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ABU DHABI/WAM Etihad Airways and Egyptair have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance commercial and operational ties to provide travellers with wider choices, higher quality services and increased value. Antonoaldo Neves, Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Airways, said, “This agreement will help further deepen our codeshare with EGYPTAIR opening up seamless travel for guests of both airlines across our ...

ABU DHABI/WAM The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has issued a Public Clarification on the Registration Timelines for Taxable Persons for Corporate Tax, to further explain and clarify the specific deadlines for the different categories of Taxable Persons subject to Corporate Tax, and to encourage them to submit their Tax Registration application to the FTA. The Public Clarification underscores FTA’s commitment ...

ABU DHABI/WAM Sheikh Zayed bin Hamad Al Nahyan, Chairman of The Founder’s Office (TFO), and Hamad bin Abdulrahman Al Midfa, Board Chairman of the National Library and Archives (NLA), have signed a collaboration agreement between TFO and the NLA at TFO’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi. The agreement will allow TFO to leverage a central digital platform that will serve as ...

DUBAI/WAM The UAE Cabinet, chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, approved a new housing approval package for citizens valued at AED 1.682 billion. The package includes 2,160 decisions for beneficiaries of housing assistance in June 2024 under the Sheikh Zayed Housing Program. The Cabinet ...

WASHINGTON/WAM The UAE’s real GDP is projected to grow by 3.9 percent in 2024 and expand to 4.1 percent in 2025, according to the World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects report. In April 2024, the World Bank raised its forecast for real GDP growth in the UAE to 3.9 percent in 2024, compared to its January forecast of 3.7 percent. ...

VIENNA/WAM The latest data from the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) shows that the UAE continued to demonstrate growth in its non-oil sectors, registering a 6.7 percent expansion, y-o-y, in 4Q23, up from 5.8 percent in 3Q23. In its Monthly Oil Market Report (MOMR) for June 2024, OPEC says that the construction growth accelerated to 8.4percent in 4Q23 ...

ABU DHABI/WAM H.H. Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Zayed Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, attended on Tuesday the graduation ceremony of the 11th National Defence Course cohort, and the fifth War Course of the War College at the Joint Command and Staff College. H.H. Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed congratulated the graduates of ...

ABU DHABI/WAM H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, has chaired the meeting of the Emirates Genome Council. During the meeting, the board reviewed the progress of strategic initiatives, including the completion of the ground-breaking Emirati Reference Genome Study, which has revealed more than five million novel gene variants. The results of the ...

ABU DHABI/WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday received His Excellency Vilayat Eyvazov, Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, at Qasr Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi. During the meeting, His Excellency Vilayat Eyvazov conveyed the greetings of His Excellency Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, along with his wishes for continued prosperity ...

DUBAI/WAM In the path of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, sustainable aviation fuel and alternative fuels have risen to prominence as central topics in discussions, meetings, and international conferences concerning the future of the aviation industry. Recognised as key solutions for reducing carbon emissions in the sector, it has garnered significant attention and debate. The 80th Annual General Meeting ...