Etihad Airways carried 18.5 million guests in 2016 (8 February 2017)
The airline carried 18.5 million guests during the year, up six per cent on 2015.
Sharjah Children’s Books Illustrations Exhibition Receives 1,500 Submissions from 44 Countries (8 February 2017)
Sharjah Book Authority has announced receiving 1,500 works of art from 44 countries for the sixth edition of the Sharjah Children’s Books Illustrations Exhibition, which takes place in April.
Outstanding Finals At Sharjah Sports Desert Festival (4 February 2017)
Some of the most successful and experienced desert and safari motorsports competitors from across three continents rounded off the first ever Sharjah Sports Desert Festival 2017 (SSDF), at Al Badayer desert with a series of intense off-road battles to take the inaugural titles of Desert Heroes.
Launch of One School One Country lights up the path to WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017 (31 January 2017)
Flag-waving school children on Monday greeted international delegates at the launch of the One School One Country programme by the Abu Dhabi Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (ACTVET), which forms a key part of WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017.
Abu Dhabi to host Global Space Congress on Tuesday (30 January 2017)
Heads of space agencies, executives from leading space and aviation companies, government ministers and prominent academics and researchers will gather tomorrow in Abu Dhabi for the Global Space Congress.
High-Speed water taxi service introduced for Yas Island (30 January 2017)
Yas Island has announced the launch of a new water taxi service to and from various locations at and around Yas Island.
Abu Dhabi Global Market and Mauritius Financial Services Commission sign MoU to bolster cross-border cooperation (29 January 2017)
Abu Dhabi Global Market, ADGM, the international financial centre in Abu Dhabi, and the Mauritius Financial Services Commission, Mauritius FSC, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, to bolster cross-border cooperation.
Over 100 international experts will attend 18th Sharjah International Conservation Forum for Arabian Biodiversity (29 January 2017)
Ways to protect the vultures from going extinct will be the focus of discussion at the 18th Sharjah International Conservation Forum for Arabian Biodiversity, at the Breeding Centre for Endangered Arabian Wildlife in Sharjah from 6th to 9th February.
Standard & Poor’s revises its credit rating for Sharjah to BBB+ (29 January 2017)
The Government of Sharjah has undertaken higher levels of borrowing primarily to finance a growing capital expenditure programme focused on enhancing the Emirate’s infrastructure.
Yas Island to host Abu Dhabi Pet Festival (29 January 2017)
Yas Island, the UAE’s premier entertainment destination, is set to host the third annual ’Abu Dhabi Pet Festival’ at du Arena on 3rd February 2017 from 2pm to 10pm.
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