Local News

Dubai / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the resumption of the E101 bus shuttle between Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The operation of this inter-city bus service is coordinated with Abu Dhabi’s Department of Transport for serving passengers between the two emirates. Adel Shakri, Director of Planning and Business Development, Public Transport Agency, RTA, said that Route ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, affirmed that the ‘Principles of the 50’ is a strategic roadmap for the country’s new era of political, economic and social development. These remarks by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid came during the UAE Cabinet meeting, held on Monday at ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikha Fatima bint Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Founder of the Fatima bint Hazza Cultural Foundation, has launched the Fatima bint Hazza Academic Scholarship Fund, which aims to empower Emirati women in pursuing higher education, in partnership with Panthéon-Assas University Paris II. The fund currently provides ten distinguished Emirati women with academic scholarships in various ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Sheikh Nahyan bin Saif bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, UAE Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, has affirmed that Expo 2020 Dubai is a unique global platform for creative minds, which will help in drafting a roadmap, enabling humanity to confront common global challenges and turn them into opportunities towards creating a better world. In an interview with the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM AD Ports Group announced that more than 2.2 million square metres of its Industrial Cities and Free Zone Cluster have been leased during the first half of 2021 to local, regional, and international businesses, a clear indication that demand for industrial land continues to accelerate despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on businesses. AD Ports ...

Dubai / WAM The value of exports and re-exports of Dubai Chamber members increased 21.8 percent year-over-year to reach AED147.3 billion in January-August 2021 period, supported by a rebound in trade activity in Dubai. The chamber pointed out that the exports and re-exports of its members recorded year-over-year growth of 43.9 percent, reaching AED21.4 billion in August. A total of ...

Dubai / WAM Dr Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and SMEs, and Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, held a meeting at the Ministry’s headquarters in Dubai with Betty Maina, Cabinet Secretary of Kenya’s Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and Enterprise Development. The meeting explored the prospects of economic and investment ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE has participated in the 156th session of the Arab League Council, which was held in Cairo at the level of foreign ministers, and aimed to discuss various developments in the Arab region. Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar, Minister of State, represented the UAE at the meeting, which took place at the headquarters of the General ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways has announced its upgraded “Verified to Fly” service to offer a more streamlined and personalised service through its website, etihad.com. This upgrade makes the process quicker and easier for Etihad’s guests to ensure they have all the required Covid-related documents before leaving for the airport. Seven days ahead of travel, all guests will receive ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has won 11 trophies at the prestigious Globee Business Awards in San Francisco, USA. As part of the 13th Annual Golden Bridge Business and Innovation Awards, Dewa earned four awards, two gold and two silver, as well as seven other awards at the 8th Annual 2021 Customer Sales and Service World ...