Business
Dubai Airports and partners raise AED 1.25 million for Orbis Flying Eye Hospital
06 Oct 2016
WAM -- Dubai Airports and its partners have raised AED 1.25 million (approximately US$ 340,600) for Orbis, the international eye care charity organisation best known for its flying eye hospital, through their ‘Your Sight, Our Happiness’ campaign.
The amount raised is enough to help restore the sight of as many as 31,000 children suffering from cataracts worldwide.
Launched in March earlier this year under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of... Read More
HH Sheikh Mohammed opens 3rd World Green Economy Summit in Dubai
06 Oct 2016
WAM -- The third edition of The World Green Economy Summit (WGES) was inaugurated on Wednesday under the patronage and in the presence of Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
Under the new theme "Driving Global Green Economy," WGES 2016 will continue on Thursday, with various prominent speakers from the region and across the globe, at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibitions Centre in New Za’abeel... Read More
Largest solar project in ME by Shams Dubai will allow customers to install PV panels on rooftops
06 Oct 2016
WAM -- Dubai, on Wednesday, launched the largest project of the Shams Dubai initiative at a press conference held on the margins of the 18th Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition (WETEX).
The Shams Dubai initiative allows customers to install PV panels on their rooftops to generate electricity from solar power, and connect the systems to Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s grid. The electricity is used onsite and the surplus is exported to DEWA’s grid. An offset... Read More
Don’t miss it! Wingsuiters whizz through Dubai Marina in new XDubai video!
06 Oct 2016
Remember that exciting moment in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) when Angelina Jolie and Gerard Butler escape a bunch of bad guys by jumping off a building in their wingsuits? As they zoom away in the sky we the audience watched in breathless anticipation, amazed at the possibility of what is perhaps the closest thing mankind can do to flying like a bird. Most of us would have even dismissed it all as a movie stunt and nothing more. But...
Now XDubai in collaboration with Skydive... Read More
Brand ambassador Jennifer Aniston meets a fiesty little traveller on Emirates A380!
05 Oct 2016
Hollywood actress, director and producer Jennifer Aniston makes a return to the Emirates A380, and makes a new friend, in a new global digital and TV advertising campaign for the world’s best airline*.
The ad builds on the success of the first Emirates-Jennifer Aniston ad launched last year, a much talked-about campaign which quickly went viral.
In a similar vein to the first light-hearted TVC, the Golden Globe and Emmy award-winning actress brings her distinctive personality,... Read More
Aviation is a strategic economic driver says HH Sheikh Ahmed on occasion of 3rd UAE Civil Aviation Day today
05 Oct 2016
WAM -- Every year, the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority, GCAA, has, with the support of the Federal Cabinet, marked the 5th October as UAE Civil Aviation Day. This is the third year that the UAE has celebrated the occasion with the aim of highlighting the country’s rich aviation history and legacy, current developments and innovation in the sector, as well as promoting the safety and efficiency of air transport as a mode of travel. As a central trading hub between the East and the West,... Read More
Etihad Airways asserts wildlife conservation efforts on World Animal Day 4th Oct.
05 Oct 2016
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has launched a new Animal Welfare and Conservation Policy and an #Etihad4wildlife social media competition as part of the airline's ongoing efforts to promote wildlife conservation.
The policy establishes best practice for excursions offered by Etihad Holidays involving animals, and also outlines new criteria for the carriage of endangered and threatened species, hunting trophies containing any animal parts, shark fins and live animals... Read More
UAE-Berlarus trade expected to increase in the near future says official
05 Oct 2016
WAM -- The volume of trade between the UAE and Belarus is expected to increase in the near future up from US$28 million in 2015, driven by the common desire of both countries for better economic relations, Under-Secretary for Economic Affairs at the UAE Ministry of Economy, Mohammed Ahmed Al Shehhi, said on Tuesday.
The UAE-Belarus Joint Economic Commission, set to hold a third meeting this month, has made relevant plans and highlighted opportunities for opening new venues of co-... Read More
Vladimir Morozo of Russia bags silver while Xiang Li China bags the bronze on day 1 of FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2016 # 5 in Dubai!
05 Oct 2016
Vladimir Morozo of Russia bagged silver while Xiang Li of China took the bronze in the Mens 50m Breaststroke Final during day 1 of FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2016 in Dubai, while Felipe Lima of Brazil walked away with the gold.
The first leg of FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2016 in Dubai is taking place at the Hamdan Complex Centre where 216 swimmers from 33 countries are battling it out for supremacy while the second Middle East leg is in Doha after which the competition... Read More
216 swimmers from 33 nations splash it out in Dubai leg of FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2016 from 4 – 5 Oct!
05 Oct 2016
WAM -- Dubai is hosting one of the Middle East legs of the FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2016, as the world-class event first returns to the emirate on 4th and 5th October, welcoming elite swimmers such as Katinka Hosszu, Vladimir Morozov, Chad Le Clos, Jeanette Ottesen and many others.
Speaking at press conference at the Hamdan Complex Centre, FINA President, Dr. Julio C Maglione, in the presence of FINA Bureau Member and UAE Swimming Federation President Ahmad Abdulla Al Falasi,... Read More
Pages
