ABU DHABI / EMIRATES BUSINESS Abu Dhabi Airports announced a 5.6% increase in passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) for May 2016, compared to the same month last year. A total of 1,982,010 people traveled through AUH last month, exceeding May 2015’s figure of 1,877,440. A number of destinations witnessed noteworthy growth in passenger traffic, with the ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, announced on Wednesday via his official Twitter account that the Reading Nation Ramadan campaign has exceeded its set target of five million books to reach over 8.2 million books. The books will be distributed to unprivileged children and ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Following its commitment to transferring to smart government services by promoting e-payment operations in the UAE, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) launched the e-dirham card charging service through MBME for collecting fees and payment services, on Wednesday. As a strategic partner of the e-dirham initiative, National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) will be re-charging the ...