ABU DHABI / WAM Passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport(AUH) grew 4.8 percent in April 2016, compared to the same month last year, according to an announcement from Abu Dhabi Airports. A total of 1,960,946 people traveled through AUH last month, exceeding April 2015’s figure of 1,871,337. The top-five routes were London Heathrow, Doha, Bangkok, Bombay and Jeddah. ...

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, on Wednesday opened the Burj Al Arab Terrace in the presence of Deputy Ruler of Dubai HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. A world-first in marine and off-site construction, the Burj ...

  CAIRO / WAM Dr Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State (Chairman of the Board of Director of National Media Council (NMC), on Wednesday stressed that the UAE media sector is playing a vital role in combating terrorism and extremism in line with the directives and vision of the country’s leaders for countering violence and hate speech. ...