WAM -- H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has stressed the UAE's effective commitment to its partnership with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and member states, in their efforts to encourage the growth of the renewable energy sector to compete strongly in the global market.
He also emphasised the continuation of cooperation with the agency and countries across the world to increase renewable energy... Read More
Passenger wait times at Dubai International (DXB) have dropped by as much as ten per cent during the first quarter of 2017 thanks to the implementation of new technologies at the world’s busiest airport for international passenger traffic. Recent results show that in the first three months of 2017, 84 per cent of transfer passengers were processed within 5 minutes, 68 per cent of arrival passengers were processed within 15 minutes, and 87 per cent of departing passengers were processed... Read More
WAM - His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, witnessed today the launch of Miral’s AED12 billion master development plan to transform the southern end of Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.
His Highness welcomed Miral’s delegation today at the Sea Palace Abu Dhabi, where they revealed the details and development phases of the project, presented to His Highness by the Chairman of Miral Mohamed Khalifa Al... Read More
Retail therapy starts early this summer in Dubai with the 3-day Super Sale, a new citywide retail initiative that will offer shoppers the opportunity to pick up amazing deals across a range of merchandise at participating outlets from 18-20 May.
Organised by the Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE), an agency of the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism), the 3-day Super Sale will offer shoppers incredible discounts of between 30 – 90 % on selected... Read More
WAM – In yet another sign of the country’s resilient economic growth policy, the UAE’s non-oil foreign trade in 2016 hit AED1.564 trillion, a 1 percent growth over 2015, according to UAE Federal Customs Authority, FCA.
Despite besetting economic pressures, the volume of UAE’s non-oil foreign trade, including direct trade and free zones’, increased to AED1.564 trillion in 2016 from AED1.556 trillion in 2015, FCA said in its preliminary statistical data released recently.
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WAM -- Sharjah-based carrier Air Arabia today reported strong financial results for the first quarter of 2017 exceeding analyst expectations, as the Middle East’s first and largest low cost carrier continued to deliver solid commercial and operational results.
Air Arabia reported a net profit of AED103 million for the three months ending 31st March, 2017, a 10 percent less than the corresponding 2016 figure of AED114 million. In the same period, the airline posted a turnover of AED810... Read More
WAM -- The UAE topped the region with eight GCC award winners in the MEED Quality Awards for projects, followed by Qatar with five, and Kuwait and Saudi Arabia with three each, while Bahrain and Oman each had one regional winner.
The GCC winners were announced at a ceremony held in Dubai.
The UAE’s eight-trophy haul includes Dubai Airport’s T1-CD Automated People Mover Project entered by Bombardier Transportation which was awarded the Besix GCC Innovation Project of the Year... Read More
WAM -- Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has won the ‘Best Cargo Airline Middle East’ award at the annual Cargo Airline of the Year 2017 awards organised by Air Cargo News in London.
This is the 28th time that Emirates SkyCargo has won this recognition in the 31 year history of the awards. The winners of the awards were selected based on voting by over 18,000 supply chain professionals from across the world over a two month period.
Emirates SkyCargo was also... Read More
WAM -- Abu Dhabi has maintained its position as the number one destination in the UAE for guest satisfaction in a report by travel and hotel data specialist organisation, Olery.
The report’s findings highlight Abu Dhabi’s leading position among cities in the Arabian Gulf, with the overall Guest Experience Index registering an 82.8 score, up from 82.2 from the 2016 report.
More than 160,000 reviews were posted for Abu Dhabi, helping to establish the emirate as a popular... Read More
WAM -- Kazakhstani Prime Minister, Bakytzhan Sagintayev, has received Dr. Mohamed Ahmed bin Sultan Al Jaber, the UAE Ambassador to Kazakhstan, to discuss means of strengthening cooperation between the two countries in various fields.
The parties highlighted the keenness of the leadership of both countries to push forward their distinguished relations to new horizons for the benefit of both countries and peoples.
The Kazakhstani Prime Minister and the UAE ambassador discussed... Read More