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SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) is participating for the seventh year in a row in the Moscow International Travel and Tourism Exhibition (MITT) from March 23-26, at the Expocentre Fairgrounds in Moscow, Russia. The SCTDA is leading the Sharjah delegation which includes representatives from each of the Sharjah Airport Travel Agency, Sharjah International Airport ...

MOSCOW / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, in a meeting with Russian President, Vladimir Putin noted, “I am happy to be in Moscow and we hope to develop trade exchanges and will discuss the best ways to enhance this approach. We are ...

MOSCOW / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Thursday received John Kerry the US Secretary of State, in Moscow. During the meeting, they discussed friendship ties and co-operation between the UAE and the US as well as ways to enhance them in ...

DUBAI / WAM Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial affairs, discussed on Thursday with Fausto Herrera, Ecuador’s Minister of Finance, the growing trade and economic relations between the two countries, and ways to strengthen them. During the meeting held at the ministry in Dubai, the two parties reviewed the growth and development of the UAE’s economy, as ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has announced the official opening of its dedicated Revenue Accounting Centre of Excellence in Al Ain. The centre, known as Global Business Service Solutions (GBSS), aims to become a pioneer in revenue accounting whilst creating long-term economic value for Al Ain and the emirate of Abu ...

Dubai / WAM The fifth Dubai Hamburg Business Forum organised in Dubai by Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry on March 22, concluded with a call to make use of the latest developments in technology and innovation to enhance efficiency of business in various sectors. Organised under the theme, ‘The Internet of Things – Innovation to Connect’, the forum was ...

Dubai / WAM Dr. Ahmed bin Thani Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, has discussed with Al-Futtaim Auto Group, investment opportunities, joint co-operation and co-ordination to promote the use of environmentally-friendly vehicles in the state. The move is part of the wise leadership’s vision to enhance co-operation and co-ordination between the public and private sectors in order to protect ...

Dubai / WAM The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has announced that an investigation team begun the process of identifying aircraft wreckage recovered from the flydubai accident. A statement released by the GCAA today said that some parts of the wreckage have been identified and that the investigation will continue tomorrow in the hangar focussing primarily on the aircraft flight ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS), said that weather conditions are expected to be generally fair, with light to moderate winds on Friday. It added in a statement that relative humidity would increase during the night and early morning hours on some coastal and internal areas, with a chance of fog formation. The NCMS ...

Sharjah / WAM Air Arabia has launched its inaugural flight from Sharjah to Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The delegation on the inaugural flight was led by the Chairman of Air Arabia, Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohamed Al Thani. Flights to Sarajevo, the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, operate thrice weekly on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, departing ...