Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates has announced it will operate special commercial flights in October, to provide additional capacity for Filipino citizens from Dubai to Manila, who meet eligibility requirements. The airline will be operating “Bayanihan” flights on EK332 on October 2, 5, 9, 16, 23, and 30. Emirates has resumed scheduled passenger services to Manila, Clark and Cebu to ...
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Sheikh Mohamed visits UAE pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai
DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, visited the UAE Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. HH Sheikh Mohamed viewed the areas in the pavilion, which tells the story of the establishment of the UAE and the dreams of its founders, who created ...
Read More »UAE-Brazil bilateral trade rises 33% in first 8 months of 2021
Dubai / WAM The economic relations between Brazil and the United Arab Emirates have successfully overcome the negative impacts of the global pandemic, with bilateral trade witnessing a 33 percent increase in the first eight months of 2021, compared to the same period last year, according to a top Brazilian official. In an exclusive interview with Emirates News Agency (WAM), ...
Read More »France celebrates its National Day at Expo 2020 Dubai
Dubai / WAM Jean-Yves Le Drian, French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, has said that the participation of the world’s countries in Expo 2020 Dubai enhances international cooperation, as the most important cultural event in the world carries a message of hope at the time of the coronavirus pandemic. In his statement marking France’s National Day at Expo 2020 ...
Read More »Oil rises for sixth week with Opec+ supply meet in focus
Bloomberg Oil rises in tandem with equity markets while traders turned their attention to an upcoming Opec+ meeting that may yield supply increases. Futures in New York rise 1.1%. US benchmark crude posted a sixth straight weekly gain, the longest streak of weekly advances since early July. Buzz continued around whether on Monday Opec will decide to increase output after ...
Read More »Sharjah, Guatemala to boost investment ties
Sharjah / WAM Sheikh Fahim Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Department of Government Relations (DGR) in Sharjah, hosted a high-level Guatemalan delegation, headed by Antonio Malouf, Guatemala’s Minister of Economy, at the House of Wisdom in Sharjah to explore and strengthen the framework of economic collaboration and enhance commercial and investment partnerships between the emirate and the Central American country. ...
Read More »CEPA will help India, UAE to serve larger global markets: Piyush Goyal
DUBAI / WAM The proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and UAE will help both countries serve larger international markets, according to a top Indian official. In an exclusive interview with Emirates News Agency (WAM), Piyush Goyal, Indian Minister for Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, and Textiles, said, “It (CEPA) will not only help ...
Read More »Wetex, DSS see large turnout of major German companies
DUBAI / WAM The 23rd Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (Wetex) and Dubai Solar Show (DSS) will witness an array of major German companies in the German pavilion. Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) is organising the exhibition under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and ...
Read More »Sewa upgrades Al Falaj water pumping station
Sharjah / WAM The Department of Water and Desalination Plants at Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (Sewa) revealed the completion of a project to replace and develop Al Falaj water pumping station with a pumping capacity of 73.9 million gallons per day, contributing to saving 879 MWs of electricity annually and reducing CO2 emissions to 503 tonnes annually, at ...
Read More »Wetex, DSS witness large turnout of major German companies
Dubai / WAM The 23rd Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (Wetex) and Dubai Solar Show (DSS) will witness an array of major German companies in the German pavilion. Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) is organising the exhibition under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and ...
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