and business leaders to discuss key issues facing South-East Asia. During the visit, Dr Al Zeyoudi held ...

ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has received a written letter from, Andrzej Duda, President of the Republic of Poland, discussing enhancing bilateral relations and opportunities to serve their mutual interests. Dr Anwar Gargash, Diplomatic Adviser to the UAE President, received the letter at his office during his meeting with Jakub Sławek, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Presidential Court, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Arabian Horse Society, and the follow-up of Sheikh Zayed bin Hamad Al Nahyan, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the EAHS, the ...

CAIRO / WAM Adel bin AbdulRahman Alasoomi, President of the Arab Parliament (AP), has congratulated the UAE on the success of astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi’s space mission and his safe return to earth from the International Space Station (ISS), marking the longest Arab space mission in history, which lasted all of six months. Alasoomi commended what AlNeyadi and UAE work teams ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi City Municipality has rolled out the “Back to School” and “My School Bag” initiatives in collaboration with Madinat Zayed Municipality Centre. These initiatives underpin the municipality’s dedication to fostering cooperative relationships across various sectors. With partnerships from Al Ittihad Private School, Sharjah American School, and Rabdan School, the “Back to School” initiative welcomed ...