Dubai / WAM The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), announced that nine candidates have qualified for the final evaluation phase of the UAE Astronaut Programme. The programme aims to train and prepare a team of Emiratis to be sent to space for various scientific missions. This supports the intensive preparations to send the first Emirati and Arab astronaut to ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) along with Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) led a delegation of partners and stakeholders on a four-city roadshow across Canada in a bid to increase awareness of the UAE’s offerings in the North American country and boost inbound tourism to ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD), signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with Emirates NBD in order to develop services provided to customers and promote the economic development in the emirate. This is done through offering digital services that contribute to enhancing the reliance on paperless procedures and giving customers the option of electronically querying the licenses ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Travellers who are yet to decide on summer plans can take advantage of attractive holiday packages to Dubai by simply flying with Emirates. Upon booking, passengers can avail exclusive rates at world-class hotels, enjoy outstanding entertainment and experience theme parks across Dubai, including tickets to some of the city’s world-class shows and attractions. Customers can experience ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM DCT Abu Dhabi has signed an agreement with Dubai-based Emaar Properties to support the ‘Promoting Culture’ initiative. The initiative seeks to enrich the reading community in the UAE and the Arab region as a whole, by financing the local translation and publishing industry and developing its printing and distribution mechanisms. The agreement was signed by Saood ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Following the UAE Cabinet decision to implement the value added tax refund system for tourists, Saif Saeed Ghobash, Under-Secretary of DCT Abu Dhabi, said that the decision will provide “further impetus” to Abu Dhabi’s strategy to position the emirate as “a visitor-friendly destination of distinction.” In a statement, Ghobash added, “The UAE in general, and Abu ...

Dubai / WAM The Arabian Radio Network has unveiled its new headquarters in Dubai Media City. The facility includes world-class infrastructure including over 41 multiplatform radio, production and visual studios. ARN’s new operational hub in Dubai Media City is built for a multiplatform era, with over 50 cameras capturing the on-air content, entertaining and informing consumers via social media platforms ...

Dubai / Emirates Business dnata, one of the world’s largest air services providers, celebrates the 25th anniversary of its first overseas operation. The Gerry’s Group in Pakistan and UAE-based dnata joined hands in July 1993 as Gerry’s dnata to provide ground handling services at Karachi Airport. The joint venture has since grown to become Pakistan’s largest cargo and ground handling ...

Bloomberg OPEC expects supplies from its rivals to increase by the most in five years in 2019, with extra oil from the US alone sufficient to meet the growth in global demand. In its first detailed outlook for 2019, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries indicated that the North American oil boom means OPEC members are already producing enough crude ...

Bloomberg Billionaire Gautam Adani’s gas retailing unit is among firms that submitted 400 bids for the 86 areas the Indian government offered in its latest auction for city-gas licenses. Adani Gas Ltd bid for 32 licenses, Chief Executive Officer Rajeev Sharma said on Wednesday, while its joint venture with Indian Oil Corp bid for 20. A unit of state gas ...