Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has approved the second phase of the Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan. Phase II of the plan consists of several projects under ten key initiatives, including Enhancing Urban Centres, Dubai Real Estate Strategy, Urban Farming Plan, ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, on Monday announced its startup community has raised $1 billion (AED3.7 billion) in venture capital collectively since its launch in 2019. The milestone was achieved in a year which has seen Hub71 onboard 53 high growth technology companies each with a proven track record of attracting large-scale investment from ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The General Command of Abu Dhabi Police has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Burjeel Holdings to cooperate in the areas of medicine, scientific research, and training and to offer high-quality medical services to the employees of the Abu Dhabi Police. The MoU was signed on behalf of the General Command of Abu Dhabi Police ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai International Chamber, one of the three chambers operating under Dubai Chambers, on Monday announced the opening of three new international representative offices based in Cairo, Tel Aviv, and Istanbul, respectively. The Cairo office was officially inaugurated at a special ceremony in the presence of Mariam Khalifa Al Kaabi, UAE Ambassador to Egypt; Omar Khan, Executive ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai International (DXB) has won the ‘Airport of the Year’ award at the Aviation Business Awards 2022. Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, received the award at a ceremony held in Dubai. DXB was chosen as the winner in the category based on its “unrivalled performance” over the past 12 months. The airport welcomed 28 million ...

  Dubai / WAM DMCC – the world’s flagship free zone and government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – has announced the launch of the DMCC Gaming Centre in support of the increasingly growing global and regional video games industry. Currently standing at $1.8 billion, revenues generated by the gaming industry in the Mena region are expected ...

  Bloomberg Over 370,000 UK homes could be “at risk” from toxic pollution near airports which the government underestimated by 14,000 times, according to a University of Kent study. The research suggests small piston-powered private planes which typically run on leaded fuel are one of the UK’s single largest sources of lead pollution, amounting to 11% of the total since ...

  Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd is bringing back first class seating on a handful of routes, joining several other carriers in reviving their high-end offerings as air travel recovers. Cathay relaunched first class on one of its daily Hong Kong-London flights last week, with Paris to be added from January 18 and Tokyo Haneda on February 1. First-class return ...

  Bloomberg The holiday rush has crippled India’s busiest airport in Delhi, with irate passengers complaining on social media about missed flights and serpentine pre-boarding lines. Pictures posted on Twitter showed overcrowding at Delhi International Airport Ltd, with passengers grumbling about long waits for security check and mismanagement by airport staff. The government has even stepped in to help ease ...

  Bloomberg Unilever Plc is weighing the sale of a portfolio of US ice cream brands that could be valued at as much as $3 billion, people familiar with the matter said. The UK consumer giant is working with advisers to review local brands such as Klondike and Breyers that may be considered for divestment, according to the people. International ...