Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai said that the UAE has set a pioneering role model in designing the future thanks to its proactive strategies and ability to plan for and forecast changes and developments in major economic and technological sectors. His Highness’s remarks ...
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Dubai / Emirates Business Over 5.27 million passengers have benefitted from seamless connectivity on the Emirates and flydubai network since both Dubai-based airlines begun their partnership in October 2017. In addition, some 800,000 Emirates Skywards members have earned over 1.5 billion Skywards Miles on Emirates and flydubai codeshare itineraries in the last 12 months. Marking the milestone as the partnership ...
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Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC), one of the world’s largest catering services providers, has introduced a new packaging solution to further reduce waste across its food manufacturing operations. The company has replaced cardboard packaging with reusable crates to store and transport an average of 100,000 inflight meals daily. As a result of its newest environmental initiative, EKFC ...
Read More »SHARJAH / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, on Monday inaugurated the main building of Sharjah Media City (Shams), which is located in Tawi Al Masnad, Sharjah. Also present during the inauguration were HH Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah ...
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ABU DUBAI / WAM Brazil can be ‘considered as an Arab country’ thanks to a huge number of people of Arab descent in its population of more than 200 million, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro told the Emirates News Agency (WAM), in an exclusive interview on Sunday evening. “We always welcome everyone from the Arab world. We have more than five ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE), is set to play a key role at the Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW), by highlighting its array of services to the UAE capital’s energy sector, as well as outlining its role as a key partner organisation driving the global sustainable and clean energy agenda. This year, SIEW is ...
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RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM While visiting the Ras Al Khaimah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a delegation from Pakistan, led by Ahmed Amjad Ali, Pakistani Consul General in Dubai, was briefed on the investment opportunities available in Ras Al Khaimah. The meeting was attended by Sheikh Ahmed bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Chairman of RAK Customs Department, Chairman of the ...
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DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), confirmed that the energy used during Expo 2020 Dubai will be 100 percent generated from renewable sources. Dewa, which is building smart grids for the generation, transmission, and distribution systems to Expo 2020, has implemented a number of mega projects, including providing Expo 2020 with 422MW of renewable energy from the ...
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Dubai / Emirates Business There is tremendous potential for the UAE to double its exports to African countries with plastics, rubber and sugar identified as the top products offering the most untapped export potential estimated at $867.9 million, $457.9 million and $291.7 million, respectively in 2017. The analysis, based on recent data from the International Trade Center (ITC), relies on ...
Read More »DUBAI / Emirates Business Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, announced the start of construction work for its new plant in Dubai Production City, worth AED 197 million. The project will be implemented in two phases, with the first phase is expected to be complete by the end of 2020. Empower highlighted that ...
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