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Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, took home three awards following last night’s Aviation Business Awards, held in Dubai. The airline collected the ‘Environmental Initiative of the Year’, while its training division Etihad Aviation Training was named ‘Training Provider of the Year’. Etihad Engineering was also recognised with …

The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has announced the inclusion of two key elements of UAE national heritage on the United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation’s (UNESCO) Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The traditional Aflaj system of water channels used for farm …

Some 2000 people from across the UAE packed the recently-opened Khorfakkan Amphitheatre in Sharjah’s coastal city, for the first public screening of the historical drama “Khorfakkan” on Tuesday evening. The massive success of the opening show can perhaps be attributed to the fact that watching a movie, which recounts events …

Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum chaired a meeting of The Executive Council held at His Highness’s Majlis in Nad Al Sheba. Deputy Ruler of Dubai and First Deputy Chairman of The Executive Council H.H. …

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of Egypt, today discussed the prospects of further consolidating the strong cooperation ties between the UAE and Egypt, in addition to several regional …

Hussain Al Mahmoudi, CEO of Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park, SRTI Park, announced the inauguration of the first house built in the region with 3D printing technologies with traditional architecture on the complex grounds, expressing his happiness with this achievement. He pointed out to “Sharjah 24” that this house …

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the first time an Arab exchange has entered into a commercial relationship with the state of Israel. The MoU will facilitate the development of channels of communication to foster co-operation between …

This year has been a rollercoaster for many, but that didn’t stop the checks from rolling in for plenty of celebrities. Kylie Jenner topped Forbes’ list of the year’s highest-paid celebrities, based on earnings from June 2019 through May 2020. Jenner earned $590 million, largely due to the sale of …

The United Arab Emirates today sent a third aid plane carrying 14.4 metric tons of medical supplies and testing kits to the Gaza Strip in coordination with the Commission for Solidarity in Gaza, benefiting more than 14,000 healthcare professionals as they work to combat COVID-19. This comes as part of …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced that it has withdrawn one batch of the API Sinocort Nasal Spray used for the treatment of asthma and blocked airways. The decision was made after having reviewed the study reports of the approved specifications of the drug and that the analysis …