The carrier recycled more than 500,000 kilograms of plastic and glass last year Dubai carrier Emirates has recycled more than 500,000 kilograms of plastic and glass over the year 2022, by collecting discarded bottles onboard. An amount of 500,000kg is almost the same weight as a...

A total of 12 deals were signed with local and international companies on the second day of the exhibitions The Tawazun Council announced the signing of 12 contracts worth Dhs8.14bn ($bn) with local and international companies on day two of the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX)...

The six-month long mission will include several scientific experiments and research endeavours A new launch date has been announced for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station. The mission, carrying UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, will now liftoff from...

December was the busiest month of the year, with 7.1 million passengers Dubai International (DXB) airport received over 66 million passengers in 2022, eclipsing earlier forecasts of 64.3 million. Passenger numbers, which totalled 66,069,981, grew 127 per cent year-on-year, driven...

The beachfront property has been officially rebranded, and includes the region’s first vegan rooms Emirates Palace Hotel, an opulent hospitality offering nestled in Abu Dhabi, has been officially rebranded. The hotel will now be called Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental, Abu Dhabi,...

The Museum of the Future has welcomed more than a million visitors since it opened last February Dubai’s Museum of the Future has seen more than a million visitors, from 163 countries, visit the iconic destination a year since it opened. The museum, standing at 77 metres high and...

The financial centre registered the highest number of new firms – totalling 1,084 – last year Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has registered its highest ever revenue, totalling Dhs1.06bn, in 2022. Combined revenue grew 18 per cent year-on-year from Dhs897m in 2021. It...

Dubai Can has installed water fountains in strategic places across the city, including public parks, beaches, and tourist destinations, to help people refill bottles A year since its inception, Dubai Can, the citywide sustainability movement, has successfully cut the use of an...

The entities will jointly drive UAE national work placements and offer finance training, SME financing platforms, a fintech sandbox and corporate innovation programmes Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and Zand Bank, the UAE’s first all-digital bank licenced by the UAE Central Bank, have...

Gradeone, which has partnerships within the defence, rescue, and security sectors, will join Edge’s Trading and Mission Support cluster Abu Dhabi-based Edge Group has obtained a 70 per cent stake in Abu Dhabi-based Gradeone, a company that specialises in manufacturing non-lethal...