DUBAI/WAM Emirates is set to further strengthen its presence across Asia with the launch of daily non-stop flights between Dubai and Shenzhen from July 1 2025. The airline will also introduce four weekly services to Da Nang on June 2 and three weekly flights to Siem Reap from June 3 with both cities connecting via Bangkok. The addition of Shenzhen, ...

ABU DHABI/WAM Real estate transactions in Abu Dhabi reached AED17.24 billion in the first two months of 2025, with over 5,000 transactions, reflecting the sector’s strong activity. According to the “DARI” platform of the Department of Municipalities and Transport in Abu Dhabi, real estate sales transactions since the beginning of the year have totalled AED9.8 billion across 2,676 transactions, while ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Sheikh Zayed Book Award (SZBA), organised by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC), has unveiled the shortlists for its 19th edition, featuring outstanding works from around the world in the categories of literature, children’s literature, translation, contribution to the development of nations, literary and art criticism, Arab culture in other languages, and editing of ...