Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Airways is transforming its economy class flight experience by upgrading its cabins and refurbishing its 23 narrow-body Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft. The renovated cabins will feature ergonomic “extra-spatial design” seats by UK-based Acro, an innovator in the manufacturing of aircraft seats. The retrofit programme, which includes new, personalised wireless streaming entertainment to smartphone and ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, attended a majlis organised by the Ministry of Interior. The majlis, which took place at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Abu Dhabi, discussed the UAE’s efforts to promote fraternity, coexistence and tolerance, and is part of a series of ...
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Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Miral, Abu Dhabi’s creator of destinations, is a founding ecosystem partner of Plug and Play ADGM’s (Abu Dhabi Global Market) new Travel & Hospitality tech accelerator in the Mena region. The partnership will give Miral the chance to connect directly with startups through Plug and Play’s international network, supporting the region’s startups by sharing its ...
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Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates anticipates a busy weekend ahead of the Eid holiday with heavy traveller volumes to and from Dubai. The busiest time for departures in Terminal 3 will be on Friday May 31 with over 80,000 passengers travelling abroad. Customers are reminded to arrive at the airport at least three hours before their flight departure to avoid ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has conferred the Order of Independence, First Class, on Maya Tissafi, Ambassador of Switzerland to the UAE, in recognition of her efforts during her tenure, which contributed to enhancing and boosting friendly ties between the two countries. HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM Research conducted by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, at the Hili 2 archaeological site, part of the Unesco World Heritage Site of Al Ain, has revealed stunning new evidence on social life in the region 3,000 years ago. The results of the work have provided important insights into the daily lives of ...
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GENEVA / WAM The World Trade Organisation (WTO), on Wednesday agreed to look into the complaint filed by the United Arab Emirates against the ban imposed by Qatar on Emirati products. The WTO has decided to constitute an arbitration committee to investigate the UAE’s complaint. The UAE has stressed that the Qatari ban on Emirati products is a flagrant violation ...
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Bloomberg Masayoshi Son is making top executives at SoftBank Group Corp some of the highest-paid in Japan as he recruits talent to his growing investment empire. While Son’s own salary remains modest by global standards, his company paid a total of 9.1 billion yen ($83 million) in compensation to six lieutenants, according documents released for a shareholder meeting on June ...
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Bloomberg Bharti Airtel Ltd is planning a share sale for its Africa unit in London as part of a push by the Indian wireless operator to cut a debt load that’s ballooned to more than $16 billion. The initial public offering by Airtel Africa Ltd would comprise new shares and the sale would seek a free float of at least ...
Read More »Bloomberg PT Softex Indonesia, a sanitary product maker backed by PE firm CVC Capital Partners, is planning an initial public offering that could raise as much as $500 million, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The Tangerang-based company has met with potential advisers for a share sale in Indonesia that could happen as soon as this year, the ...
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