ABU DHABI, 7th December, 2021 (WAM) — The first-ever Global Distributed Cloud Storage Summit (DCS) to be held in the United Arab Emirates will take place in Abu Dhabi from 15th to 17th December 2021.Hosted by the Abu Dhabi Convention and Exhibition Bu…
Day: December 7, 2021
Mohammed bin Rashid meets with UNESCO Director-General
DUBAI, 7th December, 2021 (WAM) — His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, today met with Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organis…
Bodour Al Qasimi calls on Italian publishers to cooperate on building industry resilience
• ROME, 7th December, 2021 (WAM) — Continuing her in-person assessments of pandemic-hit publishing markets worldwide, Bodour Al Qasimi, President of the International Publishers Association (IPA), was in Rome to meet with members of the Italian Publis…
Ahmed bin Mohammed meets with President of French National Olympic and Sports Committee
• DUBAI, 7th December, 2021 (WAM) — H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the UAE National Olympic Committee (NOC), today met with Brigitte Henriques, President of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee, at Expo …
SEC discusses movement of goods and transportation process
• SHARJAH, 7th December, 2021 (WAM) — The Sharjah Executive Council (SEC), on Tuesday, discussed during its weekly meeting at the Ruler’s office, chaired by H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, a…
FCCI, Polish Chamber of Commerce sign two MoUs
DUBAI, 7th December, 2021 (WAM) — The UAE Federation of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) and the Polish Chamber of Commerce signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening the relations between the private sectors of t…
TA’ZIZ, Reliance launch strategic joint venture for $2 billion chemicals projects in Ruwais
ABU DHABI, 7th December, 2021 (WAM) — Abu Dhabi Chemicals Derivatives Company RSC Ltd (TA’ZIZ) and Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), have agreed to launch TA’ZIZ EDC & PVC, a world-scale chemical production partnership at the TA’ZIZ Industrial Ch…
Minister of State for Financial Affairs, Chairman of Islamic Development Bank discuss joint partnership and cooperation
(WAM) — As part of its commitment to strengthening the UAE’s relations with various countries of the world, and regional and international financial institutions and organisations, Mohamed Bin Hadi Al Hussaini, Minister of State for Financial Affairs…
First-ever Global Business Forum ASEAN begins tomorrow in Dubai
DUBAI, 7th December, 2021 (WAM) — The first-ever Global Business Forum (GBF) ASEAN – a dedicated conference that focuses on trade and commerce between Dubai and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) – kicks off tomorrow (Wednesday, 8th De…
UAE announces 62 new COVID-19 cases, 81 recoveries, and no deaths in last 24 hours
ABU DHABI, 7th December, 2021 (WAM) — The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 387,672 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment.In a statement, the Ministry str…
Panel discussion highlights frameworks to combat violence and abuse
• DUBAI, 7th December, 2021 (WAM) — Senior officials responsible for development and implementation of the social sector’s agenda in the UAE, as well as thought leaders, came together to discuss frameworks to combat violence and abuse at a panel discu…
Ministry of Economy presents details of new legislation on commercial companies, commercial registry, trademarks and copyright
ABU DHABI, 7th December, 2021 (WAM) — The Ministry of Economy, in cooperation with the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), held an extensive media briefing to introduce three of the new economic laws that underwent largest legislative amendmen…