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  Dubai / WAM Emirates has taken yet another significant step in the resumption of its Australia capacity by increasing its service to two major cities — Sydney and Melbourne. The airline will also restart services to Christchurch, New Zealand via Sydney, offering a new path for Australians across the trans-Tasman route. From March 26, Melbourne will increase from two ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Bayanat, a provider of AI-powered geospatial solutions, on Monday reported its preliminary financial results for 2022, reaching AED788 million in revenue, with a net profit of AED202 million for the year. Bayanat’s FY-2022 revenue reached AED788 million compared to AED367 million for the previous year, marking a substantial increase of 115%. The company also reported FY-2022 ...

Dubai / WAM Students from the UAE will take centre stage at Arab Health, the leading healthcare exhibition in the Middle East, which takes place from January 30 –February 2 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, with the launch of the inaugural Future Doctor Programme. As part of the new initiative, students from the region have developed research addressing key ...

  Dubai / WAM Emirates has taken yet another significant step in the resumption of its Australia capacity by increasing its service to two major cities – Sydney and Melbourne. The airline will also restart services to Christchurch, New Zealand via Sydney, offering a new path for Australians across the trans-Tasman route. From March 26, Melbourne will increase from two ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) is continuing to deliver lectures, outreach workshops and counselling meetings aimed at enhancing family stability and building a cohesive family with strong values as part of its “Al Solh Khair” (Reconciliation is Better) initiative. The initiative is designed to allow spouses to resolve their differences amicably by providing them ...

  Dubai / WAM Moro Hub, a subsidiary of the digital arm of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Digital Dewa), organised the “Powering a Sustainable Digital Society” forum and highlighted the importance of sustainable digital transformation. The forum, held at InterContinental Dubai Festival City, focussed on the private and public sectors leveraging the latest technology and applications to deliver innovative ...

Dubai / WAM Hessa bint Essa Buhumaid, Minister of Community Development, revealed that the total amounts disbursed for marriage grants last year reached AED199,080,000, reaching 2,844 beneficiaries across the UAE compared to 2,727 beneficiaries during 2021. Buhumaid said that the marriage grants by the Ministry of Community Development (MoCD) align with the leadership’s keenness and government support to Emirati youth ...

  Dubai / WAM HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, and Chairman of the Higher Committee for the Development of Financial Markets and Exchanges in Dubai, on Sunday said that the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of ...

Dubai / WAM Business events are poised to make a vital contribution to Dubai’s economic development and tourism growth, with another exceptional year of successful bids for international conferences, congresses, meetings and incentive travel programmes. Dubai Business Events (DBE), the city’s official convention bureau, part of the Department of Economy and Tourism, said it won 232 bids for business events ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) opened on Sunday, Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street Improvement Project extending 3 km from the intersection with the Dubai-Al Ain Road up to the Academic City Roundabout. RTA also opened two 120-metre bridges at the intersection of Dubai Silicon Oasis, comprised four lanes in each direction. These improvements ...