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Abdullah bin Zayed honours winners of ‘Minister of Foreign Affairs Excellence Award’
H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, honoured 34 winners of the 5th Minister of Foreign Affairs Excellence Award, during a ceremony held on Tuesday evening at the ministry's headquarters in Abu Dhabi.
EAD to ban single-use Styrofoam products from June 1
The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has announced the ban on a series of Styrofoam products in the emirate effective from 1st June 2024. This is part of EAD's "Single-Use Plastic Policy", which was launched in 2020.
Arab Youth Council for Climate Change rolls out sustainability education resource
A new platform designed to facilitate educational resources on sustainability has been launched in the UAE titled “Open-source Hub: Sustainability as a Second Language”.
MoHRE urges private sector companies to meet H1 2024 Emiratisation targets before June 30
The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has urged private sector companies employing 50 or more workers to meet their half-yearly Emiratisation targets for 2024. These targets call for a 1% growth in the number of Emiratis working in skilled jobs in these companies, in line with the relevant Cabinet Resolution.
SEC forms Shariah Oversight Committee for Endowments
Sharjah Executive Council (SEC) held its weekly meeting under the chairmanship of H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, and in the presence of H.H.
ADX commences Global Investor Roadshow in New York
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), one of the world's fastest-growing securities exchanges with a market capitalisation of more than US$765 billion, is pleased to launch its 2024 Global Investor Roadshow and Conference starting off with New York in collaboration with Morgan Stanley Bank, on 20th and 21st May, 2024.
Integrate Middle East’s 2nd edition starts tomorrow in Dubai
The second edition of Integrate Middle East, the audio-visual (Pro AV) and media technology event in the MENA region, will kick off tomorrow at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC).
Korea, OECD to launch digital society initiative, with plans to introduce ‘Digital Bill of Rights’
A digital society initiative, jointly led by the Republic of Korea and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), will officially kick off this week to discuss global governance on artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies, Yonhap News Agency reported.
Jury of UNESCO-Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development discusses preparation for eighth edition
The International Jury of the UNESCO-Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development met at the UNESCO headquarters over the past two days, in Paris to discuss preparations for the launch of the eighth edition of the prize and to review the latest nominations.