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Dubai / Emirates Business Early on September 6, a batch of salmon arrived in Dubai in the cargo hold of Emirates flight EK 28 from Glasgow. The shipment of Scottish salmon, destined for restaurants and consumers in the UAE, was the first that was being transported for Seafood Souq, a Dubai based start-up working on transparent and efficient sourcing of ...

Dubai / WAM Months of planning have successfully led to the final piece of Al Wasl dome being lifted into place after an intricate and complex construction operation. The dome’s huge steel crown was positioned at the top of the jewel of the Expo 2020 Dubai site in an inspiring feat of precision engineering, according to a press release issued ...

DHAKA / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), continues to provide humanitarian and relief aid to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh upon the directives of country’s leadership and under the supervision of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the ERC. The distribution of the aid is part of the UAE’s ...

Sharjah / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, will inaugurate the fourth edition of the International Photography Festival (Xposure 2019), the region’s biggest photography event on Thursday, at Expo Centre Sharjah. The four-day International Photography Festival will run from September 9-22, and will witness the participation of 53 of ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier, now offers direct flights between Sharjah and Vienna. The non-stop six-hour flight to Vienna, will operate four times a week, on Sundays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and will be expanded to daily flight service as of mid-December. Adel Al Ali, Group Chief Executive ...

Dubai/ WAM Developing and maintaining a sustainable, reliable and high-quality infrastructure is the key to the success of any city, according to Abdulrahman Saleh Al Saleh, Director-General of Dubai’s Department of Finance (DoF). “We are continuously aspiring to enhance the financial sustainability of the public sector and provide a stimulus for economic growth in the Emirate of Dubai. In line ...

Ras Al Khaimah / Emirates Business Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (Raktda) on Wednesday announced record-breaking visitor numbers to Ras Al Khaimah in August, with almost 118,000 visitors choosing the UAE’s northernmost Emirate to visit and enjoy it’s fascinating history, traditional culture, magnificent landscapes and world-class hotels and resorts. The emirate of Ras Al Khaimah has witnessed a 5% ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE Government Leaders Programme is inviting UAE nationals to register for its 2020 cohort across three categories – Executive Leaders Programme, Future Leaders Programme, and UAE Youth Leaders Programme. UAE citizens employed within local and federal government entities and eligible private sector companies can apply online via www.uaeglp.gov.ae until end of September. The program also accepts ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi’s trade in pearls, precious stones and metals totalled AED8.2 billion in the first half of 2019, highlighting the ongoing robust activity in this trade sector, which is the oldest in the UAE. According to figures issued by the Statistics Centre-Abu Dhabi (SCAD), the trade-in pearls, precious stones and metals accounted for 7.8% of Abu ...

VIENNA / WAM The United Arab Emirates is taking part in the annual week-long General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), at the organisation’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria. The UAE delegation, led by Hamad Al Kaabi, UAE Permanent Representative to IAEA, includes various national stakeholders in the nuclear industry such as the UAE’s Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation ...