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Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE national airline, Etihad Airways, will resume passenger flights from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai, from July 27. “The service will operate with an initial weekly flight using a Boeing 777-300ER, featuring Business and Economy cabins,” the airline said in a statement on Monday. Robin Kamark, ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai’s external food trade in the first half of the year totalled nine million tonnes, representing a value of AED32 billion, Dubai Customs announced on Monday. According to the latest trade statistics, Dubai’s food imports touched AED22 billion (6.23 million tonnes), while exports reached AED5.5 billion (2.1 ...

Dubai / WAM Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the region, delivered a net profit of AED 4.1 billion for the first half of 2020. Net interest income increased 36% y-o-y and non-funded income grew 24% y-o-y with the acquisition of DenizBank in 2019, the bank said in a ...

AD DURAYHIMI / WAM The UAE has dispatched an aid convoy containing ten tons of food rations to Ad Durayhimi District, in Yemen’s Al Hodeidah governorate, as part of its ongoing food aid campaign in the country. The assistance – which included food baskets containing staple foods such as rice, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has said that the launch of the ‘Hope Probe’ on its historic journey to Mars under the slogan of “Nothing is impossible” constitutes a national and Arab achievement and an advanced Emirati push in the process of ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Business Centre of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (Added) is set to launch the ‘Economic Establishments Data Capturing Project’ which is an integrated database that will provide essential information to help investors evaluate developments in the business sector in Abu Dhabi. ...

Ajman / WAM HH Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, has said that the journey of the “Hope Probe” to Mars is a key milestone in the history of the UAE and a leading Arab achievement in the modern era, under the slogan, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE’s Mars Mission, Hope Probe, will write a glorious chapter in the Arab history of space exploration, and enhance the UAE’s contributions to the global space endeavours, a top Chinese diplomat told Emirates News Agency (WAM) on Monday. “Being the first Arab state to embark ...

Dubai / WAM Emirates will resume passenger services to Stockholm with weekly flights from August 1, expanding its network in Europe to 22 cities, and connecting customers from Europe to the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Africa. The restart of Stockholm flights means that all Emirates gateways in Scandinavia will ...

Dubai / WAM The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced the launch of a task force under its Sustainability Network, which will address the issue of late payments to subcontractors and suppliers. The Task Force on Prompt Payment Practices for Subcontractors and Suppliers, joined by member companies representing a ...