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Zayed Sustainability Prize Opens Submissions for 2024 Cycle

Middle East News 247 23/01/2023

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates — The Zayed Sustainability Prize, the UAE’s pioneering global award for recognising excellence in sustainability, has officially announced that the 2024 cycle is now open for submissions.  Submissions will be accepted until 2nd May 2023 through the Prize’s

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THE FITOUT unveils latest exquisite interior work for Newby Tea Cafe

News Desk 2 23/01/2023

THE FITOUT, one of the leading service providers of comprehensive interior solutions in the Middle East, successfully completed its latest interior developments for the Newby Tea Cafe in Abu Dhabi. The cafe features THE FITOUT’s unique and sustainable range of interior solutions, which also comprised of civil, floor, and lighting work among others. The project’s […]

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Inaugural Zayed Sustainability Prize Forum highlights need for inclusive, unified climate action to build resilient communities

Middle East News 247 23/01/2023

Abu Dhabi, United Arab of Emirates — The Zayed Sustainability Prize, the UAE’s pioneering global sustainability and humanitarian award, yesterday welcomed government dignitaries, business leaders, the youth, international media and environmental activists for the Inaugural Zayed Sustainability Prize Forum at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2023. Held under the theme ‘Raising

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This Year, Saudi Arabia Is Set To Surpass India As The Fastest-Growing Major Economy

News Editor 21/01/2023 0

India is projected to lose its status as the world’s fastest-growing major economy this year. The Indian Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation projects that Saudi Arabia’s GDP will develop at a quicker pace than India’s, at 7.6 percent per year, thanks to the continued boost provided by increased earnings from higher energy prices. With growth

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Sheikh Mohammed Reveals Dubai’s 10-Year Growth Strategy

News Editor 19/01/2023 0

Dubai’s Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid has launched a strategy to make the city one of the top 10 economic powerhouses in the world within the next decade. More than a hundred projects totalling billions of dirhams are part of the Dubai Economic Agenda (D33), according to the Vice President and Ruler of Dubai. One major objective is […]

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Masdar City and ADGM sign strategic agreement

News Desk 2 19/01/2023

Abu Dhabi, January 19, 2023: Masdar City, Abu Dhabi’s flagship sustainable urban community and innovation hub, and the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen foreign investment in Abu Dhabi and support innovation that enhances the UAE’s economic competitiveness. The agreement was signed by Ahmed Baghoum, the

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United Arab Emirates University sign an MoU to promote research and education

News Desk 2 19/01/2023

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. January 19, 2023: Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, a Mubadala Health partner, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the College of Medicine and Health Sciences – United Arab Emirates University. The agreement augments an alliance between the two parties, in research and education, in line with Cleveland Clinic Abu […]

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Saudi Hospital Performs Youngest Heart Transplant In The Middle East

News Editor 18/01/2023 0

Two consecutive heart transplants were done on children in less than 24 hours by the pediatric cardiac surgery team in Riyad at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre. Two infant girls, one from the United Arab Emirates, aged under eight months, and the other from Saudi Arabia, aged 19 months, were in severe condition before […]

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Sustainable Trade at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week

News Desk 2 18/01/2023

Abu Dhabi, 18 January 2023:  His Excellency Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade, highlighted the importance of placing sustainability at the forefront of economic and policy agendas during keynote speeches and ministerial meetings at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW). During his visit to ADSW, the Minister was the […]

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Saint-Gobain inaugurates Al MUNTADA- knowledge space 

News Desk 2 18/01/2023

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, January 18, 2023 French multinational Saint-Gobain inaugurates its first Knowledge space in the Middle East at Masdar City, Abu Dhabi’s flagship sustainable urban community. Hady Nassif CEO Saint-Gobain Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, Antoine Ghazal CEO Saint-Gobain Gulf Countries inaugurated today AL-MUNTADA

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Loeb set sights on Abu Dhabi after record-breakingDakar charge

