Riyadh, Sep 3 (IANS/WAM) The UAE’s exports to Saudi Arabia surpassed one billion Saudi riyals (about $266 million) in June, while Saudi exports to the UAE were valued at 961 million riyals, officials said. Saudi-made non-oil exports to member states of the Arabian Gulf Cooperation Council rose by 20 million Saudi riyals in June to [...]
Dubai, Sep 3 – The crew of a Boeing 747 cargo plane are feared dead after the aircraft crashed on a road shortly after taking off from Dubai Friday, a media report said. The plane crashed near the Global Village on the Emirates Road setting some cars on fire, Khaleej Times reported citing Dubai Police. [...]
Dubai, Sep 3 (IANS/WAM) A cargo plane crashed Friday evening in an uninhabited area in Dubai, media reports said. The aircraft crashed on a highway near Dubai International Airport, Xinhua reported citing al-Jazeera TV. There was no immediate report of casualties. –IANS/WAM snb/vm
Abu Dhabi, Sep 2 (IANS/WAM) More than 6,000 children took part in a month-long workshop on astronomy that was organised in Abu Dhabi to encourage youngsters to learn science. The annual ‘Reach for the Sky’ workshop conducted during Ramadan by the Emirates Foundation for Philanthropy and Mubadala Aerospace also included interactions with the characters of [...]
Dubai, Sep 2 – An Indian man in Dubai survived a massive surgery to remove a two-metre-long iron rod that penetrated him in an accident, daily newspaper Emirates Today reported Thursday. The iron rod fell 10 stories before it hit 34-year-old construction worker Saran Kumar Monday, penetrating his shoulder, passing through his abdomen and out [...]
Abu Dhabi, Sep 1 (IANS/WAM) UAE’s gross domestic product (GDP) will grow by two percent this year, the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) has said. Developments in Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange and Dubai Financial Market indicated that the consolidated budget based on current oil prices will register a total surplus of 14 billion dirhams (about $3 [...]
Abu Dhabi, Aug 31 (IANS/WAM) The annual photography competition ‘Abu Dhabi Through Your Eyes’ that carries a first prize of 30,000 dirhams ($8,000) will start receiving entries from across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Wednesday. The competition invites residents of the UAE to send photographs that they believe reflect the essence of Abu Dhabi. [...]
Abu Dhabi, Aug 31 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has sent 500 tonnes of food to Somalia as part of its humanitarian assistance to the poverty-stricken country during the holy month of Ramadan. Abdullah Mattar Al Mazrouie, UAE ambassador to Yemen, said more than 500 tonnes of food supplies were sent from Sana’a to [...]
Amman, Aug 30 – A UN inquiry team started hearings Monday with Jordanian activists about the fatal May 31 Israeli attack on a Turkish ship that was part of a flotilla trying to break an Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip. ‘The panel, which is due to stay in Jordan until Friday, met several people [...]
Riyadh, Aug 30 – Worshippers who arrived to pray at a mosque in a remote area of central Saudi Arabia this week discovered they were locked out by the disgruntled imam because he had not been paid. Al-Yaum newspaper reported Sunday that the imam, a Sudanese national, had been told a philanthropist would pay for [...]
Abu Dhabi, Aug 28 (IANS/WAM) In order to help flood-hit Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has raised AED 72 million ($19 mn) from donations given by its citizen during a three-day nationwide campaign. A total of AED 72 million was collected on the final day of the telethon ‘Awnakum’ (Arabic for Your Help), which [...]
Abu Dhabi, Aug 28 (IANS/WAM) An African was arrested in Abu Dhabi while trying to sell two souvenir banknotes worth $1 million to a woman, police said Sturday. The 44-year-old man was arrested after a woman presented the banknotes to the UAE Central Bank to check whether they were valid against 30 percent of their [...]
Abu Dhabi, Aug 27 (IANS/WAM) A telethon organised in the UAE to raise funds for flood-affected people in Pakistan has collected 43 million dirhams (about $11 million), organisers said Friday. The three-day telethon, a TV programme to raise funds for charity, was launched by UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) Thursday. Donations can be made by [...]
Abu Dhabi/Cairo, Aug 26 (IANS/WAM) The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), a leading bank in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is planning to open 50 branches in Egypt over the next few years. As part of its expansion plan, the bank opened its 28th branch in Egypt Thursday in Helioplis area in Cairo. ‘NBAD [...]
Abu Dhabi, Aug 26 (IANS/WAM) Australian airlines Virgin Blue and the United Arab Emirates-based Etihad Airways Thursday agreed to operate joint flight services between Abu Dhabi and Australia next year. Etihad and Virgin Blue’s international arm V Australia will operate 27 weekly services between Abu Dhabi and Australia, including double-daily services between Abu Dhabi and [...]
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Aug 26 – European electronics major Thales has been selected by the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) to equip its patrol boats and corvettes with Vigile ESM (electronic support measures) systems, the company said. The Vigile 200 and Vigile 400 family of ESM solutions ‘has been developed to monitor, measure and analyse electromagnetic signals, [...]
Riyadh, Aug 26 – One of Saudi Arabia’s largest supermarket chains has reversed a decision to employ female cashiers, in a religious dispute which saw the king issue a reprimand Thursday to a conservative scholar. Facing pressure from strict religious groups, the Panda group, owned mostly by Saudi Prince Walid bin Talal, said it would [...]
Abu Dhabi, Aug 25 (IANS/WAM) Abu Dhabi government has asked its officials to provide logistic support to the UN team working in Pakistan’s flood-affected areas. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, has instructed the authorities concerned to assist in the relief and rescue operations in the [...]
Abu Dhabi, Aug 25 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Wednesday sent two teams of medical professionals to protect people in Pakistan’s flood-affected areas from water-borne diseases. The team of the UAE Red Crescent Authority will work in coordination with the mission of United National Children’s Funds (Unicef). Saleh Al Taiei, Deputy Secretary General of [...]
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Aug 25 – Muslim humanitarian aid agencies will hold a meeting in Pakistan next week to help coordinate relief efforts for the millions of flood victims there, the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) announced Wednesday. The OIC, which has 56 member states, said the conference will be opened Sunday by Pakistan Prime [...]
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