UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan conferred the “Order of Zayed” on Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman in Abu Dhabi.

The new issue is the first banknote made of polymer material to be circulated in the UAE. Polymer banknotes are said to be more durable and sustainable than traditional cotton paper banknotes, lasting two or more times longer in circulation. The polymer can be completely recycled, thus reducing their environmental...

Official sources said the country would, from January 1, ‘transition to a four and a half day working week,’ with Saturdays and Sundays off.

Iran expressed hopes Monday to turn the page in its ties with the United Arab Emirates during a rare visit by a senior official from the Gulf Arab country. UAE National Security Advisor Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al-Nahyan arrived in the country earlier Monday.

Green hydrogen has the potential to rapidly replace fossil fuels on a large scale, says Cranmore Managing Partner Yusuf Macun.

The UAE government on Sunday announced the launch of the UAE Railways Programme, the largest integrated system for transporting goods and passengers across the country. The program was announced in the presence of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Mohamed...

The total value of the UAE’s foreign trade in the past five decades amounted to some AED34.23 trillion ($9.32 trillion), according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Additionally, the country’s trade balance from 1971 to 2020 recorded a surplus of nearly $1.3 trillion (AED4.76 trillion). The...

When sexual harassment and other forms of violence are an everyday occurrence for women and girls around the world, there are countries that are considered safe for females.

A senior Emirati security official is due in Iran on Monday, ISNA news agency reported, in the latest outreach between the two countries since a downgrading of ties five years ago. UAE National Security Adviser Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al-Nahyan "will arrive tomorrow in Tehran" at the invitation of secretary...

The festival aims to, among other things, make Abu Dhabi the preferred place for camel fairs regionally as well as internationally.

The signing of the MoU reportedly coincided with the visit of the French President Emmanuel Macron to the UAE.

Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala) has revealed that it signed two agreements to facilitate investments in sectors of mutual priority and interest in France.

Kordahi had been in the eye of the storm for criticizing the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen during an interview that was recorded before he became minister in September. The interview was aired on Lebanese TV after he joined the cabinet, and his comments angered Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and...

The agreements will boost the strategic partnership between the two countries to serve their mutual interests.

The Louvre Abu Dhabi's license has been extended by 10 years to 2047, the French presidency said Friday during a visit by Emmanuel Macron to the United Arab Emirates.

The Rafale order is the biggest made internationally for the aircraft since it entered into service in 2004.

The UAE is reportedly the first country to have such filter on the social networking site.

Saudi Arabi on Wednesday recorded its first case of Omicron variant infection, in a citizen its health ministry said had come from a North African country. Hours later, the UAE announced it too had detected the strain within its borders, in an ‘African woman arriving from an African country via...

Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan said UAE derives its human, socio-economic and cultural clout from robust constitutional, organizational and structural tenets.

UAE's first licensed drone delivery service provider, BARQ EV, has broken two Guinness World Records-- the longest (13.58km) flight of a drone for the delivery service and the longest (18.065km) non-stop return flight for a drone. BARQ EV said in a statement that the two records are a testament to...

The company announces a significant rise in oil and gas reserves.

Manchester United co-chairman Avram Glazer has acquired a franchise for a new T20 professional cricket league in the United Arab Emirates, organizers announced on Wednesday. Glazer completed the purchase in his role as chairman of private equity firm Lancer Capital.

In its new report to be published soon, titled "The UAE: Data Documenting the Journey until 2020", the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC) reveals key facts and figures underscoring the country's economic growth during the past 50 years, to mark the country's Golden Jubilee.

The union amongst Emirates is just fine despite being a new experience for us. We did not adopt our neighbors’ experiences. We rather counted on our faith in our brethren rulers of the Emirates and in the importance of the union as a cordial solution to the problems of disintegration,...

A total of 44 GCC brands, which include Emirates, Aljazeera, and ADNOC Distribution, figure in the 2021-2022 World Branding Awards. More than 5,300 brands from over 60 countries were nominated for the awards across multiple categories. Of these, only 500 brands were declared winners. The Virtual Awards Ceremony welcomed over...

