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PARIS / Reuters Emirates, the Middle East’s largest airline, and budget carrier flydubai will start to deepen their relationship over the next 18 months as their owner, the Dubai government, seeks to improve returns. Emirates President Tim Clark told reporters on Wednesday that changes could include more closely coordinated connecting – or feeder – flights, and a joint decision on ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, is to share the secrets of the success of its long-running programme to engage employees in continuous improvement with Government and private sector organisations developing policy recommendations to encourage innovation in the UAE. EGA is sponsoring the Innovation 360 think ...

Dubai / WAM DP World has won Gold for Employee Engagement award at the International CSR Excellence Awards in London, in recognition of its Global Education initiative, and being named Sustainability Champion for its ‘Our World, Our Future’ global sustainability programme. ‘Our World, Our Future’ was launched in February 2016 to unite DP World’s wide-ranging sustainability efforts and ensure maximum ...

Dubai / WAM Sultan bin Sulayem, DP World Group Chairman and CEO and Chairman of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation, praised the UAE’s achievement of topping the world’s Efficiency of Customs Procedures Index in the IMD 2017 report of Global Competitiveness. The report is issued by the Global Competitiveness Centre of the IMD, International Institute for Management Development in ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai International (DXB), is lining up extra staff and an exciting array of activities, promotions and entertainment as part of its preparations for the Eid holiday rush. With Eid coinciding with schools across the UAE closing for the summer, Dubai Airports is anticipating heightened traffic during the week with over 1.9 million passengers expected to pass through ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business EPPCO Lubricants, a joint venture between Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) and Chevron, recently opened a new car service facility at Barjeel station in Sharjah. The facility offers motorists a full spectrum of oil and lubricants services. Located on the second industrial road in Sharjah, the new service centre offers a standalone Havoline Xpress Lube outlet ...

Dubai / WAM The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), announced the opening of registration for the third edition of ‘TRA innovation Camp’ for Emiratis aged 6-17 years. This year’s camp, from June 9 until August 10, consists of training and entertaining activities, focusing on the language of the era; information and communications technology (ICT). The camp aims to direct the tendency ...

Ajman /Emirates Business The Kahraman Ramadan Tent, organized by Kiwi Events in Al Zorah Area in Ajman, not only brings the spirit of the Holy Month to the forefront but also serves as a beacon of the burgeoning tourism potential and strong business growth in the Emirate. The Kahraman Ramadan Tent, backed by a vast array of government agencies in ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) revealed the criteria candidates must meet to join the Arab Professionals Forum, which the Foundation had launched in collaboration with LinkedIn in October 2016. The Forum gathers top Arab subject-matter experts, academics, and scientists from all over the world, and serves as a platform where experts can ...

Dubai / Emirates Business According to Mercer’s 2017 Cost of Living Survey, Dubai and Abu Dhabi are the second and third most expensive Middle Eastern cities for expatriate cost of living. The global ranking sees Dubai climbing one place from last year to become the 20th most expensive city in the world, with Abu Dhabi just behind in 23rd place ...