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Dubai / WAM Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub (MBRAH), based in Dubai South, announced that private-jet movements continued their impressive growth in 2021, with more than a 346 percent increase in H1 2021, reaching 8,088 compared to 1,811 in H1 2020 and 3,056 in H1 2019. The top four destinations that contributed to the increase during H1 2021 were Russia, ...

Dubai / WAM Emirates is expecting high passenger volumes to pass through Terminal 3 at Dubai International this weekend, July 16-17, as traveller numbers reach among their highest levels since the pandemic began. With added safety measures and Covid-19 travel requirement checks in place, travellers may encounter longer than expected waiting times at Emirates check-in counters. Customers starting their journey ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Education signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Congregation for Catholic Education at the Holy See, Vatican, to strengthen their cooperation in education. The MoU was signed by Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education, and Cardinal Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi, Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education and President of Pontifical ...

Dubai / WAM Enoc Link, the digital mobile fuel delivery service for businesses in the UAE by Enoc group, on Wednesday announced its plans to roll out its new and world-first eLink Station across the UAE. The eLink Station is a mobile fuelling format that will enable motorists and customers easy access and convenient fuelling services. It is designed to ...

Bloomberg A blast in a bus carrying workers in Pakistan’s northern Kohistan region killed 12 people including nine Chinese citizens, as concerns mount an advance by the Taliban in Afghanistan may disturb peace in across the region. Pakistan authorities said on Wednesday the blast was caused by a gas leak, however China condemned the explosion and called on Pakistan to ...

Dubai / WAM Jamal Bin Theniyah, Chairman of Emaar Properties, on Tuesday rang the market-opening bell to celebrate the listing of a $500 million sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai. The ceremony was attended by Ahmad Al Matrooshi, Executive Board Member of Emaar Properties; Rashid Al Shamsi, Board Member of Nasdaq Dubai; and Hamed Ali, CEO of Nasdaq Dubai and Deputy CEO ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, on Tuesday announced the start-up of the second phase of its expansion to Al Taweelah smelter in Abu Dhabi. The expansion adds 26 new reduction cells to Potline 2, boosting production capacity by over 30,000 tonnes of hot metal ...

TUNIS / WAM The UAE has dispatched an aircraft carrying 500,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to Tunisia to curb the spread of the virus. This urgent response comes in line with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, to enhance the ...

Dubai / WAM Trakhees, the regulatory arm of the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC) in Dubai, succeeded in processing more than 27,000 transactions involving commercial and engineering licencing services during the first half of 2021. Abdullah Belhoul, CEO of the Department of Planning and Development at Trakhees, stated that PCFC is constantly working to maintain its excellence to ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has intensified its inspection campaigns in the local markets in collaboration with the Ministry of Economy, the Federal Customs Authority and other competent authorities to ensure compliance with tax legislation and procedures, as well as protecting consumers from trafficked products that do not meet quality specifications approved within the UAE. In ...