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ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has sent a message of condolences to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, expressing his sincere condolences and sympathy over the death of Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched Phase II of the ‘Naqel’ service branded as Naqel 2 online via (www.rta.ae). The system fully automates all processes starting from the registration of limo and buses, along with drivers, for the use of passenger transportation companies licensed in other Emirates, enabling them to transport riders from Dubai ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Khalifa University of Science and Technology on Wednesday announced the university has once again demonstrated its status as a premier research-intensive institution focusing on the UAE’s strategic sectors by winning nearly half of all the research grants awarded under the 2019 Abu Dhabi Award for Research Excellence (AARE). Khalifa University received a total of 23 out ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Effective June 1, Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will transfer all its flights to and from Abu Dhabi and Beijing, and its flights to and from Beijing to Nagoya, Japan, to the new state-of-the-art Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX). Robin Kamark, Etihad Aviation Group Chief Commercial Officer, said: “In October ...

Dubai / WAM DP World announced its robust financial results for the year ended December 31, 2019, stating that its revenue grew 36.1 percent and adjusted Ebitda increased 17.7 percent, with an adjusted Ebitda margin of 43 percent. The delivered profit attributable to the owners of the company, before separately disclosed items, was $1,328 million, up 4.6 percent and EPS ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Government launched on Wednesday the ‘Digital Month’ initiative in a bid to further drive the UAE leadership’s vision to utilise information technology to better serve the community and advance government services. The newly launched initiative comes within the efforts exerted by various government entities in Abu Dhabi to enhance customer experience through innovative ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways launched a collaborative project with the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE), in a bid to combat illegal wildlife trafficking. Etihad Airways hosted the Combating Wildlife Trafficking workshop at its headquarters in Abu Dhabi, attended by 37 representatives of national entities and other key stakeholders involved in the fight against wildlife trafficking. ...

DUBAI / WAM US Ambassador to the UAE John Rakolta Jr. and Counselor of the Department of State T. Ulrich Brechbuhl have officially inaugurated the construction of the US pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, according to a press release issued by the US Embassy website. At the first concrete pour, Ambassador Rakolta said, “The US pavilion will showcase how freedom ...

Bloomberg Tokyo Disney Resort will extend its shutdown until at least early April, responding to a call by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to extend cancellations of large events for another ten days as Japan battles the spread of the coronavirus. Operator Oriental Land Co had initially planned to keep the Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea parks shut until March 15, ...

Bloomberg Prime Minister Shinzo Abe still faces calls to put together another large-scale stimulus to shake off the impact of the coronavirus, despite a second round of emergency measures unveiled on March 10. Most economists see the world’s third-largest economy falling into recession despite the two rounds of measures aimed at helping struggling businesses and workers. With the virus keeping ...