ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Adnoc Distribution, the UAE’s leading fuel and convenience retailer, in association with Etihad Airways, revealed the 14 lucky week two winners of its ‘Fuel Up and Fly Off’ initiative during an event held at the Etihad Innovation Centre on Wednesday. The ‘Fuel Up and Fly Off’ campaign is a joint partnership between Adnoc Distribution and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM One of the key areas of focus during the UAE’s ‘Year of Tolerance’ is “the need for legislative and policy development in the areas of religious and cultural tolerance,” Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, the Minister of Tolerance, said here on Wednesday. He was inaugurating a two-day conference on ‘Tolerance in the Context of Legislative ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, inaugurated the headquarters of the Federal Youth Authority (FYA), at the Emirates Towers, Dubai. His Highness also approved FYA’s operational plan and initiatives that aim to utilise the youth’s capabilities and creativity so that they can become ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received Roch Marc Christian Kabore, President of Burkina Faso, to discuss relations between the UAE and Burkina Faso. During their meeting, which took place on Wednesday in the Al Shati Palace, both sides discussed ...

LONDON / WAM The fifth UAE-UK Joint Economic Committee meeting in London has discussed possibilities to further strengthen the wider economic partnership between the two countries. The meeting was chaired by Mohammed Bin Abdul Aziz Al Shehhi, Under-Secretary for Economic Affairs, Ministry of Economy and Baroness Fairhead, UK Minister of State for Trade and Export Promotion. The economic partnership could ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai-based dnata has opened a new, 4,700 square metre facility at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), and now offers catering services in Houston with a capacity of more than 10,000 meals a day. dnata’s latest expansion will create more than 150 new jobs with the company. The launch customer is British Airways, which operates two daily flights ...

Dubai / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, has issued the Council’s Resolution No. (3) of 2019 that regulates autonomous vehicle testing in Dubai. The new Resolution, the first such initiative in the region, is part of the first phase of a legislative framework being created ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates’ signature Ramadan service is expected to begin on May 5th to coincide with the start of the Holy month. During Ramadan, the airline expects to serve 1 million dates to customers during iftar and suhoor, both on board and on the ground in Dubai. Emirates’ Ramadan service consists of specially crafted iftar meals on board, ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Emaar Hospitality Group, the hospitality and leisure business of global developer Emaar Properties, on Wednesday announced that it will open four new hotels in Dubai under its premium luxury Address Hotels + Resorts and upscale lifestyle Vida Hotels and Resorts, this year. Further, Rove Hotels, the joint venture of Emaar Properties and Meraas, will open a ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, inaugurated the 29th edition of Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIB), on Wednesday at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec). The event is being held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown ...