Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT), on Saturday welcomed the launch of airBaltic’s programme to operate direct flights between Riga, Latvia, and Abu Dhabi. As part of the initiative, four-weekly flights between the two cities will operate for five months until March 24, 2018, with the inaugural flight having landed in the ...

Ajman / WAM His Highness Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, has opened the new Safi Water Recycling Station in Al Jurf Industrial Area, Ajman. Operating with a daily production capacity of 2.2 million gallons from 300,000 previously, the renovated station costs AED30 million and obtains water from the Ajman Sewage Treatment Plant. ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Norwegian state oil company STATOIL is hoping to build upon its existing relationship with ADNOC by focusing on upstream partnerships, Neri Askland, its Vice President Middle East and UAE Country Manager, has said. He was talking on the sidelines of the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference, ADIPEC. “We have very good relations with ADNOC ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), the regulatory body for Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), the integrated free zone technology park, has announced the winner of the fourth edition of the Entrepreneur Day pitch competition its Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Centre (Dtec), the largest hub of its kind in the Middle East. Providing a unique opportunity for technopreneurs to ...

Ajman / WAM Officials from the of Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the Canadian State of Alberta have discussed ways of accelerating economic and investment cooperation, with a special emphasis on the petrochemicals, aviation, agriculture, food, education and industry sectors. This came at a meeting between Saif Mohammed Al Hajeri, Chairman of the Department of Economic Development – Abu Dhabi, ...

Dubai / Emirates Business His Excellency Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, stated that the UAE has made significant progress in combating the climate change impacts through its renewable energy projects and several initiatives and programs that will contribute to achieving the goals of the National Climate Change Plan 2050 and the National Climate ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Louvre Abu Dhabi has welcomed 30,000 visitors, 227 artists and performers and numerous VIPs and official visits during its opening celebrations. The museum was opened to the public on November 11. “Welcoming thousands of visitors to Louvre Abu Dhabi during the opening week has been an honour,” said Manuel Rabate, Director of Louvre Abu Dhabi. “Walking ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has signed an MoU with Dubai CommerCity- the first free zone dedicated to e-commerce in the Middle East and North Africa region located in Dubai. The MoU was signed in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Emirates airline and ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) has announced that the rental index has been updated for 2018. DLD confirmed that the new update is for all residential, commercial and industrial properties in the Emirate of Dubai. DLD’s specialists have adopted a variety of mechanisms to carry out the upgrade process, including reading the average data of tenancy contracts ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, has stressed that providing high-quality healthcare to the residents of Dubai is a top government priority. Sheikh Hamdan’s remarks came during his inspection visit to the Emergency and Trauma Centre at Rashid Hospital. He was accompanied by ...