Dubai Air Navigation Services, Serco Middle East renew agreement for two years
Dubai Air Navigation Services (dans), the leading organisation responsible for Air Traffic Management at airports in Dubai and the Northern Emirates, has renewed a cooperation agreement with international public services company, Serco for another two years, ending in January 2024. The deal was inked by Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, president of Dubai Civil […]
Dubai Next attracts 398 contributors, approves 62 campaigns in less than a year
Dubai Next, the digital crowdfunding platform that has attracted many young innovators and start-up ideas, is anticipating an increase in fund-seekers and contributors following the country approving a federal system for such platforms recently. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, announced the new federal framework […]
S.Korea, UAE agree to extend currency swap agreement for five years
South Korea’s central bank said on Wednesday it has agreed with the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) to extend a currency swap agreement for five years. The renewed 20 billion UAE dirham ($5.5 billion) currency swap deal between the Bank of Korea and CBUAE, first signed in 2013, is effective from April […]
PROJECTS: Greenko and John Cockerill partner to develop green hydrogen electrolysers in India
India-based Greenko ZeroC, a subsidiary of Greenko Group and Belgium-based John Cockerill, a designer and manufacturer of high-capacity alkaline electrolysers, have signed a framework agreement to jointly develop the market for green hydrogen electrolysers in the the Indian sub-continent. John Cockerill said in a press statement that the partnership will set up a gigawatt- scale […]
Abu Dhabi’s AD Ports plans expansion into Red Sea in 2022
Abu Dhabi port operator AD Ports Group will continue to make investments and leverage its new partnerships to grow its business and enter new markets this year. This year’s targets include increasing the logistics cluster’s multi-cargo handling capabilities and expanding into the Red Sea, the company said in its annual report. “In 2022, AD Ports […]
UAE and US Mars missions to team up on science data analysis
The Emirates Mars Mission, the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by an Arab nation, has finalised a science data analysis collaboration initiative with NASA’s Maven Mars Mission. This will pave the way towards greater scientific collaboration and data exchange between the two missions. The partnership enables the sharing and collaborative analysis of data and observations made […]
Industry Minister highlights Bahrain’s four-year tourism strategy
Manama, Mar.26 (BNA): Bahrain’s four-year tourism strategy aims to spur the overall Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 11.4 percent by 2026.
BTEA: 73,000 visitors to “Food Festival” in the first week
Manama, Mar.26 (BNA): The Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority reported that the Bahrain Food Festival, which is currently taking place in the Bahrain Harbour, welcomed 73,167 visitors in the first seven days of its launching, from Saturday 19 to Friday 25 March, representing a 39% increase over the same festival in 2019. This increase […]
Bahrain weather forecast
Manama, Mar. 27 (BNA): The Meteorological Directorate forecasts cool weather, but fine with rising sand in places during the day Wind: Northwesterly, 17 to 22 knots, reaching 25 to 30 knots at times Warning: Very strong winds. Sea waves: 2 to 3 feet inshore, 4 to 7 feet offshore. Temperatures: Maximum 25 ºC; minimum 17 […]
Bahrain to host Harvard International Symposium on COVID-19
Manama, Mar. 27 (BNA): Bahrain will host the Harvard International Symposium on COVID-19, where healthcare sector specialists will meet to discuss the lessons learned from responses to the pandemic and the future of the sector. The hybrid event will take place on March 31, and will explore the most effective measures and methods that […]