Bloomberg Oil ended its worst week since October on a gain, a day after inflation concerns and worries over the trajectory of near-term demand triggered the largest daily loss in several months. Wall Street banks said the sell-off was transitory. Futures in New York ended the week 6.4% lower, with last week’s rise doing little to reverse the previous session’s ...

Sharjah / WAM The Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA) in Sharjah welcomed 66,663 visitors to six of its centres during January and February 2021. The numbers were broken down as follows: 2,500 visitors to the Wasit Wetland Centre; 1,925 visitors to the Kalba Bird of Prey Centre; 3,590 visitors to the Buhais Geology Park; 1003 visitors to the Al ...

ABU DHABi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways, the national airline of UAE, was awarded the New Distribution Capability (NDC) Level 4 certification, by the International Air Transport Association (Iata). NDC enhances communication between the airline industry and travel agents, which allows for more effective merchandising, competitive propositions and product personalisation. The NDC standard allows Etihad to transform the way its ...

Dubai / WAM DMCC – the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) to establish a regulatory framework for businesses offering, issuing, listing, and trading crypto assets in DMCC. The agreement will see businesses dealing with crypto ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM On the occasion of Mother’s Day, HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, has paid tribute to Emirati mothers, mothers of martyrs and all mothers around the world, saying mothers play a fundamental role in ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) announced opening application for the Abu Dhabi Scholarships for Distinguished Students – a premier programme for Abu Dhabi’s outstanding Emirati students designed to meet priority labor market needs. Applications are being accepted online between March 21 and April 3 for high-performing Emirati Grade 12 / Year 13 ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Pathway Global Human Resource Consultancy, a company holding a pioneer position in the Gulf region as a recruitment consultancy, recruit the best talent from different countries such as Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, the Philippines, and Africa countries. Mohamed Adam, the Founder of Pathway Global, said: The company was able to finish numerous assignments ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has been awarded the New Distribution Capability (NDC) Level 4 certification, by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). NDC enhances communication between the airline industry and travel agents, which allows for more effective merchandising, competitive propositions and product personalisation. The NDC standard allows Etihad to transform the ...

Dubai / WAM A French-Japanese consortium has won a contract for the operation and maintenance of the Dubai Metro as well as the operation of the Dubai Tram. The contract covers 15 years (9 base years and six renewable years) and amounts to approximately AED542 million ($147.56 million) per annum. The consortium consists of three companies namely Keolis, Mitsubishi Heavy ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA) in Sharjah welcomed 66,663 visitors to six of its centres during January and February 2021. The numbers were broken down as follows: 2,500 visitors to the Wasit Wetland Centre; 1,925 visitors to the Kalba Bird of Prey Centre; 3,590 visitors to the Buhais Geology Park; 1003 visitors to the Al ...