Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways is preparing to launch seasonal flights between Abu Dhabi and the beautiful coastal city of Salalah, southern Oman, in time for the region’s unique Khareef, or green season. Salalah is one of the few locations on the Arabian Peninsula that experiences a monsoon season, creating extensive vegetation growth and spectacular waterfalls throughout the ...
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Dubai/ WAM Members of the public can now experience a preview of Expo 2020 Dubai at an interactive pop-up pavilion travelling around the UAE, providing a glimpse of what to expect from the region’s first ever World Expo. Visitors can interact with the pop-up pavilion, which is currently near the waterfall at Dubai Mall until July 13. “When you say ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), notified the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority, (QFCRA), that it will relinquish its Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), branch licence and permanently close its QFC branch. According to a statement issued by FAB, the decision to close its QFC branch follows “many months of baseless actions by the QFCRA that have made it impossible ...
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Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Internet City (DIC), the Middle East’s leading technology business community, on Wednesday witnessed the launch of the first Russian Centre for Digital Innovations and Information and Communication Technologies. The centre, facilitated by the Russian Export Centre (REC), is one of the largest and only business support platforms for Russian tech firms outside Russia, and follows ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM The value of non-oil foreign merchandise trade through Abu Dhabi ports increased to as much as AED51.8 billion from January to March 2019, 3.1 percent up from AED 50.2 billion in the comparable period last year, according to figures released by Abu Dhabi Statistics Centre (SCAD). This was the result of a 37.7 percent increase in ...
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DUBAI / WAM The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), in Dubai announced the start of registrations for its Space Explorer Summer Camp 2019, where four camps will be organised over a four-week period, with 30 participants each. The camp for male students aged 11 to 14 years will be from July 7-11, for female students in the same age ...
Read More »Ajman / Emirates Business One million people visited Ajman’s China Mall (Gulf Chinese Trading Corporation) during first quarter of 2019, and the Mall continues to thrive with a 90% occupancy rate. 10% visitors were tourists, with the remainder coming from the emirate itself or the neighbouring emirates. Affordable prices, choice of products and a convenient shopping experience all contributed to ...
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Dubai / WAM The ‘Well of Hope’ campaign will provide clean water to over one million people in disadvantaged communities as 21 participating entities across the UAE pledged to dig 150 wells in 34 countries. The initiative is part of the 20-day humanitarian competition, the first of its kind in the region, launched earlier by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM Held for the first time in the Middle East region, the Constructsteel Conference 2019 kicked-off on Tuesday in Dubai. The event, sponsored by Emirates Steel and organised by the World Steel Association, worldsteel, saw attendees discuss the future of market segments and disruptors in the construction industry. Held under the theme of ‘The Future of Steel ...
Read More »Dubai / WAM Dubai Customs took an active part in the WCO IT/TI Conference and Exhibition in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku. Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Director-General of Dubai Customs headed the delegation to the conference which took place under the theme “New technologies for SMART borders – New opportunities for Trade, Travel, and Transport” and explored implications of the digital world ...
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