ABU DHABI / WAM The forensic laboratories at the Centre for Criminal and Electronic Sciences of Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) have obtained international accreditation in forensic tests, making it a first for the electronic laboratory. The chemical laboratory has also renewed its accreditation certificate for the second term (cycle of four years) after being accredited in 2019, in testing ...

SHARJAH / WAM During the second session of the third Arab Children’s Parliament, hosted by the Arab League, 52 Arab children from fifteen countries came together under the parliamentary dome. The session’s crucial theme was “Arab Children: Sustainable Efforts for Climate”, rallying for collective action in building an Arab framework responsive to current and future climate challenges. The young participants’ ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is constructing 19 trucks rest stops and lay-bys across several hotspots in Dubai in collaboration with the private sector. The project includes 3 Integrated Truck Lay-bys: one in partnership with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and two in partnership with Almutakamela Vehicle Testing and Registration. In cooperation with Adnoc, ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Customs cleared 14 million customs transactions during the first six months of this year, a 10 percent surge from the 12.7 million transactions registered in the same period last year. The UAE economy is poised to experience further growth and recovery over the second half of 2023, according to forecasts by international banks and organisations, like ...

BLOOMBERG Long haul budget carrier AirAsia X Bhd has applied to Bursa Malaysia to be removed from the exchange’s financially distressed category after reporting three straight quarters of profit and positive shareholders’ equity. The airline in a statement also asked the bourse to exempt it from the need to submit a regularisation plan, which was due by July 28, and ...

BLOOMBERG Fast-fashion giant Shein spent $600,000 on US lobbying efforts in the second quarter as it continues to face questions from lawmakers about forced labor and its opaque supply chain. Lawmakers from both parties have sent letters to Shein expressing concerns about the company’s potential use of forced labour in the Xinjiang region of China. Further, there are bills pending ...

BLOOMBERG American Airlines Group Inc said changes it offered in a pending contract agreement with pilots would increase the value to more than $9 billion over four years, matching terms of a competitor’s more-lucrative offer. The proposal adds more than $1 billion to the tentative agreement between the carrier and the Allied Pilots Association, including a “significant” increase in compensation, ...

BLOOMBERG Onex Corp is seeking $750 million for a new fund dedicated to transportation investments, people familiar with the matter said, a test of its ability to raise money in a tough climate for private equity. The Toronto-based firm has hired eight people for the fund, led by Wes Dick, a former senior executive at aircraft leasing firm BBAM LLC. ...

BLOOMBERG Canadian consumers may be ready to wind down their spending, with retail sales data showing waning momentum at the end of the second quarter. Receipts for retailers were flat in June, according to an advance estimate from Statistics Canada released. That followed a 0.2% increase a month earlier, missing the 0.5% gain expected by economists in a Bloomberg survey. ...

DUBAI / WAM In Dubai’s awe-inspiring economic growth story, family businesses stand tall as architects of growth, innovation and value creation. Generating over 40 percent of the emirate’s GDP, the sector represents Dubai’s indomitable spirit of enterprise. Now, as the emirate seeks to unlock a new phase of high-powered growth for its economy, the government is introducing a spate of ...