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ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE has strongly condemned the Houthi terrorist militias’ attempts to target civilians and civil sites in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday with two ballistic missiles and bomb-laden drone, which were intercepted and destroyed by the Coalition Forces. In a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) on Tuesday, the UAE said ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, on Tuesday opened the Middle East’s first Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Week at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). The three-day event themed ‘Energising Tomorrow’ is organised by the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE government is to adopt a new four and a half day working week, effective from January 1, 2022. The move applies to Federal government entities and comes alongside new working hours, with Monday to Thursday workdays now starting at 7:30 am and ending at 3:30 pm, and Friday working hours from 7:30 am – ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Ali Al Sayegh, Minister of State, has met with Pacôme Moubelet-Boubeya, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Gabon, at Expo 2020 Dubai. During the meeting, they discussed ways to consolidate means of enhancing cooperation between two countries, including climate change, women’s empowerment and investment. Al Sayegh praised the participation of Gabon in Expo 2020 Dubai, ...

Dubai / WAM The UAE Federation of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) and the Polish Chamber of Commerce signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening the relations between the private sectors of the UAE and Poland. The MoUs also aim to establish a joint business council, promote economic cooperation, and develop commercial and investment ties between ...

Dubai / WAM Emirates has been named World Class Airline at The Apex Official Airline Ratings awards, becoming one of the first airlines to be recognised in this new award category that stands at the pinnacle of all Apex Passenger Choice awards. In addition, Emirates was renewed as a Five Star Airline by Apex, and clinched its fourth Apex Passenger ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) stressed the importance of strengthening economic relations between the emirate of Sharjah and the Republic of India, by highlighting the available investment opportunities and the facilities and incentives offered by both sides in various vital sectors. This came during the Sharjah-India Business Forum organised by the SCCI on the ...

Dubai / WAM The UAE accounted for 74 percent of GCC investments in Asean markets over the last five years, according to a new whitepaper released by Dubai Chamber ahead of the first-ever Global Business Forum (GBF) Asean in Dubai. Conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit and commissioned by Dubai Chamber, the report, titled ‘Uncharted Territory: Deepening trade and investment ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE has strongly condemned the Houthi terrorist militias’ attempts to target civilians and civil sites in Saudi Arabia’s southern region with explosive-laden drones, which were intercepted and destroyed by the Coalition Forces. In a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC), the UAE said recurrent terrorist attacks by the Houthi ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, has signed a new partnership with Sber, Russia’s largest commercial bank, providing services to more than 100 million customers and approximately 1 million enterprises and one of the largest digital ecosystem uniting over 60 companies in various industries. Technology companies, startups, ventures and investors in the UAE and Russia will ...