April, 2016

• 11 April

  Etihad records best first year reliability performance for A380 operations

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Airbus, manufacturer of the flagship A380 aircraft, has presented Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, with the prestigious award for the best ‘Operational Reliability Performance’ in the first year of A380 operations. The Etihad Airways A380 fleet recorded an extraordinary 99.8 per cent operational reliability between January and December 2015. This is ...

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• 11 April

  UAE sees surge in potential for savings, reveals findings

  ABU DHABI / WAM National Bonds Corporation, the leading UAE company specialised in a unique and investment Sharia compliant programme, released its 2015 Savings Index findings based on a survey conducted among 2,000 respondents in the GCC region. Compiled by Sondos Market Research, the survey aimed to gain feedback on three key areas: financial stability, potential of saving and existence ...

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• 11 April

  Encouraging women’s role in UAE boardrooms

  

  Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business Crucial role of women in the corporate boardrooms and the importance of their say in the final decision making took the center-stage during recently held session by a Dubai-based NGO ‘Reach’ that conducted it in association with Australian Business Group in Abu Dhabi. In a bid to promote women in business circles, Reach held panel ...

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• 11 April

  Islamic insurance sees double digit growth in UAE

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business The 11th annual World Takaful Conference (WTC) played host to powerful keynote addresses to a packed audience of over 300 industry leaders from the Middle East, East Asia, Europe and Africa. Convened by Middle East Global Advisors and in strategic partnership with the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Authority, WTC is held under the theme “Prudent ...

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• 11 April

  Marina Mall attracts thousands of visitors

  

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Marina Mall, the capital’s leading shopping destination, attracted over 2,500 visitors of all ages to the Tom and Jerry show and activity area during its ‘15 Years of Inspiring Moments’ festival. Over the course of the two-week festivities, visitors experienced 15 days of fun-filled activities at Abu Dhabi’s favourite mall. Thousands of visitors across the ...

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• 11 April

  DFM gets ‘Networking Project of the Year’ award

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Financial Market (DFM), the leading exchange in the region, powered by Avaya’s SDN FX fabric networking technology, was awarded ‘Network Project of the Year 2015’ at the Network World ME Awards. The exchange selected Avaya’s scalable and high security network to effectively cater to its growing requirements and to provide a reliable, stable and ...

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• 11 April

  Untapped ‘pop-up-cinema’ concept comes to UAE

  

  RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business For the first time, UAE is all set to get a taste of an untapped but creative side of film industry – the pop up cinema. Named ‘Film in a Box’, the new concept will showcase non-dialogue films at various locations across the UAE, and cater towards enhancement of the region’s film and art industry. ...

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• 11 April

  Kerry pays gut-wrenching visit to Hiroshima site of A-bomb

  

  HIROSHIMA / AP A gut-wrenched John Kerry said Hiroshima’s horrible history should teach humanity to avoid conflict and strive to eradicate nuclear weapons as he became the first US secretary of state to tread upon the ground of the world’s first atomic bombing. Kerry’s emotional visit on Monday to the Japanese city included him touring its peace museum with other ...

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• 11 April

  CIA chief: No waterboarding, even under new prez orders

  Washington / AFP CIA Director John Brennan promised that the US spy agency won’t use so-called “enhanced interrogation” techniques, including waterboarding, against terror suspects—not even under a new president’s orders to do so. Brennan’s comments may have an impact on this year’s White House race, after Republican frontrunner Donald Trump said he would authorize waterboarding—which President Barack Obama banned shortly ...

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• 11 April

  US ready to raise pressure on N Korea, open to talks

  Hiroshima / AFP The United States is prepared to “ratchet up” pressure on North Korea after its latest provocations but remains open to talks, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday. “It is still possible we will ratchet up (the pressure) even more depending on the actions of the DPRK (North Korea),” Kerry told reporters after a G7 ...

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