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DUBAI / WAM Dubai International Airport announced that air traffic returned to normal after a delay of several hours after Emirates’ flight EK521, coming from Thiruvananthapuram in India to Dubai, was involved in an incident at the airport this afternoon. A FEDEX aircraft was the first to take off from the airport while an Emirates flight also landed at 6:43pm ...

  Abu Dhabi / EMIRATES BUSINESS The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, an independent, research-driven graduate-level university focused on advanced energy, and sustainable technologies, today announced that more than 30 undergraduate students, half of them UAE nationals, are currently interning with the research-based institution.

  DUBAI / WAM Emirates is to resume flights from Dubai to Conakry, the capital of Guinea, from October 30. The airline said on Tuesday that the flight to Conakry will be linked to Emirates’ four times weekly service between Dubai and Dakar. A Boeing 777-300ER aircraft was introduced on the route between Dubai and Dakar on Wednesday (August 2) ...

  AJMAN / WAM Ajman Free Zone launched its newest product, ‘The Business Centre’, a kick-starter pack for those looking to open companies in the country. The plan aims to contribute towards aiding entrepreneurs in establishing companies, and increase the rate at which companies start up in the city. It intends to do this by offering prices that are less ...

  Dubai / WAM Growth of the UAE’s non-oil private sector accelerated to a ten-month high in July. Sharp expansions of output and new work helped the sector to gather momentum, alongside quicker rises in purchasing activity and employment. Notably, the rate of job creation was the fastest in over a year. Meanwhile, purchasing costs continued to increase solidly. The rate ...

  Dubai / WAM A total of 503 fake passports were seized during the last six months by the Expertise Centre Identity and Fraud Documents (ECIFD) system at Dubai International Airport, according to a top official. During an inspection visit to the ECIFD, Major General Mohammed Al Marri, Director-General of the General Directorate for Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai, GDRFA-Dubai, ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business In line with its commitment to support aerospace innovation across the Middle East, Honeywell (NYSE:HON), has brought its industry-leading test aircraft to Dubai for a three-day stop as part of final testing for a revolutionary new GX Aviation, high-speed inflight Wi-Fi network arriving to airlines and business jets later this year. Honeywell has a long ...

  RAS AL KHAIMAH / wam The Ras Al Khaimah Department of Economic Development (DED) in cooperation with the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority, has completed its annual economic survey and quarterly survey (Q1 2016), which ran from April 10 until June 16. The surveys involved 1,200 companies across a variety of sectors throughout the emirate, including free zones, and ...

  Dubai / WAM The Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre and Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry have announced the organisation of the third Global Islamic Economy Summit (GIES) 2016, to be held at Madinat Jumeirah this October with Thomson Reuters as Strategic Partner. Themed, “Inspiring Change”, this year’s event will include six plenary sessions covering broad topics such as the ...

  Ras Al Khaimah / Emirates Business Ras Al Khaimah recorded a 23 per cent increase in visitors from India during the first six months of 2016 compared to the corresponding January-June period last year, according to the Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA). The positive growth trend during 2016 ranks India as the third largest international source market ...