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  New York / WAM During a United Nations Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts, the United Arab Emirates called for the international community to redouble its efforts to eliminate all terrorist groups, particularly Da’esh and its affiliates. “Despite gains made in the elimination of Da’esh leadership, the transnational threat that the ...

  Dubai / Gulf Time Priding itself on a brand promise of ‘Fly Better’, Emirates is investing over $2 billion to enhance its inflight customer experience, including a massive programme to retrofit over 120 aircraft with the latest interiors, plus an array of other service improvements across all cabins starting this year. Sir Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline said, “While ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company (Adnic) has reported its financial results for the six-month period ended June 30, recording a net profit of AED186.9 million. Commenting on Adnic’s performance, Sheikh Mohamed bin Saif Al-Nahyan, Chairman of Adnic, said, “Adnic continued to deliver steady performance in the face of challenging global economic conditions. As we move into ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways is set to strengthen air connectivity between the UAE and the Philippines this winter with an additional daily service to Manila. A second daily flight will be established on October 30, providing guests with a total 14 flights per week between Abu Dhabi and the Filipino capital. Both daily frequencies will be operated ...

  Dubai / Gulf Time Floating offshore wind platform developer Gazelle Wind Power (Gazelle) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ferrofab FZE (Ferrofab), a UAE-based engineering and manufacturing firm, to establish a Center for Manufacturing Excellence at the Ferrofab Jebel Ali facility in the UAE. This center is being established to manufacture a Gazelle hybrid modular offshore wind ...

  Dubai / WAM Dr Abdulrahman Al Awar, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, has issued the Ministerial Resolution No. 318 of 2022 regarding bank guarantees and employees’ protection insurance scheme in the private sector. This decision is in line with the legislative framework that aims to preserve workers’ rights, support the business community, enhance the competitiveness and stability of ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received on Tuesday a telephone call from Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan, during which they discussed ways of strengthening bilateral ties for serving development in the two friendly countries and expanding the base of their mutual interests. During the call, Prime Minister of Pakistan expressed ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) received a delegation from the German Development Cooperation Agency (GIZ) and German conservation NGO Succow Foundation for discussions to enhance bilateral cooperation and share experiences on biosphere reserves, ecotourism, and environmental conservation. MOCCAE, represented by its Biodiversity Department, shared its insights on ecotourism prospects in Unesco Man ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Mubadala Capital, the asset management subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company, announced the entry into a definitive agreement to acquire Canada Cartage, a leading logistics platform that provides dedicated national fleet solutions, general freight services, managed transportation, fulfilment and distribution, and home delivery services to some of Canada’s largest blue-chip companies in the grocery, food, retail, ...

  Dubai / Gulf Time Close on the heels of re-introducing double-daily flights, Emirates has announced plans to up frequencies to Mauritius starting October 1. The additional evening frequency which will operate up till January 31, 2023 is in response to increased travel demand to and from Mauritius, and will boost connectivity to the island nation. Emirates’ third-daily flight to ...