Indian duo on seven-nation trip ride to UAE on 22-yr-old scooter
The travel bug to explore the world on a two-wheel ride bit childhood friends Ibrahim Bilal and Mohammed Afsal Haq sometime late last year. However, unlike some folks who pick adventure bikes for globe-trotting antics, Haq and Bilal, who call themselves ‘AB Tech Vibe’, chose to embark on a seven-nation journey on a 2000 model […]
UAE Jobs: Etihad to recruit in Dubai from Monday
Etihad Airways, which is hiring for multiple vacancies, will recruit cabin crew in Dubai in the coming week. Starting Monday, June 13, the UAE’s national carrier said interested applicants can register and submit their CVs at Dusit Thani Hotel in Dubai. “With operations ramping up for a busy summer season and new Airbus A350s entering […]
Dubai airport runway work on track for June 22 completion
Dubai Airports has announced that the Northern runway rehabilitation programme at Dubai International (DXB) has surpassed its midway point on schedule, paving the way for the reopening of the runway on June 22. Since May 9, more than 1,000 vehicles and 3,000 people have been working on-site at DXB to complete the project, […]
Abu Dhabi Exchange records highest trading value in Arab region for May
The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) has recorded the highest increase in trading value among the Arab financial markets in May at 292.64 percent while the Palestine Exchange topped the list in terms of trade volume increase, according to Arab Monetary Fund (AMF). The AMF in its monthly newsletter covering Arab financial markets […]
UAE: Khalifa University ranked country’s best for the fifth year in a row
Khalifa University of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi has come out on top in two global rankings as the best in the UAE. For the fifth year in a row, the research-oriented Khalifa University is the top-ranked institution out of 11 universities from the UAE assesed in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings […]
Abu Dhabi’s Multiply Group added to FTSE Global Equity Index Series
Abu Dhabi-based Multiply Group, a technology-focused holding company, has been added to the FTSE Global Equity Index Series (FTSE GEIS) Mid Cap Index in its June quarterly review. The inclusion, which comes into effect on 20 June, will boost visibility and add to shareholder diversity, the company said in a statement on Monday. FTSE GEIS […]
Qatar World Cup 2022: Germany to set up training camp in Dubai
Ahead of their 2022 Qatar World Cup campaign, four-time world champions Germany will be setting up a short training camp in Dubai. The German national football team, managed by Hansi Flick, will arrive in the emirate on November 14 as the championship kicks off on November 21. The team will hold a four-day training camp […]
UAE space tourist talks about his amazing 10-minute trip
UAE expat Hamish Harding fulfilled his childhood dream of travelling to space on Saturday, June 4. Although Harding was spellbound during his out-of-the-world experience, he knows precisely how he feels back on earth. “People ask me to describe the experience in one word, and for me, that is addictive. I am now addicted to space, […]
Emirates Glass plans to expand footprint in the region
Having developed more than 70 different coated products, over 400 different glazing options and supplied about 27 million sq m of glass in the last 25 years, Emirates Glass, plans to expand in the GCC and the wider Middle East region. Celebrating 25 years in the glass business, Emirates Glass is currently executing projects across […]
Dubai’s hydroelectric power plant is 44 percent complete
Dubai’s hydroelectric power plant in Hatta is 44 percent complete, the project’s developer Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has said. The utility said in a press statement that the 250-megawatt pumped-storage hydroelectric power station is being built at an investment of 1.421 billion UAE dirhams ($387 million). The statement said the first 37-metre-high Roller Compacted […]