DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, toured the 30th Arabian Travel Market, which commenced on Monday at the Dubai World Trade Centre. He was accompanied by HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, and Deputy Prime ...

ABU DHABI / WAM AD Ports Group has announced plans to expand its fleet by purchasing five bulk carriers and three crude oil tankers. These vessel acquisitions will follow the recently signed agreements as part of the group’s strategic global expansion objectives to enhance the shipping division under AD Ports Group’s Maritime Cluster. The five bulk carriers, to be purchased ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai has welcomed 4.67 million international overnight visitors in Q1 2023, up 17% YoY from 3.97 million tourists in the same period in 2022, according to Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism (DET). This marks the city’s best Q1 performance since the pandemic, and puts it on track to become the world’s most visited international destination. The ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Shourak is the first transformational project launched by the General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA) to provide valuable information to insured Emiratis on the importance of merging previous and current employment/service periods in case of a career switch in order to increase years of service, without the need to incur any additional cost. Shourak ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has added a fourth gateway destination to its Chinese network with the introduction of weekly flights to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in the Hubei province of China. The inaugural flight arrived in the Hubei Province on April 29. The airline currently offers five passenger flights to ...

SHARJAH / WAM Sharjah Airport (SA) has welcomed more than 3.8 million passengers in the first quarter of 2023, recording a 28.01 per cent increase over the same period in 2022, and is expected to achieve even higher growth rates by the year’s end. The aircraft movement for the same term also increased by 9.02 per cent, with 23,261 flights ...

DUBAI / WAM HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Media Council, on Monday officially inaugurated Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2023, signalling the commencement of the 30th edition of the Middle East’s biggest travel and tourism exhibition. HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed affirmed that Dubai, under the visionary ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Adnoc Gas plc, a world- class integrated gas processing company, on Monday announced a three-year supply agreement with the French multi-energy company TotalEnergies Gas and Power Limited a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, a French multinational energy company, for the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The deal underscores Adnoc Gas’ position as a global LNG export partner ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Lt General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, received Gilmar Pesas, Prime Minister of Curaçao, a Dutch Caribbean island, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Interior in Abu Dhabi on Monday. During the meeting, the two sides discussed a range of issues of mutual concern, ...

SHARJAH / WAM In the first quarter of 2023, the Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD) issued and renewed a total of 17,555 licenses (1,979 issued licenses and 15,576 renewed licenses) through various channels, including smart applications, electronic portals, service centres, and branches across different areas in Sharjah. This represents a 3% increase compared to the same period in 2022. Sultan ...