December, 2017

• 6 December

  Mideast’s aviation market is set to grow 5% annually until 2036

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline and Group, inaugurated the 7th Arab Aviation Summit held on Wednesday at the Roda Al Bustan Hotel in Dubai. Themed “Time to Transform: Addressing sustainability challenges and opportunities for the regional aviation sector”, the summit ...

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• 6 December

  Etihad ups Maldives frequency from daily to 11 flights a week

  

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways on Wednesday announced four additional weekly flights on the popular Abu Dhabi – Malé route, taking frequency to the idyllic Maldives to 11 services a week from June next year. The extra flights, effective June 15, 2018, will operate year-round and provide more travel options with an early morning arrival enabling guests to ...

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• 6 December

  US pledges cooperation in civilian nuclear power sector

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates and the United States of America on Wednesday reaffirmed their shared commitment to a strong bilateral relationship. The commitment was made during the UAE-US Strategic Energy Dialogue held at the UAE’s Ministry of Energy in Abu Dhabi. Confirming the agreement, Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, the UAE Minister of Energy ...

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• 6 December

  flydubai announces new destinations in Europe

  

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai-based carrier flydubai, announced on Wednesday the launch of two new European routes for next year with flights to Krakow starting April 8, 2018, and flights to Catania beginning June 13, 2018. flydubai is the first UAE carrier to operate direct weekly flights to these destinations. With the launch of these new European routes, flydubai’s network grows ...

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• 6 December

  Dubai Municipality re-examines 4,700 local food product labels

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Municipality’s Food Safety Department reevaluated the food labels of 4,700 local food products to ensure compliance with approved food specifications. A team from the Food Registration and Evaluation Unit of the Food Studies and Systems Section at the department conducted visits to local food factories, as well as commercial complexes and supermarkets in the Emirate of ...

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• 6 December

  Al Jalila Foundation awards AED6mn for biomedical research

  

  DUBAI / WAM Al Jalila Foundation, a global philanthropic organisation dedicated to transforming lives through medical education and research, announced on Wednesday that it has awarded AED6 million in seed grants to 21 UAE-based medical researchers bringing the total investment to date to AED20 million for 76 research projects. The seed grants focus on research in the field of cancer, ...

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• 6 December

  Abu Dhabi Food Festival kicks off

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Food Festival kicks off on Thursday with gastronomic activations and experiences as well as live demos across the emirate until December 23. Spread over 17 days and taking in three weekends, the festival will cook up a storm and bring food-lovers, families and friends together to enjoy cuisine from some of the best ...

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• 6 December

  US ready for talks if N Korea halts further nuclear tests

  

  Bloomberg The US would be ready to talk with North Korea if it renounced further nuclear or missile tests and followed through on the pledge, US Ambassador to China Terry Branstad said. “If they announce that they’re not going to be doing any more nuclear tests and they’re not going to be launching any more missiles,” Branstad told Bloomberg Television ...

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• 6 December

  WeWork takes on ‘UK property’ despite Brexit

  

  Bloomberg A seven-year-old US startup is set to become the biggest private tenant in London just as the UK’s economic outlook worsens. Three years after entering the British capital, WeWork Cos. has signed leases that will make it the city’s No 1 private-sector user of office space, according to data compiled by CoStar Group Inc. for Bloomberg. The rapid growth ...

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• 6 December

  Telecom Italia seeks investment-grade status

  

  Bloomberg Telecom Italia SpA Chief Executive Officer Amos Genish expects to restore the credit rating of Italy’s former phone monopoly to investment grade next year, potentially opening up a cheaper source of financing and a wider pool of investors. Genish plans to demonstrate progress in 2018 on Telecom Italia’s goal of lowering debt to 2.7 times its earnings before interest, ...

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