Tamkeen, startAD launch Emirati Women Achievers campaign to celebrate Emirati

Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, the “Mother of the Nation”, and in celebration of Emirati Women’s Day, Tamkeen and startAD, the Abu Dhabi-based start-up accelerator powered by Tamkeen […]Read More

Dubai wins bids for 99 events in H1, 2022

Dubai has consolidated its position as a leading destination for international business events in the first half of 2022, securing the rights to host major conferences, congresses, incentive travel programmes and other meetings over the forthcoming years. Over the first six months of 2022, Dubai Business Events (DBE), Dubai’s official convention bureau, collaborated with stakeholders […]Read More

Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka joins NYU Abu Dhabi faculty

Wole Soyinka, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, has been appointed Arts Professor of Theater at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) effective 1st September, 2022. A multifaceted artist-dramatist, poet, essayist, musician, philosopher, teacher, human rights activist, and global artist and scholar, Soyinka joined the NYUAD Theatre Programme as a full-time faculty member, thereby […]Read More

UAE President attends fraternal consultative ‘Al Alameim Meeting’ in Egypt

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, attended today the fraternal consultative ‘Al Alameim Meeting’ which was called by Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, with the participation of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain and King Abdullah II of Jordan. During the meeting, held in Al Alamein City, Mersah Matruh Governorate, […]Read More

Etihad Airways boosts flights to New York-JFK this winter

Etihad Airways has increased flights to New York, United States. From 15th November, Etihad will add four weekly flights on the Abu Dhabi – New York route, providing a total of 11 weekly nonstop services to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). The new flights will be operated with a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, while existing […]Read More

Shamma bint Mohammed visits UAE pavilion in Floriade Expo 2022

Sheikha Dr. Shamma bint Mohammed bin Khalid Al Nahyan, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalid Al Nahyan Cultural and Educational Institutions, visited the Floriade Expo 2022 in the Netherlands, which is considered one of the important international exhibitions in the field of sustainability. During her visit, Sheikha Dr. Shamma […]Read More

Latifa bint Mohammed, President of Czech Republic discuss enhancing cultural

H.H. Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) and Member of Dubai Council, met with President Miloš Zeman of the Czech Republic, during an official visit to Prague as head of a UAE delegation participating in the International Council of Museums (ICOM) General Conference 2022. […]Read More

UAE President, Egyptian President inspect tourist project in Al Alamein

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi inspected the Regal Heights Hotel, an investment project in Al Alamein City. His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein of Jordan, and Mustafa Al Kadhimi, Prime Minister of Iraq, […]Read More

UN chief urges rich nations to ‘open wallets and hearts’

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for wealthier countries to help developing nations purchase Ukrainian grain as supplies begin returning to global markets, in an appeal from the Black Sea port of Odesa on Friday, World Humanitarian Day. Ships carrying grain have been leaving there under a recent UN-brokered agreement, and Guterres said Odesa was […]Read More

UAE President arrives in Al Alamein City, discusses fraternal relations

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has arrived in Al Alamein City on a fraternal visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt. Upon his arrival at Al Alamein International Airport, President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed was received by President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. While welcoming President His Highness Sheikh […]Read More