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ABU DHABI / WAM The International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX 2021) and the Naval Defence Exhibition (NAVDEX 2021), held under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, from February 21-25 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, have signed an agreement with Edge Group, the Abu Dhabi based advanced technology group for defence and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Shaikh Abdullah Bin Bayyah, Chairman of the UAE Fatwa Council, has received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, in support of the country’s efforts to contain the spread of the virus. Bin Bayyah lauded the UAE’s exceptional efforts in its handling of the coronavirus crisis.

DUBAI / WAM DMCC — a Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise — has registered a record breaking 2,025 new companies in 2020, the highest number of registrations in five years. Despite an overall business environment shaped by the pandemic, the record-breaking registrations are a testament to Dubai’s continued appeal to investors and the ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Airports, operator of Dubai International (DXB) and Dubai World Central (DWC), and GMR Hyderabad (GMR-HYD) have joined forces to create a Covid-19 vaccine distribution corridor. Home to 88 global airlines including Dubai’s flagship carrier Emirates, and 12 international and 400 local and regional freight forwarders, Dubai Airports with its interlinked cargo facilities at DXB and DWC ...

DUBAI / WAM Enoc Group has announced it opened a new service station in Umm Al Qaiwain to meet the fuelling needs of motorists crossing Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Road from the Northern Emirates to Dubai and Abu Dhabi. This brings the total number of service stations by Enoc in the UAE to 150. The service station is built with ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and SMEs, has highlighted the UAE’s commitment, upon the directives of its leadership, to supporting joint action to promote tourism in Arab countries, as well as its keenness to strengthen their cooperation in establishing a sustainable roadmap for advancing Arab tourism. He made this statement while ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The International Defence Exhibition and Conference (Idex 2021) and the Naval Defence Exhibition (Navdex 2021), held under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, from February 21-25 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, signed an agreement with EDGE Group, the Abu Dhabi based advanced technology group for defence and beyond, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE’s hotel reservation rates witnessed significant recent growth, benefitting from the rise in travel to the UAE during Christmas and New Year, and a boom in domestic tourism. The hotel sector continued its recovery after the extraordinary conditions caused by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, most notably with the continued operations of national carriers and the ...

DUBAI / WAM DMCC – a Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – has registered a record breaking 2,025 new companies in 2020, the highest number of registrations in five years. Despite an overall business environment shaped by the pandemic, the record-breaking registrations are a testament to Dubai’s continued appeal to investors and the ...

Bloomberg Iraq has selected a Chinese company for a multibillion-dollar oil-supply deal, as the nation seeks funds to bolster an economy reeling from the coronavirus-triggered collapse in energy prices. SOMO, which oversees Iraq’s petroleum exports, picked a Chinese firm after receiving bids from several traders, the official Iraqi News Agency(INA) reported, citing an interview with the head of SOMO, Alaa ...