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UAE takes part in Arab Ministers’ Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction
CAIRO: The United Arab Emirates participated in the second meeting of Arab Ministers on Disaster Risk Reduction, which was recently held at the headquarters of the League of Arab States in Cairo.
Ali Rashid Al Neyadi, Director-General of the National…
India’s renewable energy agency gets international credit rating
NEW DELHI: India’s quest for renewable energy received a shot in the arm with the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) securing an international credit rating.
SandP Global Ratings rated IREDA’s Outlook as ‘Stable’ and gave the agency ‘…
Vietnam plans to strengthen law to control social media advertising
HANOI: Vietnam plans to strengthen the existing Law on Advertising with a key focus on social media marketing, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported on Friday.
The draft law proposing amendments and supplements to several provisions of the Law on Advert…
ADIHEX announces CARACAL as Weaponry Sponsor for 21st edition
ABU DHABI: The Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX) has announced CARACAL as the Weaponry Sponsor for the 21st edition that begins on Saturday, solidifying its commitment to showcasing top-tier brands in the hunting and s…
Korean banks’ lending rate down for 2nd month in July
SEOUL: Banks’ loan rate in the Republic of Korea declined for a second consecutive month in July, as the central bank has frozen its key rate for more than a year amid still-high inflation, central bank data showed Friday.
Yonhap News Agency reported…
UAE and United States issue joint statement on situation of women and girls in Afghanistan
ABU DHABI: Lana Nusseibeh, Assistant Foreign Minister for Political Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, welcomed Rina Amiri, United States Special Envoy for Afghan Women, Girls and Human Rights, to the United Arab Emirates to discuss the situation of…
ADFW 2024 to feature industry titans across 50 events
ABU DHABI: Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, the third edition of Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW), the flagship financial event of the MEASA …
Inflation in France drops to 1.9 pct in Aug.
France inflation rate decreased to 1.9 percent in August on a yearly basis compared with 2.3 percent last month, official data showed on Friday.
The drop is because of the slow in energy and electricity prices, French National Institute of Statistic…
UK issued 48,239 ETAs for Kuwaitis in February-June — Ambassador
Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Kuwait Belinda Lewis said her government had issued 48,239 electronic travel authorizations (ETAs) for Kuwaiti citizens from last February until the end of June. Lewis noted, in a statement on Thursday, that the la…
UN Security Council urges Libyan actors to resolve central bank crisis
The members of the UN Security Council expressed, in a press statement released on Thursday, concern at recent developments and tensions in Libya.
They called on Libyan actors and institutions to urgently refrain from any unilateral actions which in…
