Dubai: Middle East’s first water circus to thrill audiences from Sept 29
Fontana, the most ambitious aquatic show ever produced and first travelling water circus in the Middle East, is coming to Dubai Festival City Mall’s Festival Bay from September 29. The experience will be held in a tailor-made Aquatic Theatre led by the Live Show Arabia theatre development department. One of the many highlights of the […]
UAE-India flights: Nearly 60% drop in air ticket fares in August
Air ticket fares to many Indian cities have dropped drastically. Prices have fallen by nearly 60 per cent compared to the peak travel season in the last month, travel executives say. They also added that the rise in airfare the previous month was because of school summer vacations, Eid holidays, and summer tourism to the […]
Amlak Finance reports 35% higher profit in H1-22
The net earnings of Amlak Finance went up by 35% on a yearly basis by the end of the first half (H1) of 2022, standing at AED 266 million, from AED 197 million. Total income during the January-June period in 2022 dropped 9% year-on-year (YoY) to AED 319 million, compared with AED 351 million, according […]
ADX market data goes live on TradingView platform
The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) has signed a new data-sharing partnership with TradingView, a US-based leading financial information portal, to help attract a new generation of global traders and investors to the exchange. As part of the agreement, ADX market data is now live on TradingView’s platform and accessible by a large base […]
Dubai among top destinations from Heathrow for summer
Dubai, New York and Los Angeles topped the list of destinations for more than one million people who took to the skies from Heathrow airport in the first 10 days of summer getaway. This marks the busiest consecutive period for departures at the airport since Christmas 2019. This is the first summer since before the […]
Etihad Airways finalises order for seven A350F freighters
Etihad Airways has firmed up its order with Airbus for seven new generation A350F freighters, adding to its existing order of the largest passenger version of A350-1000s, five of which have been delivered. The freighters will upgrade Etihad’s freight capacity by deploying the most efficient cargo aircraft available in the market, an airline statement said. […]
Dubai summit to focus on green economy transition
The 8th World Green Economy Summit (WGES), to be held in September in Dubai, will focus on accelerating the transition towards a green economy and drive sustainable development. The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and the World Green Economy Organisation (WGEO) are organising the summit on September 28 and 29 under the patronage of […]
Dubai’s Emirates to recruit additional pilots as it ramps up services
Dubai’s long-haul operator Emirates Airline announced on Wednesday that it is looking to recruit additional pilots as it continues to ramp up passenger services worldwide. The airline, which announced late last year its plan to recruit 6,000 operational staff, has been ramping up its services to meet rising travel demand following the easing of COVID-19 […]
DEWA adds 700MW of energy production capacity, with 1,627 MW from renewable energy
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced that the total production capacity of energy has reached 14,117 megawatts (MW) after adding 700MW. This includes 600MW from the Hassyan Power Complex, which runs on natural gas, and 100 MW from photovoltaic (PV) solar panels at the 5th phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum […]
Imkan launches Phase Two of key Abu Dhabi residential community
Abu Dhabi-based Imkan Properties has launched the second phase of AlJurf Gardens, a well-designed residential community development within the 370-hectare AlJurf masterplan. Located in Ghantoot, between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, AlJurf will introduce a new concept of community living for those who seek sanctuary from a fast-paced city life, said the developer. The master-planned development […]