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  DUBAI / WAM Emirates and Royal Air Maroc on Tuesday launched a codeshare partnership, providing more travel options and connection choices for customers of both airlines between Dubai and Casablanca, and beyond. Effective later this month, both airlines will place their marketing codes on each other’s flights between Casablanca and Dubai to a total of 209 combined destinations. The ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Adnoc Drilling Company on Tuesday announced its financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, reporting significant revenue growth for the period, increasing to $601 million, up 14.9% on the same period last year. Year-on-year revenue growth was delivered across all business segments, with the company firmly on track to deliver on its ambitious ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Adnoc Distribution on Tuesday reported strong first-quarter 2022 results, recording a 7.8% year-on-year increase in Ebitda to AED881 million with a 6.3% year-on-year increase in net profit to AED671 million for the quarter, while cash flow generation remained strong with free cash flow of AED1.9 billion. The company has seen a strong recovery in total ...

  Sharjah / WAM Arada has awarded two major contracts together, totalling AED460 million, to build the first residential district at Masaar, Sharjah’s forested megaproject. Featuring 4,000 villas and townhouses, Masaar is divided into eight gated districts, all set in woodland and nature-inspired master plan. Valued at AED228 million, the contract to build 142 villas in the Sendian district of ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Adnoc Drilling Company on Tuesday announced its financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, reporting significant revenue growth for the period, increasing to $601 million, up 14.9% on the same period last year. Year-on-year revenue growth was delivered across all business segments, with the company firmly on track to deliver on its ambitious ...

  Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF) kicks off its much-awaited 13th edition on Wednesday under the theme, ‘Create Creativity’ at Expo Centre Sharjah. Organised annually by Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), the festival is held under the patronage of His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and Her ...

  Dubai / WAM Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Director-General of Dubai Customs and CEO of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation, said Dubai Customs completed 381,275 customs declarations during the Eid al-Fitr holiday. He affirmed that Dubai Customs keeps pace with Dubai’s dynamic progress by developing smart customs systems and programmes that work around the clock to fulfill the needs of ...

  MONTEVIDEO / WAM The Emirates News Agency (WAM) signed cooperation agreements with three media outlets in the Republic of Uruguay, as part of its efforts to enhance joint cooperation in the media exchange. This came as part of a series of visits of a WAM delegation, headed by Mohammed Jalal Al Rayssi, Director-General of WAM, to the Republic of ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company, signed an investment partnership agreement with the Hellenic Development Bank (HDB), the national development bank of Greece, and Hellenic Development Bank of Investments (HDBI), Sovereign Fund-of-Funds of Greece, to fund investments worth €4 billion ($4.23 billion) across multiple sectors and asset classes of the Greek economy. The event ...

  Abu Dhabi / Gulf Time Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has unveiled its new Economy class soft furnishings and tableware which will be launched on board in the fourth quarter of the year. The new products have been designed with sustainability and improved guest experience as primary objectives. The announcement was made on the opening day ...