February, 2023

• 6 February

  Dubai sees 14.36mn int’l visitors in 2022

  

  Dubai / WAM Dubai received 14.36 million international overnight visitors in 2022, growing 97 per cent YoY from the 7.28 million tourist arrivals in 2021, according to the latest data published by Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism (DET). The growth, which enabled the emirate to surpass global and regional tourism recovery levels, contributes to the goal of the Dubai ...

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• 5 February

  Meeting discusses ways to support private sector, businesses in Dubai

  

    Dubai / WAM Dubai Customs and Dubai Chambers discussed cooperation to support businesses and the private sector and enhance the emirate’s competitiveness following Dubai’s strategic plans and vision. These were the highlights of the meeting between Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Director-General of Dubai Customs, CEO of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation and Dubai Chambers’ delegation headed by Mohammad Ali ...

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• 5 February

  Expo Centre Sharjah takes part in Lisbon summit

    Sharjah / WAM The Expo Centre Sharjah has made a noteworthy appearance at the 2023 Global CEO Summit, hosted by the prestigious Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI). The summit, held in Lisbon, Portugal, brought together more than 100 influential CEOs, executives, and directors from the exhibitions and conferences industry globally. Saif Mohammed Al Midfa, CEO of Expo ...

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• 5 February

  Sewa implements development projects in Khorfakkan in 2022

  

  Sharjah / WAM Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (Sewa) implemented many development projects in Khorfakkan city in 2022, as it implemented 36 sub-distribution stations, in addition to the completion of 80 percent of the main distribution station 11/33 kV (Al Haray Station No. 3) with a total capacity of 60 MVA, which feeds 502 residential plots of land in ...

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• 5 February

  Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi assumes duties as President of AUS

  

    Sharjah / WAM Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi, the newly appointed President of the American University of Sharjah (AUS), was welcomed for her first official visit earlier this week to the 25-year-old centre of excellence, a leading academic institution in the Gulf region and beyond. Sheikha Bodour’s appointment to the position of President of AUS was announced in an Emiri ...

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• 5 February

  Global Tolerance and Human Fraternity Summit opens

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The Global Tolerance and Human Fraternity Summit, organised by the Ministry of Tolerance and Coexistence and the Council of Muslim Elders in Abu Dhabi kicks off on Monday. The two-day summit will be organised under the patronage and presence of Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, in the presence of ...

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• 5 February

  SEDD, ‘Matajer’ discuss cooperation

    Sharjah / WAM Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD) received a delegation from “Matajer”, one of the most important commercial shopping groups affiliated with Sharjah Holding Company, which was established under a strategic partnership between Majid Al Futtaim Properties and Sharjah Asset Management. This comes within SEDD’s interest to strengthen partnerships with leading companies in the field of retail trade ...

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• 5 February

  Expo Centre Sharjah takes part in 2023 Global CEO Summit

  

    Sharjah / WAM The Expo Centre Sharjah has made a noteworthy appearance at the 2023 Global CEO Summit, hosted by the prestigious Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI). The summit, held in Lisbon, Portugal, brought together more than 100 influential CEOs, executives, and directors from the exhibitions and conferences industry globally. Saif Mohammed Al Midfa, CEO of Expo ...

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• 5 February

  Southwest to halve flying time needed for prospective pilots

  

  Bloomberg Southwest Airlines Co. will reduce by half the amount of experience prospective pilots must have flying jet or turboprop aircraft as it accelerates hiring this year. Applicants will need to have 500 hours of “turbine time” starting February 7, down from the 1,000 hours previously required, the airline confirmed. The change, outlined in a memo to pilots, “will allow ...

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• 5 February

  Amazon halted Fresh grocery store rollout

  

  Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc. has paused expansion of its line of Amazon Fresh grocery stores as it evaluates how to make the chain stand out to shoppers, Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy said. Amazon has owned Whole Foods Market since 2017, but in recent years much of its energy has been devoted to Amazon Fresh, a line of mainstream grocery stores ...

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