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DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s dnata, one of the world’s largest air services providers, continues to be recognised for achieving the highest safety standards. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) awarded dnata the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) Registration in Iraq, following the successful completion of a comprehensive audit of the company and its ground-handling operations at Erbil International ...

ABU DHABI / WAM A special virtual meeting was conducted by Mohammed Ali Al Shorafa, Chairman, Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (Added), where he emphasised the Abu Dhabi Government’s commitment to enhance the roles of entities within the public and private sectors in the continuous efforts to overcome the challenges and impact caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Al Shorafa’s ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Tickets can now be purchased on Louvre Abu Dhabi’s website ahead of the museum’s reopening this Wednesday, June 24. Visitors will once again be able to experience Louvre Abu Dhabi’s world-class collection and view its latest international exhibition, Furusiyya: The Art of Chivalry between East and West, which will run from July 1 and extended until ...

Erbil / Emirates Business dnata, one of the world’s largest air services providers, continues to be recognised for achieving the highest safety standards. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) awarded dnata the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) Registration in Iraq, following the successful completion of a comprehensive audit of the company and its ground-handling operations at Erbil International ...

Sharjah / WAM Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (Sewa) has completed the implementation of a natural gas network in all areas of Rahmaniyah, with a length of 305 km. This bring the length of the network in the city of Sharjah to 1750 km. Sewa is currently working on implementing a strategic line from the Rahmaniyah station to the Muwailih ...

Emirates Business Emirates welcomes the latest air travel protocols that will facilitate international travel for UAE citizens, residents and tourists, and open Dubai to business and leisure visitors from July 7, while putting in place careful measures to ensure the health and safety of travellers and communities. Emirates has also launched an advertisement to tell the world that Dubai is ...

DUBAI / WAM One Million Arab Coders Initiative (OMAC) led by Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) named the five winning student coders whose projects tackle some of the crucial issues facing today’s societies while bringing value to communities in countries across the Arab world. The five student coders were selected for their project proposals outlining how they would execute their fully ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The value of Emirati food products traded in the first quarter of 2020 totalled AED31.7 billion, according to the latest figures from the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority. The figures also show that the value of the country’s food imports in the first quarter of this year amounted to AED17.98 billion while trade in medicines and ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates NBD Capital Limited, the investment banking arm of Emirates NBD, announced that it has successfully closed Islamic Development Bank (IsDB’s) first ever USD Sustainability sukuk. The bank acted as Joint Lead Manager and Bookrunner for the landmark transaction by IsDB, rated Aaa/AAA/AAA by Moody’s/S&P/Fitch (each with stable outlook) The $1.5 billion, five-year sukuk is testament to ...

Dubai / WAM A series of reports from the Dubai Future Research, an initiative by the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) anticipates the future of vital sectors in the aftermath of the ongoing global coronavirus crisis with several intelligence agencies worldwide exploring the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to counter cyber threats. In its eleventh “Life After Covid-19” report, the DFF, ...