LATAKIA / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) distributed around 1,500 school bags and stationery to Syrian students in the Latakia Governorate, one of the areas affected by the recent earthquake that hit the country. The aid is the first phase of an initiative to distribute more than 10,000 school bags and stationery to several Syrian governorates. It is part …

ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways has announced the launch of reciprocal interline partnerships with three new airline partners — Philippine Airlines (PAL), Austrian Airlines (OS) and Airlink South Africa (4Z), while re-launching interline links with Biman Bangladesh and codeshares with Air Seychelles (HM) and ITA Airways (AZ). The deal means customers of all airlines involved will enjoy enhanced connectivity …

BLOOMBERG Mercedes-Benz Group AG suffered a setback in a dispute at the European Union’s top court over its duty to compensate owners of cars equipped with illegal computer technology that overrides anti-pollution systems in order to protect components at low temperatures. In a suit referred from a court in Germany, the owner of a Mercedes car equipped with a so-called …