Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has been ranked as the most punctual airline in the Middle East and one of the most punctual in the world by the global aviation analytics group OAG. In its Punctuality League rating for 2019, OAG listed Etihad as the only Middle Eastern carrier in ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), concluded its Inclusive Education for Dewa Academy staff, in partnership with the American University in Dubai (AUD). The move follows the UAE’s inclusive education policy, which is accredited by the UAE Ministry of Education and the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA). Through the initiative, Dewa strives to qualify its academicians ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Ali Mohammed Al Shamsi, Chairman of the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA), has said that the UAE always leads in implementing laws and legislation that aim to strengthen the country’s global tourism destination position and support its tourism economy. The recent decision by the UAE Cabinet to issue a multi-entry five-year tourist visa is ...

DUBAI / WAM DMCC, the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise, and Chengdu Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone, one of China’s world-class high-tech parks, signed an MoU to boost cooperation between the UAE and China. Sanjeev Dutta, Executive Director – Commodities and Financial Services (DMCC), and Chen Hongtao, Deputy Director of Chengdu Hitech ...

FUJAIRAH / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah, has continued his inspection tour in a number of areas in the Emirate of Fujairah, to inspect the living conditions of the citizens. His Highness Sheikh Hamad stressed the country’s keenness to continuously communicate with its citizens, inspect their conditions, and monitor ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2020 will begin a new decade of ambitious global work to achieve the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), for 2030. With the start of a new decade, Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week is a key event in the world of sustainability, as it gathers specialists and experts from around 175 countries and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Denmark has selected the United Arab Emirates as its only partner in the Middle East for its Carbon Diplomacy, a top Danish diplomat told the Emirates News Agency, WAM. “A significant aspect in bilateral relations is the importance Denmark attaches to the UAE with regard to cooperation in energy, environment and climate change,” Franz-Michael Skjold Mellbin, ...

Bloomberg Three dozen mourners were crushed to death in a stampede at the funeral for a powerful Iranian general slain in a US drone strike. Qassem Soleimani’s exploits in conflicts from Syria to Yemen made him a national hero, and hundreds of thousands have turned out this week as his funeral procession stopped in various cities, first in Iraq, where ...

Bloomberg Germany has temporarily moved some troops from Iraq due to safety concerns following the US killing of a top Iranian general. Of Germany’s 120 soldiers in Iraq as part of a training mission, 32 have transferred to Jordan and three to Kuwait, Defense Ministry Spokesman Joerg Schroeder said on Tuesday by phone. The troops could return anytime to continue ...

Bloomberg Pakistan’s lawmakers approved a bill granting legal cover to a three-year extension in service to current army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, ending an apparent stand-off between the nation’s strong military and the judiciary. The move, endorsed by a majority vote in the National Assembly, came after Pakistan’s Supreme Court in November accepted Bajwa’s six-month extension in term on ...