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April, 2019

  • 15 April

    Etihad inks deal with Amadeus to strengthen global control system

    Emirates Business Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has announced a new deal with Amadeus to transform its global load control system. The partnership will be launched worldwide to support Etihad Airways’ ongoing mission to improve operational capabilities and efficiencies. Etihad Airways will use Amadeus Altéa Departure Control Flight Management to improve productivity with increased automation and integration, ...

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  • 15 April

    Retail value of MEA beauty industry to reach $43.4bn

    DUBAI / Emirates Business Beautyworld Middle East 2019, region’s largest international trade fair for beauty products, hair, fragrances, and wellbeing opened in Dubai on Monday, featuring 1,790 exhibitors from 66 countries. Running until April 17 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, the 24th edition of the annual three-day event was opened by His Excellency Eng. Dawood Abdulrahman Al ...

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  • 15 April

    UAE-Saudi Coordination Council launches seven joint committees

    Riyadh / WAM The Executive Committee of the UAE-Saudi Coordination Council announced the launch of seven joint committees at its second meeting in Riyadh on Monday as part of the two countries’ ongoing collaboration to integrate financial markets and investment; industry and energy; environment and housing; tourism and media; human development; politics; and military and security. The meeting was convened ...

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  • 15 April

    7 mn people visited Global Village in 166 days

    Dubai / Emirates Business Global Village, the world’s leading multicultural Festival Park and the region’s first family destination for culture, shopping, and entertainment, closed the gates on its biggest ever season on April 13. Season 23 welcomed a record-breaking number of more than seven million guests over 166 days of operation, a jump of more than 16 percent over the ...

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  • 15 April

    Emirates completes reconfiguration of all 10 Boeing 777-200LR

    Dubai / WAM Emirates Airline announced that it completed the reconfiguration of its last Boeing 777-200LR aircraft. Emirates invested $150 million in converting the ten Boeing 777-200LR aircraft in its fleet from three to two class cabins featuring wider Business class seats in a 2-2-2 format and a fully refreshed economy class cabin. The reconfiguration of the ten aircrafts was ...

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  • 15 April

    Adnec hosts major events in April

    Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec) is hosting several major local and international events throughout the month of April, including three key events this week. Set to welcome tens of thousands of visitors from the UAE and abroad under one roof, notable among these events are the EmiratesSkills National Competition, Cityscape Abu Dhabi 2019, Morocco ...

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  • 15 April

    Dubai launches sponsorship scheme for leisure events

    Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) announced the launch of a new sponsorship scheme to drive continued innovation and sustainability across Dubai’s events industry. Reaffirming Dubai’s position as a global events hub, the scheme is designed to further empower leisure event organisers with additional incentivisation opportunities in the form of event sponsorship. The ...

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  • 15 April

    Fujairah plans to build AED100 mn stadium

    FUJAIRAH / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, signed, in his office in the Emiri Court, a contract to construct the Dibba Sports Club Stadium with the Fuj Singh International Company, as per the directives of His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah, ...

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  • 15 April

    UAE, Italy consolidating economic partnership

    Dubai / WAM The UAE- Italy non-oil trade exchange amounted to $7.8 billion in 2017 and exceeded $5.7 bn during the first nine months of 2018, according to Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy. The minister said this while delivering the inaugural remarks of the Italy-UAE Business Forum which opened on Monday in Dubai in the presence of ...

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  • 15 April

    ‘Tolerance forms integral pillar of work relationship’

    Cairo / WAM Workplace relationship in the UAE is based on tolerance, dialogue, accepting the other, respect for diversity, combating discrimination and guarantee of rights, affirmed Nasser bin Thani Al Hamli, UAE Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, at the 46th Arab Conference in Egyptian capital, Cairo, on Monday. “In the Year of Tolerance 2019, the UAE is embedding the ...

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