Tuesday, 20 October 2020

Founder of UAE state-run WAM news agency dies at 78

Founder of UAE state-run WAM news agency dies at 78Ibrahim al-Abed, the founder of the United Arab Emirates' state-run WAM news agency and a pioneering media figure as the oil-rich nation grew into a regional power, died Tuesday. Al-Abed long served as the head of the country's National Media Council, a government regulatory body. “Five decades Ibrahim spent working tirelessly until the last day,” Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum wrote on Twitter.




source https://news.yahoo.com/founder-uae-state-run-wam-090417473.html

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