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  ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, has been presented with the title of ‘Most Innovative Airline of the Last Ten Years’ at the Telegraph UltraTravel Awards, which were held at the London Savoy Hotel. The awards are known as the ULTRAs and are conducted by an annual survey where readers of ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Saqr Ghobash, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, has discussed with visiting Indonesian Minister of Manpower Mohamed Hanif Dhakiri prospects for joint co-operation in labour issues. Ghobash spoke during the meeting about the reality of the labour market in the UAE and the package of new policies which took effect this year and their role ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM A Korean delegation has visited the Special Tasks Department of the General Directorate of Guards and Special Tasks at the Abu Dhabi Police (ADP) General Headquarters. The visit came within the framework of training and advisory cooperation between the ADP and Korean Police, which utilises exchanges of information and experience, as well as field training ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Suhail Mohamed Faraj Al Mazrouei, UAE Minister of Energy, visited the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in the Western Region of Abu Dhabi and received an update on the project as well as details of a recent construction milestone at the plant from senior Emirati engineers. He was received at the plant by ENEC’s CEO, Mohamed ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Middle East Public Relations Association (MEPRA) has honoured Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs (FNC) and Chairwoman of twofour54, Abu Dhabi’s media free zone, with the MEPRA Visionary Award, recognising her valuable contribution to the communication industry in the region. Commenting on the award, Al Kaabi, said, “I ...

  DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Customs has shared its Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) implementation experience at the World Customs Organisation ( WCO) 3rd Global AEO Conference, held recently in Cancun, Mexico. Dubai Customs Director, Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, was one of the panelists on the first day plenary session of the conference. He presented the UAE’s state-of-the-art AEO programme, of which ...

  DUBAI / WAM With the aim of promoting healthy diets and lifestyles, Dubai Health Authority (DHA) and Nestle have partnered to launch more than 40-TV episodes where tips on eating healthy and leading a healthy lifestyle especially among children will be shared with the public. The partnership comes in light of the “Healthy Children 2021”, an initiative supported by Vice ...

  Beirut / AFP US-backed Syrian fighters and Iraqi forces on Thursday pursued twin assaults against the IS group, but experts warned the battles will be drawn out. The offensives on key regions of IS-held territory are the two most significant ground efforts against the extremists since they formed a self-styled “caliphate” in 2014. In Syria, an alliance backed by ...

  Paris / AFP France and Egypt will hire two private firms to help in the hunt for the black boxes from the EgyptAir plane that crashed last week on route from from Paris to Cairo, the French foreign ministry has said. ‘We are in talks with two private companies… in coordination with the Egyptian authorities,’ a ministry spokesman said, ...

  BAGHDAD / AP Iraq’s prime minister appealed on Thursday to Iraqis to postpone weekly Friday protests so that security forces can focus on a key military operation aimed at retaking the city of Fallujah from the IS group. For months, anti-government protesters, mainly followers of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada Al Sadr, have been holding protests every Friday outside Baghdad’s heavily ...