News Desk 2 16/01/2023

Dammam, Saudi Arabia: 16th January, 2023:  World Rally-Raid Championship leader Sebastien Loeb has quickly set his sights on next month’s Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge after his record-breaking run with Bahrain Raid Xtreme in the Dakar Rally. Loeb, partnered by Fabian Lurquin, carries a two-point advantage over Nasser Al Attiyah into the second round of the […]

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Abu Dhabi Blood Bank Services Facilitates Blood Donor Volunteer Credit Hours

News Editor 14/01/2023 0

It was recently announced by Abu Dhabi Blood Bank Services that blood donors can now earn volunteer hours through the UAE Volunteer Platform. The number of volunteer hours awarded to blood donors will vary with the type of blood they give. Giving blood counts as two hours and donating platelets as three. This program can […]

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Masdar City’s Innovate returns to Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2023 to showcase clean-tech companies

News Desk 2 12/01/2023

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 12 January 2023: Innovate, Masdar City’s global initiative to support clean-tech companies, is returning to Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week to showcase clean-tech start-ups and enterprises. The three-day exhibition kicks off on January 16. It is supported by Masdar City’s start-up accelerator program, The Catalyst, which is providing 22

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The First Emirates Mobile Infectious Disease Lab Has Been Launched In Abu Dhabi

News Editor 11/01/2023 0

A first of its kind, the transportable BSL-3 (Biosafety level 3) Laboratory was unveiled by the Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre (ADPHC). The BSL-3 will be accessible across four different locations in Abu Dhabi. These locations are the Al Rahba Hospital, Tawam Hospital, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), and Madinat Zayed Hospital. The Mobile Infectious Disease Lab:  The

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Saudi Arabia Launches A New Platform To Educate Its Justice Ministry Workers About Cybersecurity

News Editor 10/01/2023 0

The Saudi Ministry of Justice has created Masoul (Responsible) to train its employees on cybersecurity and foster a culture of accountability. The government described the platform as an accessible learning resource full of helpful tutorials on cyber security. They elaborated that it provides the ministry’s employees access to the courses, digital exams, and

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Dubai’s 3Fils and BRIX make Abu Dhabi debut with Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort by Anantara culinary collaboration

News Desk 2 10/01/2023

ABU DHABI, UAE, JANUARY 10, 2023 – Homegrown, Dubai-born restaurants 3Fils and BRIX Desserts are making their way to Abu Dhabi for the very first time as a three-month fine dining culinary collaboration with Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort by Anantara begins this week. Turning the luxury resort’s Royal Pavilion into a destination dining space, […]

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UAE And Greece Have Agreed To Expand Their Bilateral Relations And Areas Of Cooperation

News Editor 09/01/2023 0

In September of 2020, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for UAE, H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, expressed optimism about the prospects for a strategic partnership between the UAE and Greece, citing the two countries’ longstanding friendship and mutual respect as motivating factors. Nikos Dendias, the Greek minister of foreign

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Five New UAE Laws Will Go Into Effect In 2023

News Editor 07/01/2023 0

As citizens of the United Arab Emirates get ready to ring in the new year, they have numerous things to look forward. One of this is the lawful changes and new UAE laws that aims to improve their personal and professional lives. See below for a description of the five most significant new UAE laws […]

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NEOM Enables 600 Students To Gain Access To Future Career Opportunities

News Editor 06/01/2023 0

NEOM CSR is the corporate social responsibility department of the “land of the future” being built in northwest Saudi Arabia. It just started a training program to give a new generation of students more power. The initiative was started to help students in NEOM and the Tabuk region reach their full potential and gain access to career […]

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Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Awarded For Excellence In Digital Adoption By Blockchain-Powered E-Marketplace TradeAssets

News Editor 04/01/2023 0

Recently, TradeAssets presented the e-Marketplace Champion Award to the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank. The award was for its great use of digital technology. TradeAssets is a blockchain technology e-Marketplace for trade finance. Together with ADIB, it was one of the first organizations to use blockchain technology to make trade finance distribution deals happen last year.  […]