QASR BSHIR / AP The helicopter door opens and Robert Bewley leans out hundreds of feet above the Hisban Roman ruins outside Amman, Jordan. Feet on the struts, the Oxford University archaeologist begins snapping photos as the chopper circles the ancient stones. Sheep flock far below amid marble columns from 1,700 years ago. After a few minutes, Bewley squawks directions …

  Frankfurt / DPA Juergen Ebert’s four-wheel-drive vehicle rushes along a path, parallel to an airport runway. His blank gun lets off a loud bang and a flock of starlings flies off. Soon afterwards, a plane roars nearby and takes off: mission accomplished! Ebert is a biologist and leads the wildlife control team at Frankfurt airport, the third-busiest airport in …

  Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah National Oil Corporation (SNOC) and German energy company, Uniper SE, on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), under the auspices of the Sharjah Petroleum Council (SPC), to import the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) into the Port of Hamriyah in the Emirate of Sharjah. First gas deliveries should arrive in Sharjah in the spring …

  NEW DELHI / WAM The Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA), organised a seminar in New Delhi for potential investors from different sectors in India, to promote investment opportunities in the Emirate of Sharjah, in particularly at the free zone. Saud Salim Al Mazrouei, Director of HFZA and Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (SAIF Zone), and Rohit Sanga, Managing Partner …

  Dubai / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA, participated in a panel discussion during 23rd World Energy Congress in Istanbul, Turkey, which continues until Thursday. DEWA’s participation is part of a high-level delegation, headed by Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy. The World Energy Congress is held under the theme ‘Embracing …

  ABU DHABI / WAM Royal Jet has been awarded the ‘Middle East’s Leading Private Jet Charter’ at the World Travel Awards 2016. This is the ninth year running that the Abu Dhabi-headquartered international luxury executive flight services company has received the award, which is voted for by travel and tourism professionals worldwide and recognises the commitment to excellence that …

  Abu Dhabi / EMIRATES BUSINESS Abu Dhabi Airports Company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Tuesday with the Seychelles Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Transport to discuss further how Abu Dhabi Airports will develop the country’s international airport on the island of Mahe. Signed by HE Ali Majed Al Mansoori, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Airports, and HE …

  Dubai / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Crown Prince of Dubai and General Supervisor of Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC), on Tuesday launched the ‘My Salaam’ portal and mobile app in Dubai on the sidelines of the Global Islamic Economy Summit (GIES) 2016. In a bid to further digitise the dynamic sectors spanning the …

  Dubai / Emirates Business The third plenary session of the first day of the Global Islamic Economy Summit 2016 examined whether blended finance is the answer to funding sustainable development. Blended finance is defined as the complementary use of grants and non-grant financing from either private or public sources, or both, to ensure projects are financially viable and sustainable. …

  Dubai / Emirates Business ‘Innovation 4 Impact’ Competition, a unique platform targeting the growing Islamic digital economy, took centre-stage at the 2016 Global Islamic Economy Summit (GIES 2016) as one of the Summit’s special programs. The Competition began on Tuesday at Madinat Jumeriah in Dubai, with more than 2,500 attendees including policymakers, senior government officials, industry leaders, top executives …