UAE News
UAE takes another step towards Mars
Sunday, May 24, 2015The UAE Space Agency will launch its official strategy and operation plan in Abu Dhabi on Monday Abu Dhabi: Come Monday, the UAE will be one step closer to Mars. The UAE Space Agency will launch its official strategy and operation plan in Abu Dhabi under the patronage of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid… Untitled
RTA ponders smart car rental
Sunday, May 24, 2015Rental scheme could ease mobility for commuters May 23, 2015 Dubai: The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is examining a Smart Rental initiative where cars will be on short-term rental offer to ease the mobility of public transport riders, especially the Dubai Metro, to their final destinations. It’s believed the initiative will increase the ridership… Untitled
Abu Dhabi International upgrades baggage handling systems
Thursday, May 21, 201521 May 2015 The fully integrated high-speed systems will have a throughput capacity of more than 4,800 items of baggage per hour. Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Airports announced the successful completion of the installation and renovation of Baggage Handling Systems at Terminal 1 and Terminal 3. The work was carried out by Abu Dhabi Airports’… Untitled
Coming soon: Dragon Mart 2
Thursday, May 21, 2015Novo cinemas, Geant store, 250-room hotel, 550 new shops on the way DUBAI Dragon Mart, Dubai’s own China Town on the Hatta-Oman road, is all set for a massive 6.5 million square foot expansion comprising 1,100 more shops, Novo Cinemas, three hotels and 1,120 apartments. Aimed at transforming the place into a massive leisure, retail… Untitled
Russian-speaking population of the UAE today has more than 400,000 people, said Sheikh Talib Bin Saqr Al Qasimi
Thursday, May 21, 2015Russian-speaking population of the UAE today has more than 400,000 people, said the Minister of Internal Affairs of the emirate of Ras al-Khaim, Sheikh Talib Bin Saqr Al Qasimi during his visit to St. Petersburg, and for the country’s leadership it`s important to provide them with the opportunity to receive education in their native language… Untitled
Adnoc on track to hit 3.5mbpd target by 2017
Thursday, May 21, 2015Abu Dhabi-based oil firm to raise investments to Dh120b next year May 19, 2015 Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) is on track to hit the emirate’s target of raising oil production to 3.5 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2017, with plans to expand refining capacity to 920,000 bpd. The company… Untitled
Jumeirah Group celebrates a successful start to 2015
Wednesday, May 20, 2015Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury hotel company and a member of Dubai Holding, grew revenues by over 5.2% in 2014, while maintaining a strong EBITDA performance. Across the Jumeirah portfolio of hotels, resorts and residences in Dubai, the company secured an occupancy rate of 80.1% and an average revenue per available room (RevPAR) of AED… Untitled
Etisalat completes Voice over WiFi trial
Wednesday, May 20, 2015Customers can experience a seamless call handover between 4G and WiFi as well as faster call set-up times and better voice quality May 19, 2015 Dubai: Etisalat completed its first successful Voice over WiFi (VoWiFi) solution to extend mobile service coverage in the UAE in partnership with Huawei. VoWiFi will enable etisalat’s customers to make… Untitled
UAE’s mobile networks best in the region
Wednesday, May 20, 2015TRA survey shows the two operators in the country are neck to neck in almost all of the parameters May 17, 2015 Dubai: The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of the UAE survey on the performance of mobile networks and services provided by etisalat and du showed that both the operators are “neck and neck” in all… Untitled
UAE passenger numbers up 17.3% in first four months
Wednesday, May 20, 2015Country’s airports handled 37.84m people from January to April May 19, 2015 Dubai: The UAE’s main airports handled 17.3 per cent more passengers in the first four months of the year compared to a year earlier as local airlines add more capacity to their networks. A total of 37.84 million passengers arrived, transferred and departed… Untitled
