Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates launched a new daily service from Dubai to Auckland via Bali, reflecting increased interest in the attractive Indonesian island destination and improving connectivity to New Zealand. The new service offers global travellers a total of three daily services to New Zealand, complementing Emirates’ existing non-stop daily A380 service between Dubai and Auckland and its current ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE participated in “World Maritime Day,” which was held in Szczecin, Poland, under the slogan, “Our Legacy to Achieve Better Maritime Transportation for Better Shipping.” The event was organised by the Ministry of Maritime Economy and Internal Navigation of Poland, in cooperation with the International Maritime Organisation, IMO. The UAE delegation was led by Dr. ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM More than 1.2 million people came from different parts of the world to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in the capital during the holy month of Ramadan. Dozens of large portable air conditioning systems and large red and gold carpets were placed into the mosque’s central courtyard as the organisers spared no effort to welcome the ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai FDI, the investment development agency of Dubai Economy, is organising one of the largest economic delegations from Dubai in recent years for an official mission to Australia as part of its continuing efforts to strengthen existing economic cooperation and attract investments into the emirate. The mission, which will take place from June 25 to June 29, ...

DUBAI / WAM The Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai, chaired by Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, awarded a contract for procuring 900 new vehicles to consolidate the Dubai Taxi fleet. The new lot includes 370 environment-friendly hybrid vehicles fitted with dual fuel-electric power motors. “The ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Sawab Center, a joint UAE-US digital communications hub to combat violent extremist ideologies online and promote positive alternatives, announced the launch of a new campaign on its social media platforms. Under the hashtag of #AboutAFather, the five-day campaign will run from June 17 – 21 in Arabic and English on Sawab’s Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Anwar Gargash on Sunday briefed members of the international diplomatic corps based in Abu Dhabi on the Arab coalition operation to liberate the Yemen port city of Hodeida from Houthi control. Commenting on the latest political, military and humanitarian developments, Dr. Gargash noted that the coalition forces ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business Sharjah’s plans to usher in an economic model built on equitable development will be explored at a panel discussion organised by the global publishing, research and consultancy firm Oxford Business Group (OBG) and set to place on June 24, at the Sheraton Sharjah Beach Resort & Spa. Titled, “Creating the Environment for Sustainable Economic Growth”, the ...

Bloomberg World energy ministers representing about two thirds of the global population tussled over how the world can achieve a cleaner energy future. The compromise answer: Natural gas, at least for now. A consensus statement from G20 energy ministers meeting in Argentina cited the potential of natural gas “to expand significantly over the coming decades.” Meanwhile, the group said that ...

Bloomberg Australia’s energy retailers face further government intervention in the market if they don’t move to lower power prices for consumers after a drop in wholesale charges, according to Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg. Wholesale charges have fallen by about 30 percent from last year and that should start to flow to customers, Frydenberg said on Sky News. While the companies ...