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DUBAI / WAM Dubai World Central (DWC), will see the number of passenger flights skyrocket by 700% as it takes on additional traffic during the 45-day period when DXB’s southern runway is closed for a complete refurbishment from April 16 to May 30. The closure will reduce the hub airport’s capacity making DWC an attractive alternate to absorb affected scheduled, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, inspected on Monday Russian’s Aurus armoured limousine displayed at Tawazun Economic Council stands, at ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, toured the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (Idex 2019), held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec) on Monday. On the second day’s proceedings, His Highness visited various international companies’ pavilions showcasing the latest innovative ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM President of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, has said that latest military equipment and defence products displayed at the International Defence Exhibition (Idex), and Naval Defence (Navdex), will help make the world “more secure”. Relating to the this year theme of the event “Defence for Security and Safety”, he said, “The way the UAE organises this event, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Advanced Military Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Centre, LLC., (AMMROC) and BAE Systems’ Electronic Systems signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide repairs and upgrades to aircraft at a facility in Al Ain under AMMROC. Speaking to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), after the signing on the second day of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference, IDEX ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, inspected on Monday Russian’s Aurus armoured limousine displayed at Tawazun Economic Council stands, at ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM US technology company Leonardo DRS signed a teaming agreement with the UAE-based International Golden Group (IGG), to provide support for the UAE Armed Forces on a variety of electronic and related programmes. The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX 2019) which started on Sunday. The company’s Land Electronics Business ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM UK-based MSI-Defence Systems is displaying a full-scale model of its new Seahawk Multi Weapon Station (MWS), at at the Naval Defence and Maritime Security Exhibition (Navdex 2019). Now through development, the MWS mounting will be completing final performance firing trials in the UK during the show week. Designed for high structural stiffness and integrating high-torque zero-backlash drives, ...

Dubai / WAM DMCC, the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise, inaugurated the ‘DMCC Coffee Centre’ on Monday, during Gulfood 2019. The state-of-the-art 7,500 square metre temperature-controlled facility is the first of its kind in the Middle East. From crop to cup, the Centre offers cost-effective logistical support and services that connect ...

Bloomberg TransCanada Corp. was partly denied a request to continue some pre-construction work on the Keystone XL oil pipeline while a dispute over the project’s environmental review wends its way through the courts. The company won’t be allowed to prepare sites for construction camps, but it will be allowed to prepare pipeline-storage and container yards and receive pipe at those ...