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Sharjah Airport records a new number of passengers handled in 2018, with over 12.04 million passengers in 2018 and 11.36 million in 2017, the year-on-year growth was 6 percent. The number of scheduled and unscheduled flights also increased by 4.68 percent in 2018, with 77.62 thousand flights in 2017 and …

Almost 700 foreign journalists from 30 countries around the world have so far been accredited by the National Media Council, NMC, to report on the landmark visit of Pope Francis, Head of the Catholic Church, to the UAE, from 3rd-5th February. The visit has captured the attention of regional and …

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai has launched Burj Jumeira, which is being developed by Dubai Holding. His Highness also inspected the project’s site, which rises to 550 meters and is strategically located opposite Sheikh Zayed Road in Al Sufouh.  

Coming off a record-breaking year of US visitors to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, has announced it will debut at the annual 2019 New York Times Travel Show as a Silver Sponsor. “From one of the world’s biggest indoor theme parks and the magnificent Louvre Abu …

President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has sent a cable of condolences to the Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro over a dam collapse which caused heavy casualties, southeast Brazil. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai and His Highness …

The Federal National Council has passed a federal draft law regulating the space sector, a landmark step conducive to ensuring a leading global position for the country in this industry. The draft law ensures the UAE will be among the leading nations that boast an integrated legislative system governing the …

RAK Police has received a report of a fire in a cooking stove at Al Dhait school for girls at 1:30 PM, which caused minor injuries for some students and fainting due to panic. Injured students went to the hospital and school was evacuated in cooperation with civil defence.

Dubai Airports has announced a range of activities involving food, music, dedicated services and special amenities across the airport in celebration of the Chinese New Year. It’s all part of a comprehensive “China Ready” strategy designed to boost traffic between Dubai and the 13 destinations in China served by DXB. …

Monitoring fuel prices committee in the country under the chairmanship of Undersecretary of the Ministry of Energy Dr. Matar Hamid Al-Neyadi, in the presence of the members of the Committee today held their regular meeting at the headquarters of the Ministry of Energy to set the fuel prices in the …

In line with the visit of His Holiness Pope Francis, Head of the Catholic Church, the UAE’s Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation announced that Tuesday (February 5th),  will be an official holiday for private sector employees who are licensed to participate in the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu …