DUBAI / WAM Dubai Airports on Monday confirmed plans to close Dubai International’s (DXB) southern runway for a 45-day period in 2019 to conduct a comprehensive upgrade designed to boost safety, service and capacity levels. DXB operates 24/7, 365 days per year with over 1,100 aircraft movements per day featuring predominantly wide-body aircraft. While ongoing runway maintenance is scheduled on ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE Central Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the Federal Tax Authority (FTA), to facilitate tax collection through the UAE Funds Transfer System (UAEFTS), that offers a timely processing of fund transfers between bank accounts. Mohammed Ali bin Zayed Al Falasi, Deputy Governor of the UAE Central Bank, and Khalid Ali Al ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA), announced the launch of Goodforce Labs, an innovative start-up incubator focused on transforming ethical startups in the fields of Islamic economy and Halal industries into global success stories. The incubator will work to revitalise the Islamic ethical economy utilising a deep venture building platform. This will be achieved by selecting a group ...