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Dubai / WAM Aviation leaders and experts highlighted key aviation industry issues, challenges and opportunities for the industry worldwide during a global forum in Dubai, citing oil price, global economy, political unrest and consumer confidence as short-term factors, and technology, urbanisation, economic balance of power and resource scarcity as long-term factors. Uncertain oil price is one of the major concerns ...

MOCHA / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), rebuilt 17 houses to several Yemeni families as part of the first phase of reconstruction in Mocha in Taiz Governorate, Yemen, under the framework of a series of rescue and humanitarian aid for the #Year of Giving. After delivering the house keys to the beneficiaries, an ERC official in Aden stressed that ...

Dubai / WAM Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director-General of Dubai Municipality has issued a decree banning the sale and circulation of one-time use phone chargers in Dubai. The decree was issued based on the municipality’s keenness to implement the highest standards of health and safety based on the Local Order No. 10 of 2003 on the technical requirements to be provided ...

Dubai / WAM Crown Prince of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said that the investment environment within the UAE has witnessed significant changes over the past years under the leadership of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, with significant opportunities for creativity and innovation opening up as the world moves towards ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) has won two prestigious titles at the Ideas Arabia Competition 2017, which was launched by the Dubai Quality Group in 2006 to celebrate ground-breaking innovations that have been implemented by institutions over the past year and achieved qualitative results. DLD won first place in the ‘Happy Customers’ and ‘Technology’ categories for its ...

Dubai / WAM The UAE Food Bank is to open branches and centres outside the country as part of the UAE’s mission to expand its charitable, relief and humanitarian activities worldwide. This was revealed by Hussain Nasser Lootah, Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of UAE Food Bank and Director-General of Dubai Municipality. The Vice Chairman said that the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Eight people lost their lives and three sustained serious injuries in 73 traffic roads where motorists failed to keep a safe distance between vehicles, during the first four months of the year, revealed Police statistics. According to the statistics, traffic police booked 5,150 violations for not leaving enough distance between vehicles. ”Tailgating was one of the ...

Dubai / WAM The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation (MBRF), distributed 360 tonnes of basic food supplies to vulnerable people in Somalia, benefitting a total of 4,600 families. This act is an implementation of the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, supported by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and ...

Ras Al Khaimah / Emirates Business Saqr Port Authority, which manages the largest bulk-handling port in the middle East, has taken a further step in its planned capacity expansion by signing a deal with Dutch Shipbuilding and Engineering Conglomerate Damen Group for the delivery of a new ASD 2913 tug. The announcement comes in quick succession of Saqr Port’s recently ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Etihad Museum announced that it will be launching a special Family Pack in celebration of International Museum Day on May 18, providing children with a range of fun and educational activities to complete as they discover the museum. The Family Pack is the latest in a series of educational programmes that have been launched by Dubai ...