Etihad Airways to host airline symposium The Siasat Daily Abu Dhabi, May 17: | Etihad Airways, national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will host the International Air Transport Association (IATA) World Passenger Symposium (WPS) 2012 here in October. | Airline, travel agent, ground handlers and suppliers, as well as government representatives ar...
UAE enjoys high degree of safety and stability Khaleej Times Shaikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research said the United Arab Emirates enjoys a high degree of safety and stability. | "The economy continues to grow at a steady and rapid rate. We are a major center of global commerce, focusing on international trade...
UAE's aerospace dream will make jets cheaper to fly Gulf News | Al Ain: Ross Bradley welcomes a delegation of aerospace suppliers from the blistering heat of the Arabian desert and cools them down with some refreshingly candid advice. | "You are too expensive. Please take this message back. We will n...
Nigeria Fines Emirati Telecom for Poor Performance The New York Times | DUBAI — Etisalat Nigeria, part-owned by the Emirati telecommunications giant Etisalat, was fined around $2 million by Nigerian regulators this week for poor service and failure to meet quality targets. The company says it plans to spend more ...
Etihad Airways to host airline symposium The Siasat Daily Abu Dhabi, May 17: | Etihad Airways, national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will host the International Air Transport Association (IATA) World Passenger Symposium (WPS) 2012 here in October. | Airline, travel agent, ground handlers and s...
Working at heights top killer in Abu Dhabi worksites Gulf News | Abu Dhabi: With 53 lives lost in 2011, working at heights and falling objects continue to be the leading cause of death on worksites in Abu Dhabi, health officials said. | A new programme introduced on Wednesday by the Health Authority Abu Dhabi (H...
Arabtec Holding says its first-quarter net profit more than tripled Gulf News | Dubai: Arabtec Holding said on Wednesday its first-quarter net profit more than tripled, exceeding analysts' forecasts. | The company, in which Abu Dhabi state-owned fund Aabar has a 10.5 per cent stake, made a net profit of Dh84.1 million in the t...
China State Construction Signs Abu Dhabi Deal Wall Street Journal By ESTHER FUNG | China State Construction Engineering Corp. said Wednesday it has signed a memorandum of cooperation on the first phase of a real estate project worth $2 billion with Abu Dhabi sovereign-wealth fund Aabar Investments PJS and Industria...
DJ Superstars Khaleej Times Catch two of the dance music's hottest DJs, Gareth Emery and Sander van Doorn, on a one-night-only dance-floor-pumping scene at Allure by Cipriani nightclub at Yas Marina on May 10. | Emery is well-known for his unique collaborations, which have seen...
Designing jewellery that reflects the region's culture Gulf News | Most people would be content setting up a company and working towards making it a success. But not Azza Al Qubaisi, an award-winning jewellery designer who has created amazing pieces that reflect images from the UAE such as the water and sand. The ...
ADNOC's Green Initiatives Showcased at OTC 2012 Khaleej Times The green initiatives adopted by ADNOC & its Group of Companies are prominently showcased at the Offshore Technology Conference and Exhibition (OTC 2012) which is currently taking place in Houston, Texas, USA. | The purpose of showcasing the eco-frie...
Deal 'reached' on Palestinian hunger strikers Al Jazeera | An agreement deal that would end the hunger strike of some 2,000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails has been reached in Cairo, a senior Palestinian official told Al Jazeera. | "An agreement was reached in Cairo today [Sunday] on a proposal to end the hunger strike of the Palestinian prisoners," Issa Karaka, head of the Palestin...
