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Team Future Gadget Lab from Kuwait and Team Beyond Limits from the UAE won first and second place respectively in the regional semifinal of the fourth annual Tech4Good Competition, held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The competition was part of the Seeds for the Future 2024 Programme, organised by Huawei in collaboration with the Ministry of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The teams ...

The UAE Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology has joined BRICS counterparts in signing a declaration to launch a Centre for Industrial Competences. The centre, in cooperation with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), aims to support the development of industrial skills and capabilities. The declaration was made at the 8th BRICS Industry Ministers Meeting, which ...

On August 14, 2024, a consortium comprising Abu Dhabi Sustainable Water Solutions (SWS), Marubeni Corporation, and Suez signed a joint development agreement with Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade, and Uzsuvtaminot JSC to develop a major wastewater treatment plant in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The $1 billion project, set to be the largest in Uzbekistan and the CIS region, will ...

The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Armenia Securities Exchange (AMX) to collaborate on initiatives aimed at strengthening ties between both capital markets and fostering greater trading and investment opportunities. The MoU will allow ADX and AMX to cooperate on technology, best trading practices, educational initiatives, and market ...

On August 13, 2024, Noura Mohammed Abdul Hamid Juma presented her credentials as the UAE Ambassador to Latvia during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Riga. During the event, she conveyed the greetings and well wishes of UAE leaders to President Edgars Rinkēvičs, who in turn sent his regards to the UAE leadership and expressed his hopes for strengthened bilateral relations. Both parties ...

On August 6, 2024, Saif Abdulla Alshamisi, Assistant Under-Secretary for Protocol Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, received the credentials of Maria Belovas, the new Estonian Ambassador to the UAE. Alshamisi wished her success in strengthening UAE-Estonia relations. Belovas expressed her honor in representing Estonia in the UAE, noting its esteemed position under President His Highness ...

OZON Pharmaceuticals has signed a "musataha agreement" to establish a 150,700 sq.ft. manufacturing facility at Dubai Industrial City, with an investment of over AED293 million. The facility, which is expected to operate at full capacity by next year, will be developed in two phases. The first phase will involve an AED110 million investment and will have a production capacity of over 300 million ...

On August 1, 2024, the ninth session of the UAE-Azerbaijan Joint Intergovernmental Commission for Economic, Trade, and Technical Cooperation took place in Shusha, Azerbaijan, chaired by UAE Minister of Economy Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri and Azerbaijani Minister Mikayil Jabbarov. The meeting focused on enhancing bilateral economic ties across various sectors, including entrepreneurship, SMEs ...

Dr. Sultan bin Saif Al Neyadi, Minister of State for Youth Affairs, led the UAE delegation at the "BRICS Youth Summit" in Russia. The delegation discussed youth-related topics including education, training, skill development, entrepreneurship, science, technology, innovation, volunteerism, health, and sports. The UAE's participation was part of its initiatives to enhance youth engagement in ...

H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, received Dmytro Senik, the Ambassador of Ukraine to the UAE, at his palace in Saqr bin Mohammed City. They discussed ways to enhance cooperation between the UAE and Ukraine in various fields and reviewed several topics of mutual interest. The Ambassador expressed his sincere thanks and appreciation to the ...