Minister of Culture and Youth says the ministry is in the final stages of preparing a long term strategy to increase GDP contribution
Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi
ADNEC says contributed $630m to Abu Dhabi economy in H1
Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company reveals 45% boost to local economy in first six months of 2019
UAE to prepare 39 polling stations for FNC election in October
National Elections Committee reports an increase in the number of registered voters by 50% compared to 2015
100 key figures to appear at Emirati Media Forum
Emirati Media Forum lines up heads of UAE media institutions, managing editors, editors-in-chief of local newspapers, senior writers, thinkers, intellectuals and academics
Abu Dhabi Media plans first artificial intelligence news anchor
Abu Dhabi Media signs deal with Sogou Inc, a Chinese internet industry company to develop Arabic and English AI news anchor
Revealed: who will run the UAE’s new Ministry of Possibilities
Sheikh Mohammed says four ministers in the UAE government have been tasked with managing the Ministry of Possibilities
Abu Dhabi Media to launch UFC digital subscription platform
Abu Dhabi Media and Ultimate Fighting Championship announce new broadcast partnership to provide access to all live UFC events
First Abu Dhabi Dream Ball aims to educate over 5,000 refugee children
Inaugural event held in benefit of UNICEF to provide children with access to learning, skills development and opportunities to empower their future
In pictures: First anniversary of Louvre Abu Dhabi
French Minister of Culture, Franck Riester, visits Louvre Abu Dhabi on the Museum’s first anniversary this Friday. He hailed the partnership between French museums and Louvre Abu Dhabi and paid tribute to the cooperation between French and Emirati teams in the preparation of new temporary exhibitions, with the support of Agence France-Museums.
Gallery: France’s foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian visits Louvre Abu Dhabi
French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian meets with Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and launched a new exhibit at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. The minister then continued his tour to visit French language schools in Abu Dhabi, Masdar City and Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque.
French foreign minister to arrive in UAE
French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian is expected to meet with Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed
In pictures: Crown Prince of Fujairah attends opening of World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan
H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah paid a visit to the UAE team participating in the Games, wishing them success in best representing the country and adding value to UAE’s track record of sports achievements. The UAE participation in the World Nomad Games comes as part of the country’s celebration of the ‘Year of Zayed’.
In pictures: UAE to rebuild historic Mosul’s Grand al-Nouri mosque and al-Hadba minaret
The UAE and Iraq signed a Memorandum of Understanding for cultural cooperation, with a landmark project in Mosul as a centerpiece of the agreement between the two countries. The reconstruction and restoration historic al-Nouri mosque and al-Hadba’ minaret of Mosul will continue over the course of five years and will be supervised by a joint committee including representatives of the Emirati and the Iraqi Ministries of Culture, UNESCO, the Iraqi Sunni Endowment, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and ICCROM Regional Office in Sharjah.
UAE to help Iraq to rebuild iconic Mosul mosque destroyed by ISIL
UAE Culture Minister Noura al-Kaabi said her country would put forward $50m for the rebuilding
In pictures: Riyadh International Book Fair 2018
The UAE being named a guest of honour at the fair, particularly given that it coincides with the UAE’s Year of Zayed at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Centre