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  WASHINGTON / WAM The United Arab Emirates and the United States of America and on Sunday reaffirmed their shared commitment to a strong bilateral relationship during the US-UAE Strategic Energy Dialogue held at the US Department of Energy in Washington. US Deputy Secretary of Energy Dr Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall and UAE Under-Secretary of Energy, Dr Matar Al Neyadi, co-chaired the ...

  RIYADH / WAM Etihad Airways’ latest Boeing 787 Dreamliner route was launched on Sunday with the state-of-the art aircraft touching down in Riyadh, capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The occasion was marked with an official welcome ceremony attended by the airline’s senior management led by Hareb Almuhairy, Etihad Airways Senior Vice President Corporate and International Affairs, together ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Strata Manufacturing, the advanced composite aero-structures manufacturing facility wholly owned by Mubadala Development Company, celebrated the successful completion of the First Article Inspection (FAI) of Aileron and Flap Track Fairing (FTF) shipsets for the Airbus A330neo. In 2015, Strata was awarded the sole supplier contract to provide ailerons to Airbus for the A330 and A330neo. ...

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, (DAE) on Sunday announced that it has delivered its first Airbus A350-900 aircraft to Vietnam Airlines under a sale and leaseback agreement covering three Airbus A350-900 aircraft. The remaining two aircraft are scheduled for delivery in the next three months. Firoz Tarapore, Chief Executive of DAE, said, “We are delighted to extend our ...

  DUBAI / WAM Etisalat and On Time Group signed on Sunday the memo of understanding (MoU) aimed at assisting new small and medium enterprises to kick-start their operations in the UAE. Etisalat’s Hello Business, launched in 2015, is an on-boarding programme to help new businesses set up their operations and grow in the UAE. The Etisalat and On Time ...

  Dubai / WAM Providing the public with the safest and most secure air travel is the goal of the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) strategic plan for 2017-2021. The new plan focuses on various areas, including the improvement of local and global civil aviation safety, through participating in initiatives that gather all stakeholders, in addition to enhancing capabilities and supporting ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM 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 the Executive Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, issued two resolutions on the General Secretariat of the Executive Council and establishing the Office of the Executive Committee. The first resolution ...

  Astana / WAM The UAE participated in the meetings of the special working group and senior officials committee of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA). Hosted by Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, from October 26-28, the meeting discussed the plan of action to implement the UN Counter-Terrorism Strategy. Dr Ahmed Al Matroochi, Director of West ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Construction giant and leader in sustainable solutions, Pravarthi Building Contracting LLC announce the inauguration of its cutting-edge headquarters in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA). Internationally lauded Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan was among the guests to celebrate this momentous occasion. High-profile guests including Mohammad Al Muallem, Managing Director and Senior Vice President – Dubai ...

  Shanghai / WAM Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) and the Chinese Service Centre for Scholarly Exchange (CSCSE) have signed an agreement to enable greater levels of collaboration in higher education and student exchange, as part of ‘Dubai Week in China: Shanghai’, held recently. After signing the agreement, now Degrees earned in Dubai will be verified by the CSCSE ...