Dubai / Emirates Business A revamped 14th edition of the region’s only natural and organic products show, MENOPE 2016, under the patronage of the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment will run from November 29 to December 1 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC) with a participation of over 140 companies from 27 countries including ...
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Dubai airport records 6.4 million passenger traffic in October
Dubai /Â WAM Dubai International Airport (DXB) welcomed 6.4 million passengers in October, according to the monthly traffic report issued today by operator, Dubai Airports. Passenger traffic at DXB reached 6,420,208 passengers compared to 6,250,810 in the corresponding month last year, an increase of 2.7 percent. The year to date traffic totalled 69,366,094, up 6.8 percent compared to 64,947,684 during ...
Read More »Etihad aviation launches Fikra
Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business As part of the UAE’s Innovation Week, Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) launched Fikra, a UAE-based competition aimed at fostering entrepreneurship and innovation across the country. Fikra means ‘idea’ in Arabic and the competition aims to encourage students to deliver solutions to some of the major challenges facing the aviation industry in today’s ever-competitive environment. ...
Read More »Innovation has become established govt, social culture in UAE: Al Tayer
Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) organised the 6th Creativity and Innovation Conference as part of DEWA Innovation Week. This takes place in conjunction with the 2nd UAE Innovation Week, which is organised annually in adherence with the directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE ...
Read More »Turkey, Russia forge uneasy alliance year after crisis
Istanbul / AFP One year after the crisis that plunged relations between Russia and Turkey to a post-Cold War low, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan have overseen a spectacular revival in ties at a time when both are facing new tensions with the West. The shooting down of a Russian military jet over the Syrian border by the ...
Read More »Women, critic in cabinet as Trump raises a bigger tent
Palm Beach / AFP Donald Trump began to broaden the base of his future cabinet Wednesday, nominating two conservative women including a critic, after his earlier picks rewarded campaign loyalists. Trump’s nomination of South Carolina’s 44-year-old governor, Nikki Haley, as US ambassador to the United Nations will be seen as a sign he is ready to forgive some foes ...
Read More »DED, DWTC partner to simplify business licensing, operations
Dubai / Emirates Business The Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai and the Dubai World Trade Centre Authority (DWTCA) havesigned a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to facilitate business licensing and operations within their respective territories. The agreement will allow DWTCA to have access to the Trade Name Reservation System of DED, while companies licensed by DED will be ...
Read More »Interactive heritage village to delight fans at Formula 1
Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) is inviting visitors to the last race of the Formula 1 season to step into the past of Abu Dhabi while at the Yas Marina Circuit. With racing taking place between November, 25 -27 and more than 60,000 fans expected on Yas Island from across ...
Read More »VP receives credentials of new ambassadors to UAE
Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Wednesday morning received the credentials of new ambassadors of several friendly countries to the UAE, at Al Mushrif Palace. Also present were HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi hotels register 92% capacity ahead of Formula 1
Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business With more than 60,000 race fans converging on the capital city for the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and related festivities between November, 25 and 27, Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) is forecasting highly impressive occupancy rates of 92 percent in the emirate’s leading hotels over the ...
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