DUBAI / Emirates Business Emirates on Tuesday announced that it will introduce three additional flights per week to the Swedish capital, complementing Emirates’ existing schedule and providing more choice to travellers from December 8. The new scheduled flights will be added to meet the growing demand for travel on the route, particularly during the winter season. Since launching its current …
Read More »SHARJAH / WAM Sharjah Business Women Counci (SBWC), is to organise a workshop for women entrepreneurs tomorrow, to boost their entrepreneurial confidence. Motivational speaker Kevin Abdulrahman, known as ‘The Man Inspiring Millions’, will be giving a full day workshop at 1020 Avenue, Sharjah, from 09:30 – 16:00hrs. The session is especially tailored for women wanting to become entrepreneurs and is …
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DUBAI / WAM Dubai International (DXB), registered yet another month of record passenger traffic with 8.2 million passengers welcomed in August, according to the monthly traffic report issued on Tuesday by operator Dubai Airports. Boosted by the seasonal rush of travellers, particularly UAE residents returning for the start of the academic year, passenger traffic at DXB reached 8,233,311 in August …
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DUBAI / WAM Dubai Land Department (DLD), announced that it issued a total of 8,500 real estate permits from the outset of August 2016 to the end of August 2017. Among the 16 categories of real estate permit issued by the Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA), E-advertising permits ranked first with 6,393, followed by classified ads with 517, billboards with …
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Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces have launched the Mars Science City project on Tuesday. The AED 500 million-City will cover …
Read More »Abu Dhabi / WAM The annual meetings for the UAE government were held in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. The …
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Dubai / WAM Dubai retained its ranking as the fourth most popular travel destination in the world, according to the ninth annual Mastercard Global Destinations Cities Index. The emirate welcomed 14.87 million international overnight visitors in 2016, with an expected continued growth of 7.7 percent for 2017. Dubai continues to be the city with the highest international overnight visitor spend, …
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Dubai / Emirates Business Over 140 exhibiting brands from 27 countries arrived in Dubai to participate at Gulf Glass, the largest flat & container glass event in the region, which will run until September 27 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. With more than 10,000 construction projects currently active in the GCC, the demand for glass and glass related products …
Read More »Abu Dhabi / WAM Juma Mohamed Al Kait, Assistant Under-Secretary of the Foreign Trade Sector at the Ministry of Economy, drew attention to UAE-Chinese relations that continue to witness significant developments, especially in the trade and investment sectors, as 60 percent of China’s trade to Africa and Europe passes through the UAE while the value of their trade exchange is …
Read More »ABU DHABI / Reuters The United Arab Emirates’ first nuclear reactor will ‘definitely’ be operational next year with the operating company getting a licence in 2018, the UAE’s energy minister said on Monday. The world’s largest single nuclear project, the Barakah plant will have capacity of 5,600 megawatts (MW) of electricity, with four 1400 MW reactors. Korea Electric Power Corporation …
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