DUBAI / WAM Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced the formation of Car Dealers Business Group to unite the voices of member companies, serve common interests, and foster public-private sector dialogue on important matters impacting the auto sector in Dubai. The new business group will provide a platform for companies operating in this space to voice their concerns ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Chairman of the Education and Human Resources Council (EHRC), presided over a meeting of the EHRC on Sunday in Abu Dhabi. During the meeting, Abdul Rahman bin Mohammad bin Nasser Al Owais, Minister of Health and Prevention, made a presentation ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business Panelists at the fifth Sharjah Economic Ramadan Majlis under the theme ‘The Contributions of Government Legislations to Attract FDI’, stressed that the UAE had an advanced and agile legislative system that kept abreast of the local and regional economic and technological changes. During the event held at Al Jawaher Reception and Convention Centre (JRCC), participants pointed ...

Emirates Business Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has introduced Boeing’s Toolbox Mobile Library, an iPad mobile application, to enable its Technical Operations team to improve the efficiency of its maintenance engineers and technicians. With Toolbox Mobile Library, the airline’s engineers now have access to maintenance documents for instant reference and use at all times, removing ...

Sharjah / WAM Air Arabia has announced the launch of a direct flight from Sharjah to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan’s capital city, starting July 4. Adel Al Ali, Group Chief Executive Officer, Air Arabia, said, “Ensuring affordable travel to meet the aspirations of travelers has been key to our network growth strategy over the years. The direct flight to Bishkek is another ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Sixty-five falcons were released into the wild in the Republic of Kazakhstan this year as part of the Sheikh Zayed Falcon Release Programme (SZFRP). A total of 1,920 of the culturally emblematic birds have been released since the programme started in 1995. The programme, which is held under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai SME has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), with Mohammad Ali Al Hamadi Advocates, a local legal firm, to facilitate Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME), access to knowledge and support on business laws. Under the agreement, Al Hamadi Advocates will give free lectures to registered SMEs about the basic legal directions on establishing and developing a ...

Dubai / WAM Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Director-General of Dubai Customs and Philip Frayne, US Consul-General to Dubai joined Ghayath Volunteer team last Saturday in distributing 5,000 Iftar meals to motorists and pedestrians on Sheikh Rashid road at sunset time as part of Al Furdah Hands initiative. The initiative, launched by Dubai Customs two years ago and is active during Ramadan, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE Space Agency and Exolaunch have announced a joint agreement to launch MeznSat into orbit by the end of this year. The agreement was signed during the Global Space Congress in Abu Dhabi. MeznSat was developed by students from the American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) and Khalifa University. The satellite will operate using ...

Bloomberg Loob Holding Sdn, which owns the Tealive bubble tea brand, is planning a Malaysian initial public offering that could raise as much as 300 million ringgit ($72 million), according to people with knowledge of the matter. The Kuala Lumpur-based company has hired advisers for the planned share sale, according to the people, asking not to be named as the ...