DUBAI / WAM Compared with other countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), region, the UAE has more women pilots, captains, aircraft engineers, mechanics, aircraft maintenance and air traffic controllers, among others. Thirteen of the 15 countries with the lowest rates of women participating in their labour force are in the MENA. Emirates currently employs nearly 27,000 women, ...

Dubai / WAM Germany, Europe’s largest economy and one of the world’s leading supporters of renewable energy, on Wednesday sealed its €50 million (AED226 million), investment in the next World Expo by signing an official participation contract for Expo 2020 Dubai. Dietmar Schmitz, Commissioner General of the German Pavilion, and Najeeb Mohammed Al-Ali, Executive Director at the Dubai Expo 2020 ...

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, received a telephone call from US President Donald Trump, during which they discussed the distinguished relations of friendship and cooperation between the two countries and means of strengthening them in various fields, so as ...