Bloomberg The head of an airline passenger rights group called on the public to protest a decision by US regulators not to set standards on cramped aircraft seating — and took a potshot at President Donald Trump for not flying commercial. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that it has “ no evidence that there is an immediate safety issue ...

Bloomberg Sri Lanka has already sold China a port that gets almost no ships. The island nation now wants India to take control of an airport with no scheduled flights. The nation first tried to offer China the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport in the southern district of Hambantota, but is now in talks with India, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told ...

CAIRO / WAM The Arab League has honoured Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum with the ‘Arab League Shield for Leadership in Arab Development’ in recognition of his contributions to the development of the Arab world, and his innovative vision for empowering Arab communities, spreading knowledge, ...

Dubai / WAM Dawood Abdulrahman Al Hajiri, Director-General of Dubai Municipality, on Wednesday launched the e-ticketing system for Dubai Frame through its new website and also the smartphone app, which provides visitors with an easy way to book their tickets in advance and ensure their preferred time of visit. The new system offers a wide range of e-services, including detailed ...

HODEIDAH / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), distributed 1,000 food baskets to residents of Al Hima in At Tuhayat District of Hodeidah, Yemen. This latest distribution of food aid benefits 7,000 Yemenis as part of UAE efforts to provide necessary humanitarian and relief assistance to individuals in liberated areas of Yemen’s Red Sea Coast. Saif Al Dhaheri, ERC Representative ...

Dubai / WAM Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, announced the connecting its district cooling services to 40 buildings in the first half of the year, 2018. Total connected load during this period is more than 52,000 Refrigeration Tonnes (RT). Empower also announced that it has awarded the contractors and suppliers with 25 ...

Dubai / WAM The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) and its Central Counter Party (CCP) subsidiary, Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation (DCCC), announced that clearing members can now deliver eligible global securities as collateral. To underpin the expansion of the collateral basket, Standard Chartered Bank (StanChat) will provide Custody Management Services on this additional form of collateral and will be ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec), on Wednesday hosted a Knowledge Sharing Forum in Abu Dhabi, to learn about the best practices used to develop, manage and implement the UAE Peaceful Nuclear Energy Programme, and how these can be applied to other sectors. The forum brought together more than 300 delegates representing a diverse range of ...

Astana / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan, discussed the friendship and cooperation between the UAE and Kazakhstan and the means of developing them in various areas, as well as several regional and international issues of mutual ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Transport (DoT), in Abu Dhabi signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA), aimed at boosting development and regulating the maritime sector. This comes as part of the endeavour each party dedicates towards the establishment of an efficient strategic partnership to improve the position of the UAE among ...