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Al AIN / WAM The United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) has made all the necessary preparations for the start of the new academic year 2023-2024. It received 4,764 new students, both male and female, who have successfully completed the admission and registration procedures for the various colleges and academic programs offered by the university. These efforts are aligned with the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Adnoc Gas plc, a world-class integrated gas processing company, on Thursday announced a five-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement with Japan Petroleum Exploration Co, Ltd (Japex), the Japan-based energy company. The agreement, valued between $450 million (AED1.65 billion) and $550 million (AED2 billion), builds on the long-standing bilateral relationship between the UAE and Japan and ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a written letter from the President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, regarding bilateral relations and ways to enhance them between the two nations. During a meeting held at Qasr Al Watan, His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy ...

ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to President Ali Bongo Ondimba of Gabon, on the occasion of his country’s Independence Day, observed on August 17. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and ...

SHARJAH / WAM In a drive to resonate with the youthful spirit of innovation and boundless potential, the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre (Sheraa) announces the launch of their ‘Sheraa Youth Ambassadors’ campaign, marking a transformative step towards amplifying the voices of UAE’s most outstanding young talents. Launching in conjunction with International and UAE Youth Day on August 12, the campaign, powered ...

BLOOMBERG Archer Aviation Inc said it raised $215 million in funding and patched up a legal dispute with Boeing Co, paving the way for the electric air-taxi startup to collaborate with its former adversary on future designs. Archer received investments from Boeing, as well as existing backers Stellantis NV, United Airlines Holdings Inc and tech-focused Ark Invest, it said in ...

BLOOMBERG Sicily’s largest airport in Catania reopened after an eruption of Mount Etna forced it to close. The website of Catania Airport, Italy’s sixth by passenger traffic before the pandemic, is showing mostly regular flights with some minor delays and a few cancellations. Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, erupted  in the southeast crater at an altitude of about 2,700 ...

BLOOMBERG Walmart Inc raised its annual profit forecast for the second straight quarter after scoring new sales gains with bargain-hunting US shoppers. Food revenue continued to rise strongly and Walmart’s general merchandise business was stronger than the company expected at the beginning of the second quarter, said Chief Financial Officer John David Rainey. The retailer is also still benefiting from ...

BLOOMBERG Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd started selling some of its cheapest tickets in more than three-and-a-half years, offloading 100,000 economy seats at steep discounts. Hong Kong’s main airline ran the promotional offer to more than 30 destinations for travel between January to June 2024. The two-week sale started at 2 pm local time, though many customers were left waiting for ...

BLOOMBERG The three largest US airlines plan to more than double the number of flights to China in the coming months as they take advantage of a deal between the nations to ease pandemic-era travel restrictions. American Airlines Group Inc told Bloomberg it would add three weekly flights between Dallas and Shanghai early next year. The decision came after rivals ...