Abu Dhabi / WAM Aldar Properties (Aldar) in partnership with Diamond Developers has launched The Sustainable City – Yas Island, a sustainability-centric community offering a new way of life for residents in Abu Dhabi. The family friendly development, which builds on the strengths of The Sustainable City – Dubai, is a walkable community in the surrounds of open green spaces, ...
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First retrofitted Emirates A380 takes flight for UK
Dubai / WAM The first Emirates A380 to be completely refurbished under the airline’s $2 billion retrofit programme has been deployed on Friday on the Dubai-London Heathrow service, operating as EK003. The retrofit work was done on A6-EVM, the first of 120 Emirates aircraft to have completed its refurbishment. Sir Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline, said, “Customers will notice ...
Read More »Dewa wins ‘global excellence award’
Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has been crowned with the Global Excellence Assembly awards 2022, based in the US, in the “Organisational Achievements” category. This is in recognition of Dewa’s global achievements in total quality and excellence. Dewa is the only entity worldwide to win this category in the second round of the award this ...
Read More »Aldar launches Sustainable City on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island
Abu Dhabi / WAM Aldar Properties (‘Aldar’) in partnership with Diamond Developers has launched The Sustainable City – Yas Island, a sustainability-centric community offering a new way of life for residents in Abu Dhabi. The family friendly development, which builds on the strengths of The Sustainable City – Dubai, is a walkable community in the surrounds of open green spaces, ...
Read More »Nationwide Pink Caravan Ride kicks off on February 4
Sharjah / WAM The 11th edition of Pink Caravan Ride (PCR), a breast cancer awareness initiative of UAE-based non-profit, Friends of Cancer Patients (FOCP), will commence its annual ride around the seven emirates on February 4, coinciding with World Cancer Day, and marking the internationally recognised day with a unique awareness programme on all forms of cancer. The Pink ...
Read More »Expo City Dubai extends activities at Winter City
Dubai / WAM The festive spirit continues at Expo City Dubai, with Winter City extended until January 12 and a parade on January 14 kickstarting celebrations for Chinese New Year. Expo City Dubai’s wintry wonderland activations will continue until January 12, with new timings of 15:00-21:00 from January 9. Visitors can enjoy a market with arts and crafts, arcade ...
Read More »Emirates’ first retrofitted A380 takes flight for London
Dubai / WAM The first Emirates A380 to be completely refurbished under the airline’s $2 billion retrofit programme has been deployed on Friday on the Dubai-London Heathrow service, operating as EK003. The retrofit work was done on A6-EVM, the first of 120 Emirates aircraft to have completed its refurbishment. Sir Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline, said, “Customers will notice ...
Read More »Sheikh Theyab launches ‘Qidfa Development’ project in Fujairah
Fujairah / WAM HH Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council and Chairman of the Emirates Council for Balanced Development, has launched the ‘Qidfa Development’ in the emirate of Fujairah, which is the first project of the ‘Emirates Villages’, an initiative aimed at creating a sustainable development model. HH Sheikh Theyab said ...
Read More »UAE strongly condemns terrorist attack in Somalia
Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE strongly condemned the terrorist attack that took place in the Hiraan region, central Somalia, which resulted in the death and injury of numerous people. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) affirmed that the UAE expresses its strong condemnation of these criminal acts and its permanent rejection of ...
Read More »Adib ups stake in Egyptian unit to more than 52.6%
Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (Adib) has announced the increase of its ownership in Adib Egypt to more than 52 percent. In a disclosure to the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) on Thursday, Adib stated that it had acquired 9.6 million shares from National Investment Bank (NIB), representing 2.4% of Adib Egypt’s share capital. The deal has ...
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