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Emirates wins UAE’s Best Brand status for second consecutive year

18 Jan 2017

WAM -- Home-grown powerhouse, Emirates, is the most positively perceived brand in the UAE yet again, according to the 2016 BestBrand Rankings - released today by global market research company, YouGov.

The 2016 Annual BestBrand Rankings, which launched across 24 countries globally, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, are compiled using the 'Buzz' score from YouGov’s daily flagship brand tracker, BrandIndex. Buzz asks residents daily if they have 'heard anything positive or... Read More

Dubai grew 2.7% in 2016, 3.1% growth expected in 2017: HH Sheikh Ahmed

17 Jan 2017

WAM -- His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation, Chief Executive of the Emirates Group and Chairman of the Economic Development Committee in Dubai, said the economy of Dubai grew by 2.7% in real terms in 2016, despite declining oil prices, sluggish growth in developed as well as many emerging economies, and a mere 1.7% growth in global trade, its lowest since 2008-2009. The emirate is expected to grow by 3.1% in 2017, His Highness added.

HH Mansour bin Zayed says UAE keen to strengthen bilateral ties with Kazakhstan

17 Jan 2017

WAM -- H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, affirmed on Tuesday the UAE’s desire to deepen its ties of friendship and co-operation with the Republic of Kazakhstan, which would help serve mutual interests.

H.H. Sheikh Mansour was speaking at a meeting with a delegation from Kazakhstan, held at the Presidential Palace. He hoped that the ties would scale to new levels of development and growth.

The Kazakh delegation... Read More

Abu Dhabi's iconic landmarks lit up in green during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2017

17 Jan 2017

WAM -- Abu Dhabi's most prominent landmarks have been lit up in green this week to coincide with Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2016, ADSW, a global platform that addresses the interconnected challenges that affect the widespread acceleration and adoption of sustainable development and clean energy.

It is the largest gathering on sustainability in the Middle East, and encourages actionable outcomes to carve a pathway toward sustainability worldwide. ADSW has welcomed participants from... Read More

Emirates brings daily A380 flight to Sao Paulo in 10th year of operations in Brazil

16 Jan 2017

Emirates, voted the World’s Best Airline in the 2016 Skytrax World Airline Awards, announced today that it will operate the first ever scheduled commercial Airbus A380 flight to South America when it upgrades its Dubai (DXB) – Sao Paulo (GRU) service on March 26, 2017.

Replacing the existing Boeing 777-300ER used on this route, the A380 service will mark the airline’s 10th year of operations in Brazil, which it began with daily flights between Dubai and Sao Paulo in October 2007. Back... Read More

Smart Car Rental with 200 vehicles launched by RTA

16 Jan 2017

HE Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has inaugurated today Sunday (15 January 2017) the Smart Rental Service, the first of its kind in the Middle East. The service enables customers, especially public transport users, to rent cars for short periods not exceeding six hours via smart apps. To do so, RTA has contracted with U drive and ekar companies to operate 200 vehicles (100 each) at a fare ranging from... Read More

HH Mohamed bin Zayed and Kazakh President witness signing of agreements between UAE, Kazakhstan

16 Jan 2017

WAM--His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, signed on Sunday several Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and agreements between the two countries, at Al Mushrif palace.

Among the agreements, was one for allocating the land for the construction of diplomatic missions for the UAE and Kazakhstan, as well as a protocol to amend the... Read More

IRENA sees UAE Energy Strategy 2050 as future roadmap

15 Jan 2017

WAM--The UAE Energy Strategy 2050 represents a future roadmap and reflects the strategic vision and strong state commitment to the renewable energy sector, a UAE official has said.

In a press statement on the sidelines of the Seventh Session of the International Renewable Energy Agency "IRENA" Assembly in Abu Dhabi, Ali Shaafar, Permanent Representative of the UAE to IRENA, said the UAE will continue its strong support to the IRENA.

He told Emirates News Agency "WAM" that "The... Read More

52 million travellers crossed through Dubai ports in 2016

15 Jan 2017

WAM--The number of passengers through the Dubai air, land and sea ports over the past year had reached about 52 million passengers, according to the statistical report issued by the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs-Dubai (GDRFA).

Major General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri, Director -General of the GDRFA said that the passenger traffic through Dubai International Airports saw a remarkable rise in 2016.

The number of passengers arriving and departing through the... Read More

Brand Dubai announces shortlist of Dubai Canvas 3D Art Award

15 Jan 2017

Brand Dubai, the creative arm of the Government of Dubai Media Office (GDMO), today announced the shortlist for the AED 2.3 million Dubai Canvas 3D Art Award.

A total of 25 artists have been chosen for the Award’s final round from 122 submissions. The shortlist features many of the luminaries of the 3D art world from across the world.

Director General of GDMO Her Excellency Mona Al Marri said: “We are delighted with the response to the the first Dubai Canvas 3D Art Award. Over... Read More