ABU DHABI / WAM As part of its ongoing commitment to passenger safety in the emirates, the Department of Municipalities and Transport, represented by Abu Dhabi Mobility in collaboration with relevant authorities, has formally approved the tinting of bus windows of all sizes across the emirate. This regulation applies to both private and public buses licensed within the emirate. Additionally, ...

SOFIA / WAM Abdulrahman Ahmed Al Jaber presented his credentials as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the UAE to the Republic of Bulgaria, to Rumen Radev, President of the Republic of Bulgaria, during an official ceremony at the Presidential Palace in the capital, Sofia. Al Jaber conveyed the greetings of the UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al ...

ABU DHABI / DUBAI MEDIA OFFICE His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, on Tuesday visited the Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi. His Highness stated that the UAE continues to consolidate its status as a key hub for international travel, supported by a robust and reliable ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM HH Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, received at his palace at the Saqr bin Mohammed City, Jose Aguero Avila, Ambassador of the Republic of Paraguay, who called on him on the occasion of the end of his tenure. Sheikh Saud praised the efforts of the ...

DUBAI / WAM Yalla Group Limited, the largest Middle East and North Africa (Mena)-based online social networking and gaming company, has announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2024, ending on March 31. The financial results revealed that Yalla’s quarterly revenues surpassed the AED 289 million mark ($78.7 million), marking a 7.1% increase from ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates will take part in the 27th GCC Information Ministers Meeting, which will be hosted by Qatar on May 23. The UAE delegation will be led by Sheikh Abdulla bin Mohammed Al Hamed, Chairman of the National Media Office (NMO) and Chairman of the UAE Media Council. During the meeting, the information ministers ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai International (DXB) made a stellar start to the year by recording its busiest quarter in history, with 23 million guests passing through its terminals, marking an 8.4% increase compared to the same period last year. In a statement, Dubai Airports said that the total passenger traffic for the quarter reached 23,052,060 guests, with January recording the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to President Jakov Milatović of Montenegro, on the occasion of his country’s Independence Day. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai; and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin ...

ABU DHABI / AD MEDIA OFFICE XCath, an early-stage medical device company dedicated to expanding endovascular treatment procedures through smart steerable guidewires and robotic systems, part owned by UAE-based Crescent Enterprises, showcased a first-of-its-kind live telerobotic trial for stroke treatment between Abu Dhabi and Korea. In a presentation at Abu Dhabi Global Healthcare Week (ADGHW), Dr Vitor Mendes Pereira, neurosurgery ...

DUBAI / WAM The total size of the e-commerce market in the UAE reached AED 27.5 billion in 2023, with projections to exceed AED 48.8 billion by 2028, according to the fourth edition of the E-commerce in the Middle East and North Africa 2023 report by EZDubai, a dedicated e-commerce zone in Dubai South. The report was prepared in partnership ...