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ABU DHABI/ WAM Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, affirmed that negotiations for the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the UAE and Japan will be completed before the end of 2025. In a statement to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi explained that the negotiations for the agreement’s terms reflects ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM G42 and Microsoft have officially launched a Responsible AI Foundation, the first centre of its kind in the Middle East. Along with the support of research partner Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), the Responsible AI Foundation aims to promote responsible AI standards and best practices in the Middle East and Global South. Inception, a ...

DUBAI / WAM In the presence and under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, the Private Office of H.H. the Ruler of Dubai today organised the Desert Race, the third stage of the ninth Al Salam Cycling Championship, the world’s largest such community race in terms of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE Cabinet has approved a resolution to reconstitute the Board of Directors of the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) for a three-year term, under the chairmanship of Mohamed Ali Al Shorafa Al Hammadi, Chairman of the SCA Board of Directors. The Board of Directors of the Securities and Commodities Authority is responsible for regulating and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today welcomed His Excellency Umaro Sissoco Embaló, President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. During their meeting at Qasr Al Shati in Abu Dhabi, the two leaders discussed cooperation, particularly in the areas of development, economy, trade, and investment, with a focus on advancing shared development priorities ...

ABU DHABI/WAM H.H. Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Development and Fallen Heroes’ Affairs, has witnessed the launch of the Emirates Humanitarian Youth Council, by the International Humanitarian and Philanthropic Council, in collaboration with the Emirates Humanitarian Youth Council. The initiative aims to empower young people in advancing global sustainable development ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, reviewed the progress of the Sheikh Rashid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Housing Project for Citizens in the Wadi Al Amardi area in Dubai. The project features 672 villas under construction at a total cost of AED1.4 billion, in addition ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Emirates Society of Ophthalmology (ESO) has inaugurated the 22nd edition of its annual conference, ESO 2025, at Hilton Abu Dhabi Yas Island. The three-day event, held in the presence of Sheikha Dr. Noura Al Qassimi, President of ESO and the Emirates Medical Association, brings together leading ophthalmologists, researchers, and health experts to explore advancements in ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Zayed Award for Human Fraternity hosted its third annual roundtable, featuring past and present award honorees – as well as current and former judging committee members – to strengthen collaboration, exchange ideas, and merge efforts towards advancing solidarity and peaceful coexistence. Moderated by CNN’s Caroline Faraj and chaired by the award’s Secretary-General Judge Mohamed Abdelsalam, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Sheikh Abdullah bin Bayyah, Head of the Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace and Chairman of the UAE Council for Fatwa, highlighted the UAE’s role as a global model of tolerance and peaceful coexistence. He emphasised that the country, guided by the legacy of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and the vision of President ...