DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, chaired the UAE Cabinet meeting at Expo City Dubai, in conjunction with the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28). The meeting witnessed the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime ...
Read More »China’s C919 passenger jet to conduct Hong Kong harbour flyby
BLOOMBERG China’s domestically manufactured Comac C919 aircraft will fly outside the mainland for the first time this week and head to Hong Kong, where it will conduct a low-altitude flyby over the city’s Victoria Harbour on December 16. The C919, a single-aisle jet that has similar passenger capacity to narrowbody planes produced by Boeing Co and Airbus SE, will go ...
Read More »Alaska Air falls as Wall Street questions $1.9b Hawaiian deal
BLOOMBERG Alaska Air Group Inc shares sank after it said it would acquire Hawaiian Holdings Inc for $1.9 billion in cash and debt, in the latest attempt to consolidate the US aviation industry despite regulatory headwinds. Alaska shares fell as much as 19% in New York on December 4. Shares of Hawaiian rose as high as $14.20, almost tripling after ...
Read More »Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed inaugurates 4th Abu Dhabi Family Forum
ABU DHABI/WAM Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak (Mother of the Nation), Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF), H.H. Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Office of Development and Martyrs Families Affairs at ...
Read More »Mansour bin Zayed restructures Al Jazira Football Company’s board of directors
ABU DHABI/WAM H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, President of Al Jazira Sports and Cultural Club, has issued a decision to restructure the board of directors of Al Jazira Sports Football Company. The new board of directors will be headed by Sheikh Mohamed bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al ...
Read More »Al Ain Stables wins President of UAE Endurance Cup for Private Owners
ABU DHABI/WAM The Uruguayan rider Ferber Francisco, from Al Ain Stables, won the title of the “Private Stables” race at the opener of the 100 kilometres His Highness The President of United Arab Emirates Endurance Cup for Private Owners, at Butheeb International Endurance Village, on Friday. A total of 181 male and female riders competed in the race. The 100 ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi Shopping Fiesta launched with ‘Mall Millionaire’ Campaign
ABU DHABI/GULF TIME Line Investments & Property LLC has announced launch of ‘Mall Millionaire’, the most exciting shopping event of the year with AED One Million grand prize and T5 EVO cars with many other exciting prizes. ‘Mall Millionaire’ is from December 8th, 2023, to January 6th, 2024, across thirteen participating malls in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Al Dhafra. ...
Read More »COP28’s first week outcomes demonstrate how consensus is carrying us forward: COP28 Director-General
DUBAI/WAM Ambassador Majid Al Suwaidi, COP28 Director-General and Special Representative, affirmed that the second half of our Action Agenda programme, which begins with Youth Engagement and Education, testifying to their key role in climate action. During a press conference held today in the Green Zone of the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), Al Suwaidi recapped a selection of the ...
Read More »UAE announces first Women in Nuclear Middle East chapter
ABU DHABI/WAM The UAE announced today the launch of the Women in Nuclear (WiN) Middle East Chapter. The Chapter was announced at COP28 by Mohamed Al Hammadi, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), Dominique Mouillot, President of WiN Global, and Dr. Sama Bilbao y León, Director-General of World Nuclear Association, as well as ...
Read More »COP28: Dubai Municipality announces weekend activations, panels and workshops
DUBAI/WAM As COP28 nears its conclusion, Dubai Municipality will continue its highly successful programme of workshops and presentations, which are inspiring and educating hundreds of regional and international visitors. As a Strategic Pathway Partner at COP28, Dubai Municipality’s stand will feature discussions on sustainability best practices for urban development, climate change mitigation, conservation planning, coastal sustainability, waste management strategies, pathways ...
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