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DUBAI / Emirates Business Emirates celebrated the inaugural flight of its new daily service from Dubai (DXB) to London Stansted (STN). The Emirates Boeing 777-300ER touched down just before 1400hrs local UK time on Friday, and marked London Stansted as the 7th airport in the UK from which Emirates operates. This brings to 10 the number of daily flights between ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (Dafza) announced the development of Dubai Blink, the world’s first B2B smart commerce platform. It will utilize artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain technology and virtual business licenses, allowing companies from around the world to connect and trade via Dubai. As one of Dubai 10X initiatives, Dubai Blink was presented to Dubai Free Zones ...

AL-DORIHMI / WAM Backed by the UAE Armed Forces, the Saudi-led Arab Coalition’s fighter jets bombarded positions of Houthi militias east of Hais, north of Zubaid, West of Bait Al Faqih and Al Hosaynia areas on Yemen’s Red Sea Coast, dismantling their bastions and reinforcements in precise offenses that inflicted heavy damage on the coup perpetrators as they lose their ...

Aden / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), organised an iftar for Aden TV employees as part of its continued efforts to distribute daily iftar meals during Holy Month of Ramadan, in Aden and other liberated Yemeni governorates. Mohammed Ahmed Ghanem, Chairman for Aden TV Channel, expressed his thanks and appreciation to the UAE leadership, government and people for their ...

BRUSSELS / WAM The UAE Minister of State for Defence Affairs, Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, lead a UAE delegation during a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), defence ministers meeting, held in the Belgian capital, Brussels. The UAE delegation — which participated in meeting discussions revolving around global military affairs — included senior officers and officials of the Ministry of ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Following the approval by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, of an economic package for Abu Dhabi, the Media Zone Authority – Abu Dhabi on Saturday announced a series of initiatives aimed ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Officials from the Department of Culture and Tourism — Abu Dhabi said the AED50 billion stimulus package, announced by HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supr-eme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, will sharpen the emirate’s competitive edge. Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Department of Culture ...

Emirates Business Immensa Technology Labs (Immensa), the UAE’s leading Additive Manufacturing (AM or 3D printing) company, has submitted the first 3D printing related patent from a UAE-based company. The patent — an Immensa proprietary met-hod for the production of moulds for concrete and other aggregates utilising 3D printing — is an exclusive innovation that aims to revolutionise the way regional ...

Yemen / WAM The Arab Coalition forces in the Red Sea Coast of Yemen, have launched aerial strikes against the Iranian-backed Houthi militias east of Al Mesharie, Al Jarahi, Al Tahita, Al Hussainya and Zubaid, destroying their positions. The strikes and artillery shelling also targeted Houthi vehicles and reinforcements in several sites near the city of Zubaid, crippling Houthi military ...

DUBAI / WAM The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre  announced that 95 out of the 4,022 applicants have been shortlisted for the UAE Astronaut Programme, part of the UAE National Space Programme. It aims to train and prepare a team of Emiratis to be sent to space for various scientific missions. The programme was announced by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed ...