RIYADH / WAM Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Dr Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf welcomed on Monday the announcement of HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, that the UAE has offered to host the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 28) to the United Nations Framework Convention (UNFCCC) in Abu ...

Dubai / WAM DMCC — the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise — has announced the launch of the DMCC Crypto Centre, a comprehensive ecosystem for businesses operating in the cryptographic and blockchain sectors. The official inauguration was attended by a number of high-profile government and industry representatives including Dr Thani bin ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai has registered 25,455 real estate transactions worth AED92 billion from January – April 2021, thus achieving an increase of 51 percent in terms of the number of transactions and 72 percent in terms of their value compared to the same period in 2020. According to the real estate bulletin issued by Dubai Land Department (DLD) under ...

DUBAI / WAM The Business Registration and Licencing (BRL) sector of Dubai Economy has issued 15,475 new licences during the first quarter of 2021, a growth of 19 percent compared to Q1 2020, when 13,027 licences were issued. This highlights the resilience of the business environment of Dubai and the emirate’s economic competitiveness and ability to attract businesses to across ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Central Region Department in Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (Sewa) completed a number of development projects, including the installation of 1,034 lighting poles in a number of regions and branches of the Central Region, including lighting Suhaila Road, and a number of projects in the areas of Al-Washa, Al-Bustan, Fali and Mleiha, Tal Al-Zafaran and ...

Dubai / WAM The sixth edition of the Global Business Forum (GBF) Africa is set to take place on October 13-14, under the theme Transformation Through Trade, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced. Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, has announced on Monday the launch of two new summer routes. The carrier will operate three weekly flights to Mykonos International Airport (JMK) and Santorini (Thira) Airport (JTR) between June 18 and September 29. The launch of flights to the two Greek islands brings the number of seasonal routes served by flydubai ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 178,528 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, the ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out the necessary treatment. As part ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) on Monday announced its newly-defined corporate purpose: Together, innovating aluminium to make modern life possible. By fulfilling its purpose in the years and decades to come, EGA will also achieve its new mission to generate value from mining to metal. EGA is the world’s largest producer of ‘premium aluminium’, with smelters in ...

AMMAN / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has launched the first phase of vaccination programme for Syrian refugees in the Jordanian camps to help the country confronts the coronavirus pandemic. The programme aims to vaccinate 12,000 refugees in the Emirati-Jordanian camp of Mrajeeb Al Fhood and camps of Zaatari, Al Azraq and Al Hadiqa with the Sinopharm vaccine. The ...