ABU DHABI, 30th September, 2026 (WAM) — The Ministry of Interior (MOI) has reaffirmed its readiness to share expertise and knowledge and build partnerships to strengthen international cooperation, safeguard the integrity of maritime supply chains and prevent their exploitation for criminal activities. The ministry said dismantling criminal networks at their source can help curb their […]
ABU DHABI, 13th December, 2025 (WAM) — Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, the “Mother of the Nation”, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF), the 5th Abu Dhabi Family Forum 2025 was launched at […]
BELEM, Brazil, 7th November, 2025 (WAM) — World leaders and international officials, including UN Secretary-General António Guterres, warned during a summit in Brazil ahead of the 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 30)— scheduled from November 10 to 21 — that the world may fail to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, […]
CAIRO, 30th October, 2025 (WAM) — Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Yamahi, Speaker of the Arab Parliament, met separately in Cairo with Rolando Miguel González Patricio, President of the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (Parlatino), and Dr AbdulHakim Elwaer, FAO Assistant Director- General. Al Yamahi and González discussed strengthening institutional cooperation and supporting the upcoming International […]
JAKARTA, 25th October, 2025 (WAM) – Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Sugiono emphasised the need for stronger cross-sectoral synergy within ASEAN to address regional security challenges, particularly cross-border cybercrime and online fraud. “As our region becomes increasingly connected and dynamic, we must strengthen our ability to tackle multidimensional challenges, including cross-border crime,” he stated at the […]
NICE, France, 9th June 2025 (WAM) — Jassim Mohammed Al-Budaiwi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), reaffirmed Gulf countries’ unwavering commitment to tackling environmental and climate issues. Speaking at the Ocean Rise and Coastal Resilience Summit, taking place in advance of third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, France, Al-Budaiwi underscored the GCC’s […]
ABU DHABI, 28th May 2025 (WAM) — Meropi Christofi, Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to the UAE, emphasised the importance of modernising water distribution networks to integrate renewable energy sources during her participation in the World Utilities Congress 2025. Speaking at a ministerial panel titled “Empowering energy security through strategic cross-border water cooperation,” the […]
RABAT, 24th May 2025 (WAM) — Maryam bin Theneya, Second Deputy Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), and President of Women’s Parliamentary Forum (WPF) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM), met with Carlos René Hernández, President of the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), on the sidelines of the 3rd Marrakech Parliamentary Economic Forum […]
GENEVA, 11th February, 2025 (WAM) – The UN Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) Economic Development in Africa Report 2024 highlighted how economies face heightened uncertainty during major shocks, including the 2008 financial crisis, the 2014 commodity price collapse and COVID-19. The report calls for stronger regional trade networks to reduce dependence on external markets, enhance stability, […]
TOKYO, 29th August, 2024 (WAM) – Japan’s National Police Agency (NPA) said Thursday that it will seek JPY5,962 million to strengthen cyberattack countermeasures in its budget request for fiscal 2025, Jiji Press reported. The fund will be used mainly to enhance investigation capabilities and improve measures to fight phishing using generative artificial intelligence technology. Of […]
PARIS, 4th June, 2024 (WAM) — New analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA) finds that countries have a significant opportunity over the coming months to develop clear plans for boosting renewable power that could help move the world closer to achieving the COP28 goal of tripling global capacity by 2030. COP28 Tripling Renewable Capacity […]
PARIS, 3rd May, 2024 (WAM) — A new report published by UNESCO on World Press Freedom Day, 3rd May, warned of increasing violence against, and intimidation of journalists reporting on the environment and climate disruption. World Press Freedom Day will be dedicated to the importance of journalism and freedom of expression in the context of the […]
