Bangladeshis involved in UAE riots pardoned
ABU DHABI: The president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has pardoned 57 Bangladeshis who were convicted and sentenced in July to prison for staging protests against their home government in the Gulf state. They were put on trial on July 21 for the “riots, disruption of public security, obstruction of law enforcement, and endangerment […]
UAE announces $30 billion Global Climate Fund
DUBAI: United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has announced the establishment of a $30 billion fund for global climate solutions. Designed to bridge the climate financing gap and facilitate affordable access, the fund aims to stimulate the raising and investment of $250 billion by 2030, Sheikh Mohammed said in his address […]
UAE Prime Minister seeks youth minister on X platform
DUBAI: Young people in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who wish to join the ranks of the government as Youth Minister have been invited to email the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs. UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has taken to X (formerly Twitter) to make […]
The UAE’s passion for falcons soars high at ADIHEX 2023
ABU DHABI: The deep passion and the robust links between Emiratis and the falcon remain a strong feature of the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX), an annual cultural event that has been held over 20 years. The interaction between them is in fact so rooted in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) founding […]
Pakistan’s Karachi Port leased out to UAE companies
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative KARACHI: The Pakistan government has leased out Karachi Port to AD Ports Group (ADX: ADPORTS), for a period of 50 years. The concession agreement with Karachi Port Trust (KPT), the Pakistani federal government’ agency that oversees the operations of the Port of Karachi, and AD Ports Group was signed […]
Empowering media to embrace challenges, opportunities holds key to brighter future
By Habib Toumi DUBAI: Speaking softly, but firmly and convincingly, Abdullah Al Shehi stressed the significance of grooming young journalists to embrace the challenges and opportunities lying ahead as the media world moves into the future. The head of the Dubai Bureau of the Emirate News Agency (WAM) explained that in a rapidly-changing world fraught with […]
UAE news agency calls for media partnership to tackle information vacuum on climate change
Al Rayssi explains how WAM is keen on filling information vacuum on climate change through media partnership (WAM) DUBAI: The head of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) news agency WAM has called for the establishment of a media partnership to craft media content that will enlighten the public in diverse societies on climate change challenges. “Climate […]
Malaysia, UAE sign Middle East’s first unconventional oil concession
ABU DHABI: United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Shaikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the King of Malaysia Al Sultan Abdullah have attended the signing of a historic concession agreement between Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and PETRONAS for Abu Dhabi’s Unconventional Onshore Block 1. The pioneering award to Malaysia’s national oil and gas […]
Last working Sunday for federal government as UAE switches weekends
Abu Dhabi (WAM) DUBAI: Today is the last working Sunday for federal government entities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the country switches from the Sunday-Thursday working week to the Monday-Friday on January 1. Under the new system, Monday to Thursday workdays will start at 7:30 am and end at 3:30 pm, while Friday […]
Madam Ambassador: UAE appoints first woman ambassador to France
By Habib Toumi ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates has appointed a woman as its new ambassador to France, the first time the Gulf country has named a woman to such a post in Paris. Hend Manea Saeed Al Otaiba has presented a copy of her credentials as UAE Ambassador to the French Republic. “I had […]
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