Dubai / WAM The UAE’s solar power programme, the UAE Solar Programme of Activities (PoA), has been approved by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Executive Board. The PoA was initiated by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) in collaboration with Dubai Carbon Centre of Excellence, Dubai Carbon, to promote the development of solar power in the ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Parks and Resorts, set to become the Middle East’s largest integrated theme park destination on its opening in October this year, announced that it has appointed 744 Emirati employees since the launch of its ambitious Emiratisation programme which aims to hire 1,000 UAE nationals. This announcement follows a highly successful three-day attendance at Careers ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The National Qualifications Authority (NQA) received at its headquarters in Abu Dhabi the delegation of Indonesian Embassy to UAE who was briefed on the UAE experience in developing and implementing the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) and the associated policies and procedures. The delegation, headed by Hussein Baqas, the Indonesian Ambassador to the UAE, discussed with HE ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai South has launched the ‘Ramadan Smile’ initiative as part of its CSR outreach during the Holy Month of Ramadan. The initiative will see Dubai South distribute Iftar boxes, Sakany-branded caps and T-shirts to workers of partner organizations, including IKEA, Nestle and Aramex among others, in three waves during Ramadan. The health and wellbeing of ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The UAE Ministry of Economy (MoE) received a delegation from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) at its Dubai headquarters that met members of the organizing committee of the Global Manufacturing and Industrialization Summit (GMIS). The meeting is part of ongoing preparations for the launch of the inaugural edition of the event in ...

  Shanghai / Bloomberg Walt Disney Co.’s $5.5 billion Shanghai theme park, its first in mainland China, opened with fireworks, a dancing Mickey Mouse, dignitaries, and messages of support from two of the most powerful presidents in the world. “I hope that Shanghai Disney can provide visitors with safe and premium experiences and become a world class theme park. I ...

  Seoul / Bloomberg Singapore Airlines Ltd. will restart nonstop flights to the US three years after it stopped the services, ending the reign of United Airlines as the only carrier flying direct between the two nations. Singapore Air will start a daily nonstop flight from the city-state to San Francisco on Oct. 23 using Airbus Group SE A350-900 aircraft, ...

  Johannesburg / Bloomberg Fastjet Plc’s new chief executive officer said he may replace the African discount carrier’s planes with smaller ones and move its head office to a city somewhere on the continent from London to help end losses. The Airbus Group SE A319 jets used by Fastjet may be too large for the markets they serve, Nico Bezuidenhout ...

  NEW YORK / AP Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it is cutting jobs in accounting and other back-office positions at about 500 locations in the Western region of the U.S. The move will affect two or three people per store, totaling as many as 1,500 workers, Wal-Mart spokesman Kory Lundberg said. But those employees are expected to be offered positions that ...

  Sriharikota / Bloomberg India’s space agency will launch a record 22 satellites on a single rocket as it tries to ease a global backlog and demonstrate the ability to compete with commercial spaceflight companies run by billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. Satellites from the U.S., India, Canada and Germany will enter orbit after a scheduled June 20 liftoff ...