ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the economic development arm of the UAE government, has signed an agreement with the Government of Guinea to provide a concessionary loan valued at AED95.5 million ($26 million) to finance developing a major interchange and roads project in the heart of Conakry, the nation’s capital city. Once completed, this project ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE has welcomed appointment of Hans Grundberg as the UN Special Envoy for Yemen and reiterated its support for all efforts aimed at finding a peaceful solution towards ending Yemeni crisis. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation praised the pivotal role played by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to bring about stability in ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Wizz Air announced on Sunday that it is ramping up pilot recruitment across its network, with plans to hire 4,600 new pilots by 2030. The airline has already trained over 150 additional pilots to fly over 100 percent of pre-Covid-19 capacity this summer. It aims to recruit over 300 more by the end of this year, ...