May, 2018

• 29 May

  Customised banking services launched for UAE nationals

  DUBAI / WAM Emirates Islamic announced the launch of a personalised banking experience for its UAE national customers. For new salaried accounts, the bank is welcoming UAE nationals with a bonus of up to AED 3,000 and much more. Emirati customers looking to buy a car will benefit from spe-cial pricing as low as 1.99% during Ramadan, coupled with approvals ...

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• 29 May

  Abu Dhabi guest arrivals up 7.3%

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The number of hotel guests staying in the emirate’s 162 hotels and hotel apartments increased by 7.3% in the 1st four months of 2018, compared to the same period last year, figures released by the Department of Culture and Tourism — Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) reveal. The total number of hotel guests, which reached 1,724,967, ...

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• 29 May

  Careem brings economic car service to Abu Dhabi

  

  DUBAI / WAM The Integrated Transport Center (ITC) in Abu Dhabi signed an agreement with Careem Transport Network Company. The company uses technology to facilitate its customer’s mobility. ITC was represented by Mohammed Darwish Al Qamzi, General Manager, ITC, and Bassel Al Nahlaoui, Managing Director of the Gulf Region of Careem. The press conference took place in DoT HQ in ...

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• 29 May

  Abdullah, Canadian minister discuss ties

  

  OTTAWA / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met Chrystia Freeland, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, in Ottawa, Canada. During the meeting, the two sides discussed bilateral relations between the UAE and Canada and ways of enhancing and developing them in all domains. They also exchanged views on the latest ...

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• 29 May

  Canada exempts UAE nationals from entry visas

  OTTAWA / WAM UAE citizens will be able to visit Canada without entry visas from June 5. The announcement came during a meeting between HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Ahmed Hussen, in Ottawa. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed praised the decision, adding that this ...

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• 29 May

  Abu Dhabi records 7.3% growth in hotel guests in first 4 months

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The number of hotel guests staying in the emirate’s 162 hotels and hotel apartments increased by 7.3% in the first four months of 2018, compared to the same period last year, figures released by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), reveal. The total number of hotel guests, which reached 1,724,967, ...

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• 29 May

  Emirates Islamic launches personalised banking experience for Emiratis

  

  DUBAI / WAM Emirates Islamic has announced the launch of a personalised banking experience for its UAE national customers. For new salaried accounts, the bank is welcoming UAE nationals with a bonus of up to AED3,000 and much more. Emirati customers looking to buy a car will benefit from special pricing as low as 1.99% during Ramadan, coupled with approvals ...

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• 29 May

  Gulf Craft rides a wave of success at ‘boat show’

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Gulf Craft, in conjunction with its exclusive dealer, Australian Superyachts, rode a wave of success with the premiere of Majesty 100 M/Y Oneworld at Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show – the Southern Hemisphere’s premier boating festival. Celebrating a monumental achievement of being held for the 30th year, the show was held from May 24 –27 at ...

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• 29 May

  14.2 million passengers used SRTA’s mass transit fleet in Q1

  

  SHARJAH / WAM Sharjah Roads and Transport Authority (SRTA), revealed the results of operations during the first quarter for 2018 for various mass transit vehicles, announcing that 14.2 million passengers used the group’s mass transit fleet, of which 10.5 million passengers used taxis to make seven million trips. The total number of users of public transport flights reached 1,615,000 passengers ...

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• 29 May

  Emirates executes its first A380 landing gear change

  

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Emirates Engineering has successfully accomplished the first complete replacement of landing gear on A6-EDF, the first Emirates Airbus A380 aircraft to have its entire landing gear system replaced at one time. Comprising five sets of landing gear – two under the wings, two under the body, and one nose landing gear, the work was planned and ...

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