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DUBAI / WAM flydubai announced on Friday the start of flights to Pisa in Italy, becoming the first UAE carrier to operate this route from Dubai. The carrier will also resume its operations to Catania in Sicily growing its network in Italy to three points including Naples. Flights to Pisa International Airport (PSA) and Catania International Airport (CTA) start on ...

  DUBAI / Gulf Time In less than two years since its launch in Dubai, Clemenceau Medical Center Hospital Dubai obtained official accreditation from the Joint Commission International in Health Care Quality (JCI). This accreditation is granted to healthcare institutions that apply a group global standard for quality improvement and the quality of health care. This achievement is in line ...

DUBAI / WAM flydubai announced on Friday the start of flights to Pisa in Italy, becoming the first UAE carrier to operate this route from Dubai. The carrier will also resume its operations to Catania in Sicily growing its network in Italy to three points including Naples. Flights to Pisa International Airport (PSA) and Catania International Airport (CTA) start on ...

  Dubai / Gulf Time Neuro Spinal Hospital (NSH) opened its door as the first private subspecialty hospital in the UAE in the year 2002 and recently inaugurated its new state-of-the-art facility offering specialised care for spinal, neurosurgical, neurological, orthopaedic, rehabilitation, oncology and radiosurgery treatments with the most advanced cancer centre operating from Dubai Science Park, strengthening the UAE’s drive ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM AD Ports Group, the region’s premier facilitator of logistics, industry, and trade, has partnered with UAE-based, multi-business conglomerate Ghassan Aboud Group to establish one of the region’s largest automotive export and distribution hubs in Kizad. The launch was announced at the official ceremony held in Abu Dhabi in the presence of key stakeholders and officials. ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Youth Council organised a youth circle entitled “Aviation 2050: future trends from an innovative perspective” within the International Program for Civil Aviation Leaders. The youth circle was attended by Salvatore Sciacchitano, President of the ICAO Council; and Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Director-General of the GCAA, and a number ...

  DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure discussed, with a delegation from Broward County, Florida, visiting the UAE, ways of strengthening their cooperation in the infrastructure, housing and transport. Their discussion took place during a meeting between Sheikh Nasser Al Qasimi, Assistant Under-Secretary for Infrastructure and Transport Regulation at the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, and Michael ...

  DUBAI / WAM Osmar Chohfi, President of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC), has said that visitors to Expo 2020 Dubai have exceeded 20 million, indicating that the global event was a success. “The past few years have proven to be an exceptionally challenging period for the world. We must laud the UAE’s successful efforts in organising the ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Customs on Thursday revealed the emirate’s external foodstuff trade in 2021 grew 11% to reach AED57 billion, compared to AED51.4 billion in 2020. According to the latest figures released by Dubai Customs, exports grew 11.3% to AED10.8 billion from AED9.7 billion in 2020, while re-exports went up by 10% to AED 7.9 billion from AED ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE moon-sighting committee will meet on Friday, April 1 (Sha’ban 29), after the Maghreb prayer at the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department under the chairmanship of Abdullah Sultan bin Awad Al Nuaimi, Minister of Justice, to indicate the start of the Holy Month of Ramadan. The committee will hold a meeting under the chairmanship of ...