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DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, on Sunday congratulated top high school achievers of the current academic year. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed called Yasmin Mahmoud Abdullah Mohammed Ali, who finished first in the Elite Stream at Rashidiya High School in Dubai, to congratulate her. “I spoke with ...

ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to Nataša Pirc Musar, President of Slovenia, on the occasion of her country’s National Day. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour ...

DUBAI / WAM Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, said that the preliminary estimates of the UAE’s gross domestic product (GDP) for 2022, issued by the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre, reaffirm the robustness of the country’s economic performance and its achievement of positive growth rates that exceeded estimates. The UAE’s GDP in 2022 at constant prices totalled ...

DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Climate Change and the Environment (MOCCAE), and the Middle East and North Africa Fintech Association (MFTA), announced the launch of the Sustainable Fintech Pledge on Sunday, aimed at integrating sustainability principles into the operations of FinTech companies, contributing to a more resilient future. The Sustainable FinTech Pledge aligns with response of the MENA FinTech ...

NEW DELHI / WAM Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy and Head of the Emirates Tourism Council, has met separately with Sandiaga Uno, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia; John Whittingdale United Kingdom’s Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries; G Kishan Reddy, Union Tourism and Culture Minister of India, and Koichi Wada, Commissioner ...

DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP), in collaboration with its partners in the health sector has announced it will deploy specialised health education teams at airports, in a strategic move aimed at safeguarding the health and safety of pilgrims from infectious diseases. The teams will accompany Hajj convoys prior to their departure from the country, providing ...

BLOOMBERG  Technology company executives Mark Zuckerberg and Sam Altman expressed support for government oversight of artificial intelligence (AI) after discussions with European Commissioner Thierry Breton. The commissioner said that he and Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc, were “aligned” on the EU’s regulation of artificial intelligence, which is now in final negotiations. They agreed on the bloc’s risk-based ...

BLOOMBERG  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to the US couldn’t have come at a better time. A buzzing economy, equity benchmarks at record highs and a rapidly growing consumer market all make for a great advertisement as he pitched the country’s potential to American corporate executives and investors. Stocks in India have lured almost $10 billion in net foreign ...

BLOOMBERG  Honda Motor Co forecast profit for the current fiscal year that slightly exceeded analyst projections thanks to a recovery in automobile production, drops in some material prices and robust sales of motorcycles in India and Southeast Asia. The Japanese automaker also said in a statement that it plans to buy back as much as $1.5 billion yen of its ...

NEW DELHI / GULF TIME Not only in the country but also the key to the success of lakhs of young talents in many other nations, “International Human Rights and Crime Control Council” has been serving since the year 2013. Dr VP Singh is providing employment and education opportunities in almost all the states of the country along with Delhi ...