SHARJAH / WAM Air Arabia on Saturday announced the launch of its inaugural flight to Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport, adding a second route for travel to the Russian capital. The inaugural flight landed in Sheremetyevo International Airport on Thursday, February 1, at 13:35 local time led by an Air Arabia delegation headed by the airline Group Chief Executive Officer. The ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Innovation and entrepreneurship platform startAD on Saturday announced it will host a ten-day entrepreneurship programme at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) to provide ten Fintech startups a unique opportunity to pitch their business one-on-one to investors from the UAE. Early-stage Fintech startups based in the UAE are encouraged to apply before the upcoming deadline of February 4, ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) announced a new cooperation and strategic partnership agreement with Medallion Associates LTD. The agreement was signed by His Excellency Sultan Butti bin Mejren, Director General of DLD, and Masood Al Awar, Chairman and CEO of Medallion Associates LTD, in the presence of senior officials from the two companies and a number of ...

Dubai / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), on Saturday opened two major bridges as part of the improvement plan of Sheikh Rashid-Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed street intersection. The first bridge on Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street comprises two lanes in each direction, and the second is a one-lane bridge stretching from Za’abeel Street towards Sheikh Rashid Street. The ...

Dubai / WAM The growing local and international trust in Dubai, and the wider UAE, promises greater progress in the domestic economy, especially in the Islamic economy domain, Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy and Chairman of Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC), at the DIEDC’s meeting. DIEDC convened its first board meeting for 2018, reviewing all the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates has pledged AED 367 million ($100 million) to the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) for the next three years to improve education and learning outcomes of 870 million children and young people in 89 developing countries during the Global Partnership for Education Replenishment Conference held between 1-2 February in Dakar, the capital ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Al Shrooq Green Energy (ASGE), a UAE based company specialising in municipal solid waste (MSW) gasification technologies. The arrangement agrees to mutual cooperation in terms of sharing expertise, a pilot scaled Skid Mounted Gasification Unit (SMGU), and research on ...

Vienna / WAM Chancellor of Austria Sebastian Kurz received His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and his accompanying delegation, as part of HH’s official visit to Austria. Sheikh Abdullah conveyed the greetings of the Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Federal Tax Authority (FTA), has set up integrated electronic systems to allow Taxable Persons to register, file tax returns and pay their due taxes seamlessly. The system encourages voluntary compliance, said FTA Director General Khalid Ali Al Bustani, calling on all businesses registered with the Authority, whose first Tax Period ends on January 31, to ...

Bloomberg India’s Narendra Modi delivered an election year budget focussed on tamping down rural discontent ahead of crucial elections, spending that could prompt the central bank to raise interest rates in the coming months. With less than a week to go before the Reserve Bank of India meets to decide on policy, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley unveiled a budget that ...