UMM AL QAIWAIN / WAM The UAE has become a leading investment hub for the global healthcare sector, according to business owners, companies and investment experts. Incredible facilities and stellar services, have enhanced the allure of the UAE’s business environment, which continues to attract local and foreign entities to invest in this vital sector. In a statement to the Emirates ...

Bloomberg Employment in the United Arab Emirates rose at the fastest pace in more than two years in June, according to IHS Markit, as the Middle East’s business and travel hub gradually recovers from the pandemic-led downturn that resulted in job shedding last year. The first increase in employment since January pointed to gains for the economy. But non-oil business ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolences to President Nicos Anastasiades of Cyprus on the victims of the forest fires that erupted north of the cities of Limassol and Larnaca. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai; and His Highness ...

DUBAI / WAM Enoc Group has renewed its agreement with Meisheng Investment Development Co Ltd for another five years, for the exclusive supply and distribution of Enoc Lubricant products in China. The agreement enables Enoc to achieve its ambitious plans of distributing more than 20 million litres of products over the next five years; meeting the increasing demand for lubricants, ...

KUWAIT / WAM Dr Matar Hamed Al Neyadi, UAE Ambassador to Kuwait, has met with Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanim, Speaker of the National Assembly of Kuwait, and discussed means of developing relations between the two countries along with a number of issues of common concern. During the meeting, held at Al-Ghanim’s office at the National Assembly, the ambassador affirmed the UAE’s ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates has announced the launch of Emirates Pay, a new account-based payment method for purchasing air tickets, which is available for airline customers in Germany and the UK who are purchasing tickets via emirates.com. Emirates is the world’s first airline to launch this payment alternative powered by a white-label solution jointly developed by the International Air Transport ...

Bloomberg Saudi Arabia plans to invest 550 billion riyals ($147 billion) in transport and logistics over the next nine years as Crown Prince HRH Mohammed bin Salman looks to turn the kingdom into a global aviation hub. About 35% of that spending will come from the government and the rest from the private sector as officials launch a new international ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates has re-opened its dedicated First Class Lounge at Dubai International (DXB’s) Concourse B to serve the growing volume of premium customers travelling from and through Emirates’ hub, as more markets around the world ease restrictions and put in place protocols that enable international travel. Emirates will also continue to operate its Business Class Lounge in Concourse ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has been coordinating with the authorised drivers’ institutes to qualify instructors to undertake the training of drivers of delivery motorcyclists in the emirate. RTA is directly overseeing the induction of these drivers in tailor-made training courses approved by the concerned bodies. The initiative is part of RTA’s ongoing efforts to boost ...

Dubai / WAM Enoc group has renewed its agreement with Meisheng Investment Development Co. Ltd for another five years, for the exclusive supply and distribution of Enoc Lubricant products in China. The agreement enables Enoc to achieve its ambitious plans of distributing more than 20 million litres of products over the next five years; meeting the increasing demand for lubricants, ...