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Emirates brings summertime zest to its menus
27 Jun 2019
Emirates is refreshing its summer menus to incorporate seasonal fruits. With over 110 million meals served a year, Emirates chefs constantly create destination-inspired menus using fresh, seasonal ingredients that cater to a global palate.
In the next two months, Emirates will launch a range of seasonal menu items on select routes. The special offering will incorporate flavors from the summer harvest - from strawberries and cream paired in Eton Mess for United Kingdom routes to... Read More
UAE foreign minister calls for de-escalation of tensions in the region
27 Jun 2019
The foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday that "clear, scientific and convincing" evidence was required on recent attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf region.
Foreign Minister Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who was speaking in Moscow at a press conference with his Russian counterpart that was broadcast on Al Arabiya TV, also called for de-escalation of tensions in the region.
“Expanding international cooperation to protect ships in waterways was... Read More
Logo of first Emirati space mission pays tribute to the UAE’s Founding Father
27 Jun 2019
The official logo for the UAE’s first Arab and Emirati mission to the International Space Station (ISS) was unveiled by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), in cooperation with the Federal Youth Authority (FYA).
The mission logo pays tribute to the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, founding father of the UAE, and reflects late Sheikh Zayed’s ambition for the Emirati youth to explore space and his belief in the abilities of the youth.
The logo features an... Read More
Muslim women stage protest against French pool's burkini ban
26 Jun 2019
In 1955, Rosa Parks made history when she refused to move to the back of a racially segregated bus.
More than 60 years later, a group of Muslim women have taken inspiration from American activist by staging their own protest, but in a very different setting.
Citing Parks's actions as motivation, the women took a stand against a French pool's outlawing of the 'burkini', by wearing the modest swimwear garment to the Jean Bron swimming centre in Grenoble on Sunday.
The... Read More
Спецназ Саудовской Аравии захватил лидера ИГИЛ Провинции Йемен
26 Jun 2019
WAM - Официальный представитель Коалиции за восстановление законности в Йемене полковник Турки Аль Малки заявил, что 3 июня 2019 г. спецназ Саудовской Аравии при сотрудничестве с йеменским спецназом провел успешную операцию, в результате которой был захвачен лидер ИГИЛ Йеменской Провинции (ИГИЛ-ЙП) Абу Усама аль Мухаджир, а также другие участники террористической группы, в том числе финансовый директор отделения ИГИЛ в Йемене.
Агентство печати Саудовской Аравии, SPA, сообщило, что Аль... Read More
Saudi Special Forces capture Daesh Yemen Province leader
26 Jun 2019
RIYADH, WAM -- The official spokesman of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, Colonel Turki Al Malki, has said that at 09:20 on Sunday, 3rd June 2019, Saudi Special Forces, with cooperation from Yemeni Special Forces, conducted a successful operation that resulted in the capture of the leader of Daesh Yemen Province (ISIL-YP), Abu Osama Al-Muhajir, as well as other elements of the terrorist group including the chief financial officer of the Daesh branch in Yemen.
The Saudi... Read More
ADNEC to promote key defence shows at ARMY-2019 in Russia
26 Jun 2019
WAM -- A delegation from Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company, ADNEC, is participating in the International Military-Technical Forum ‘ARMY-2019’, which begins on June 25 in Moscow, Russia.
The forum is one of the most comprehensive defence exhibitions in the world, drawing the participation of 20 defence ministers from across the globe.
Anticipated to attract 1,200 major defence manufacturers and exhibitors from 14 countries around the world, the exhibition set to run untill... Read More
Six million tourist arrivals in Abu Dhabi, Dubai in three months
25 Jun 2019
WAM – A total of 6.04 million international tourists visited Abu Dhabi and Dubai during the first three months of the year, a growth of 1.8 percent on year, figures by the Central Bank of the UAE showed.
Dubai received 4.75 million from January to March against 4.65 million in the comparable period last year, with tourist arrivals to Abu Dhabi having increased from 1.28 million to 1.29 million during the same period.
According to the CBUAE's figures, 52 percent of the tourists... Read More
UAE, Ukraine sign MoU to combat corruption, cooperate in e-auditing
25 Jun 2019
WAM -- The United Arab Emirates and Republic of Ukraine have signed in Kyiv an MoU on combating corruption and sharing knowledge and expertise in areas of electronic auditing.
The memorandum was signed by Dr. Harib bin Saeed Al Amimi, President of the State Audit Institution, Chairman of the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI), and Valeriy Patskan, the Chairman of the Accounting Chamber of Ukraine.
The MoU aims to exchange expertise in all areas... Read More
Countdown begins: 100 days until first Emirati astronaut goes into space
25 Jun 2019
It is approximately eight million seconds until the countdown to blast-off, or to put it another way, almost 100 days until the first Emirati astronaut goes into space.
For astronauts Hazza Al Mansouri and Sultan Al Neyadi, undergoing training at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre in Russia’s Star City, the coming days will fly by.
Preparations for the launch of Soyuz MS-15 on September 25 are now at an advanced stage.
Two weeks ago, fellow US astronaut Jessica... Read More
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