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ABU DHABI / WAM The third annual Breakbulk Middle East conference opens on Tuesday, at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), bringing together the foremost experts in the industry, along with shippers, carriers, freight forwarders, transport specialists and related service providers. The two-day conference is organised by the Federal Transport Authority – Land and Maritime, in partnership with ITE ...

KUALA LUMPUR / WAM Mohammad Najib Tun Haji Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia, on Monday received Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, and his delegation, at the headquarters of the Malaysian Government in Kuala Lumpur. During the meeting, they discussed ways of boosting the mutual co-operation and bilateral relations between the UAE and Malaysia, in light of ...

Dubai / Reuters Dubai International Airport (DXB) expects double-digit passenger growth to resume as early as 2019, helped by an alliance between the emirate’s two airlines, its chief executive said on Monday after reporting the lowest growth in at least nine years. Passengers using the airport, the hub for Middle East airline giant Emirates and a major source of income ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Emirates Engineering announced an agreement with Qantas for aircraft maintenance. Under the terms of the agreement, Emirates Engineering will strip and repaint eight Qantas A380 aircraft starting March 2018. The aircraft will be repainted with the latest Qantas livery at the state of the art Emirates Aircraft Appearance Centre in Dubai. The agreement also covers the ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Urban Planning Council (SUPC), signed a document of commitment that will ensure the emirate’s membership of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO), Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities (GNAFCC). In line with the directives of HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and in coordination with the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has approved the construction of 7,270 housing units for Emiratis across different parts of the UAE at a total cost of AED7.2 billion ($1.9 billion) to be delivered up until 2021. Chairing a cabinet meeting on ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) said that the final reduced prices for goods on promotional offers must include the 5 percent Value Added Tax (VAT), which is to be calculated as included in the new price after reductions by the sales outlets or service providers themselves. In a new awareness message targeting consumers and service recipients ...

DUBAI / Reuters Dubai’s Al Khaleej Sugar Refinery has agreed to build a major agro-industrial complex to produce beet sugar under a deal signed with the Egyptian government, the world’s largest port-based sugar refinery said on Sunday. The project, named Al Canal Sugar, will be located only about 200 km (125 miles) from its market, Jamal al-Ghurair, managing director of ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Mega-projects like Expo 2020 Dubai are fuelling the UAE’s CCTV and video surveillance market to top $194 billion by 2023, industry experts announced ahead of the World Government Summit, running in Dubai from February 11-13. During the World Government Summit, global leaders will exchange best practices in using technology to enhance public safety. The UAE is ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM UAE media leaders have defined a new path forward to cope with the dramatic changes facing the sector and achieve the UAE’s ambitions, cementing the country’s leadership status, according to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai. He was speaking at the Future of Media ...