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The United Arab Emirates, represented by the Ministry of Finance (MoF), is participating in the 2023 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which will is held in Washington, D.C. from 10th to 16th April. The UAE delegation is headed by Mohamed Bin …

Ibrahim Al Jarwan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Astronomy Society: Starting from April 11, the fasting period during the remaining days of the holy month of Ramadan will exceed 14 hours in the UAE.

The Federal Public Prosecution revealed, in its annual report for the year 2022, that the total number of procedures it took remotely amounted to 362,161. The report explained that the total number of grievances related to COVI-19 violations that were submitted through the remote grievance service, which is available through …

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reviewed on Friday the resource adequacy of the Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (PRGT), Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST), and Debt Relief Trusts including the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT). The PRGT is the Fund’s main vehicle for providing concessional loans (currently at zero interest rates) …

Over 2,000 porcelain, pottery, metalware, and other relics dating back to the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) have been uncovered in an ancient city wall site of north China’s Tianjin Municipality, Xinhua News Agency reported. Located in today’s Nankai District of Tianjin, the ancient Tianjin’s east city wall site boasts various ruins, …

Abdullah bin Sultan bin Awad Al Nuaimi, UAE Minister of Justice, held a phone call with Ronald Lamola, Minister of Justice and Correctional Services of the Republic of South Africa, to discuss the ruling on the extradition request concerning Atul and Rajesh Gupta. The Dubai Court of Appeal issued its …

Instant messaging services are dime a dozen, but platforms like WhatsApp stand out among a crowd of competing services. We routinely come across new feature additions on WhatsApp, some aimed at improving functionality, while others are designed to enhance visual elements in the app. WABetaInfo has now uncovered a subtle …

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a written letter to H.H. Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait, to commend the deep-rooted and historical ties that bind the two countries and peoples. The letter also included an invitation for H.H. Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber …

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) said that UAE’s trade in goods with the rest of the world hit $1.024 trillion in 2022 as the share of both exports and imports increased on the back of higher crude oil prices. Imports accounted for 22% of that amount while exports grew by …

The United Arab Emirates has participated in an extraordinary meeting of the Arab League, held at the headquarters of the General Secretariat in Cairo at the level of permanent delegates, to take a unified Arab stance against Israeli police forces’ storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque and the attack on worshippers. The …