The UAE has affirmed its commitment to assist in the efforts to ease the suffering of victims of human trafficking, ensure their rights, and end this crime, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals 2030.

The UAE cabinet has also approved policies to boost the creative sector, and even rehabilitate convicts and juvenile delinquents.

With little oil but the most diversified economy in the Gulf, Dubai has gone from a fishing village to a major financial, transport and media hub in the space of a few decades. Known for its glitzy shopping centres and its forest of skyscrapers, it has become a major tourist...

The cup will run from Feb 3-12, featuring eight matches between the champions of the six continental confederations along with the top team in the host nation.

The UAE's federal export credit company Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI) signed an MoU with Greece’s Export Credit Insurance Organization (ECIO) to boost the bilateral trade and economic cooperation between the UAE and Greece. The two agencies will support local businesses of both the countries operating in agriculture, construction, renewable energy,...

To commemorate the UAE’s National Day, Emirates Post Group (EPG) will issue non-fungible token (NFT) stamps, the first in the region.

American companies are creating a framework for future jobs, which is a new area of cooperation between the US and the UAE, a senior executive of an American business body has said. "We’re actually creating a curriculum in American companies for jobs that don’t exist. So, the US and the...

A total of 2,000 plots of land will be distributed to Emirati citizens together with 900 ready-made villas under AED3.8 billion ($1.03 billion) housing projects in Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, approved the projects that also include an AED 500...

The President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan ordered the release of 870 prisoners on Sunday.

This partnership is expected to support UAE Industry 4.0.

It also covers copyright, trademarks, commercial register, electronic transactions, trust services, factoring, and residency, in addition to laws related to society and personal security including as the Crime and Punishment Law, the Online Security Law, and a laws regulating the production, sale and use of narcotics and psychotropic substances.

The entire population of the UAE has received at least one dose of a vaccine against Covid-19. The country has so far recorded more than 741,000 cases of Covid-19, including 2,145 deaths. IT said last month it had overcome the pandemic as it saw the lowest infection numbers since its...

Khalifa University has thus become the first university in the UAE to deploy an Autonomous Vehicle (AV) on campus that can also run in ‘real environment’ off campus, bringing smart sustainable mobility to the community and contributing to the UAE’s sustainable development initiatives.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, chaired a meeting of the Higher Committee Overseeing National Strategy on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism in 2021 at Expo Dubai.

The visit by Ali Bagheri, Tehran's chief nuclear negotiator, is the first to Gulf Arab states by an official of the new government of Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi. The UAE downgraded ties with Iran in 2016 amid rivalry between its ally Saudi Arabia and the Islamic republic.

Major General Ahmed Nasser al-Raisi of the United Arab Emirates has been elected as the new President of Interpol, according to an announcement on Twitter on Thursday.

Gulf Capital, a UAE-based financial institution, has added Abu Dhabi and Dubai to the list of potential markets for the initial public offerings for one of its assets in 2022.

The UAE and Italy can join forces to lead the world through the "structural shift" underway in the biomedical sciences sector, the fourth Global Manufacturing and Industrialization Summit (GMIS) Week heard today.

The company has been added to key UAE and global small-cap indices.

For net-zero, carbon-capture tech cannot spend another decade on the sidelines of climate mitigation efforts, said the IEA.

The new office will strengthen IAI's growing cooperation with the local and regional governments, industries, companies, and academia, and will provide additional business opportunities for future collaborations on technological developments in the defence and civilian sectors, said an IAI statement issued on Thursday.

UNESCO's choice of December 2, the National Day of the UAE, as World Futures Day, is a sign of appreciation for the UAE’s global role over the past 50 years to imagine and create the future, the country's leadership has said. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of...

The move is aimed at expanding its footprint in tourism.

Erdogan greeted Sheikh Mohammed on the ceremonial blue carpet at the presidential palace in Ankara on Wednesday before they went into talks. The meeting was followed by a signing ceremony for several agreements, the content of which was not divulged.

The loans were given to industrial companies in five priority sectors.