Abu Dhabi International Airport welcomed 2.3 million passengers in August – a 2.3 per cent rise on figures from the same month last year. The bulk of travellers came from India, the UK, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Total aircraft movements at the air hub fell by 2.4 per cent, while cargo volume fell by 3 per cent. The airport is undergoing extensive development costing billions of dirhams to enable it to accommodate more than 45 million passengers.
Emirates takes delivery of its first A350
Emirates is marking a major milestone today with the delivery of its first Airbus A350 aircraft.
Morgan Stanley to move regional HQ to Riyadh
US-based investment bank Morgan Stanley has acquired regulatory approval to move its regional headquarters to Riyadh as the Kingdom increasingly attracts global companies.
AD first in MENA to implement 'Enhanced Transparency Framework'
The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, (EAD) has announced that Abu Dhabi will be the first in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to implement the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) on a subnational level, following last year’s national level launch by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE).
COP29 unlocks international carbon markets
The COP29 Presidency announced on Saturday the end of the decade-long wait for the conclusion of negotiations on high integrity carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
Adani CFO says US charges linked to only one business contract
A US bribery indictment of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani is linked to one contract of Adani Green Energy that makes up some 10 per cent of its business, and no other firms in the conglomerate are accused of wrongdoing, the group's CFO said on Saturday.
The UAE’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Mohamed Abushahab, has condemned all forms of violence against women and girls during the 25th anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, was received by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain on Monday.
The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) warned of potential dust storms and rainfall from Wednesday through Friday.
