ABU DHABI: Nicolas Niemtchinow, Ambassador of the French Republic to the UAE, hosted a reception to celebrate his country’s National Day, which is celebrated on 14 July each year.
The event, held at the Emirates Palace Hotel on Thursday, was attended…
GENEVA: The world’s population is expected to grow by more than 2 billion people in the next decades and peak in the 2080s at around 10.3 billion, a major shift from a decade ago, a new report by the United Nations said on Thursday.
The report – rele…
BAMAKO: The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the Government of Mali and Belgian Embassy in Mali officially unveiled a regional initiative to support the development and implementation of data-based policies and programmes on migration a…
JAKARTA: His Eminence Prof. Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, met with Jusuf Kalla, former Vice President of Indonesia and Chairperson of the Indonesian Mosque Council, at his residence in Jakarta…
DUBAI: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, today met with winners of the 8th Arab Reading Challenge UAE qualifiers, led by Ahmad Faisal Ali who won the title of UAE champion, and Sulai…
ABU DHABI: The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) is participating in the 20th edition of the Liwa Date Festival, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister,…
GENEVA: COVID-19 is still killing around 1,700 people a week around the world, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Thursday, urging those most at risk to continue receiving vaccinations against the virus.
At a press conference, WHO Director-Gene…
ABU DHABI: Burjeel Holdings has achieved a significant milestone by receiving institutional accreditation from the National Institute for Health Specialties (NIHS), a prestigious accreditation programme in the UAE. Burjeel Holdings is the first privat…