May, 2022

• 9 May

  DoH to showcase services for medical tourists at ATM

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), the healthcare sector regulator in the emirate, is set to showcase Abu Dhabi’s most prominent healthcare services available for medical tourists at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2022. Set to be held from May 9-12, the event will see the DoH highlighting key investment opportunities in the ...

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• 9 May

  Dewa receives BSI’s certification for sixth year

    DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has been awarded the BS 13500 ‘Code of Practice for Effective Governance’ certification and a special award for the sixth consecutive year. This is for its efforts in applying the best good-governance standards within the BSI 13500:2013 and its success in maintaining its position as one of the leading entities ...

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• 9 May

  UAE condemns attack on east of Suez Canal, stands in solidarity with Egypt

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that targeted a water lifting station, east of the Suez Canal in the Arab Republic of Egypt, which resulted in the death and injury of a number of soldiers. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) affirmed the UAE’s strong condemnation of ...

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• 9 May

  flydubai passenger numbers double in first quarter of 2022

  

  Dubai / Gulf Time flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, has recorded an exceptional performance in the first quarter of 2022, building on the momentum from the tremendous performance in 2021. The carrier’s growing network and added capacity on its existing routes have been supported by new aircraft deliveries since the start of the year. Ghaith Al Ghaith, Chief Executive Officer at ...

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• 8 May

  Dedicated bus, taxi lanes in Dubai to cut travel time by 40%

  

    Dubai / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has endorsed a plan to construct dedicated bus and taxi lanes extending 37 km during the period 2023-2027. These lanes cover eight main streets mainly Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Street, 2nd December Street, Amman Street, Al Satwa Road, Al Nahda Street, Omar bin Al-Khattab ...

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• 8 May

  Dewa gets BSI’s effective governance certification

  

    Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has been awarded the BS 13500 ‘Code of Practice for Effective Governance’ certification and a special award for the sixth consecutive year. This is for its efforts in applying the best good-governance standards within the BSI 13500:2013 and its success in maintaining its position as one of the leading entities ...

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• 8 May

  Saudia to take part at Arabian Travel Market

    DUBAI / WAM Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) will showcase a new three-level stand design with a range of innovative features and products at this year’s Arabian Travel Market, which begins on Monday at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The stand will provide visitors with an immersive experience of the airline with a tour of the products, services and technologies ...

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• 8 May

  DoH to showcase its services for medical tourists at ATM

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), the healthcare sector regulator in the emirate, is set to showcase Abu Dhabi’s most prominent healthcare services available for medical tourists at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2022. Set to be held from May 9-12, the event will see the DoH highlighting key investment opportunities in the ...

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• 8 May

  Gazprom reassures its Europe clients ‘they can still buy gas’

  

  Bloomberg Gazprom has written to its European clients seeking to reassure them that they can keep paying for gas without breaching sanctions, the latest indication that Russia may be trying to find a way to keep the gas flowing. European companies are scrambling to work out how they can keep buying Russian gas after Moscow demanded payments be made in ...

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• 8 May

  BHP vows to stay out of Lithium shortage rush

  

  Bloomberg Among elevated metal prices, lithium stands out, as booming electric-vehicle sales send the battery component skyrocketing. Conspicuously, the world’s biggest mining company has no plans to join the rush. For BHP Group, the frenzied talk about looming lithium shortages in a clean-energy transition will fade given it’s one of the more abundant elements in nature. Ironically, given the silvery-white ...

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