QatarEnergy, Shell sign agreement
QatarEnergy will supply 18m barrels of crude oil per year to Shell.Company News Business
UAE’s budget carrier Air Arabia to launch daily flights to Kabul
Last month flydubai, another low-cost Emirati airline, became the first international carrier to resume flights to Afghanistan since the chaotic...Business Geostrategy
Emirates to provide extra baggage for Lebanon-bound customers
Customers can avail the additional baggage allowance for travel booked on emirates.com, Emirates sales offices, via travel agents as well...Customers can avail the additional baggage allowance for travel booked on emirates.com, Emirates sales offices, via travel agents as well as online travel agents
The baggage allowance applies to both inbound and outbound travel from Beirut
All fully vaccinated tourists can travel to UAE
Tourists will have to do a mandatory RTPCR test on arrival, according to the National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management...Tourists from the countries from which entry was previously banned also eligible for visas.
Facilities available to vaccinated UAE residents can be availed by tourists also.
AmCham Bahrain elects new board
Qays Zu’bi has been re-elected the president for two-year term.The new board is AmCham’s most diverse and representative since its formation in 2005.
40 percent of the Board’s seats are held by women.
TROX re-joins Eurovent Middle East
The company has been active in Middle East for the past 50 years.The company said rejoining the association meant it was renewing commitment to joint industry initiatives.
Calls the industry to reinforce its focus on technical regulations and standards.
Covid-19 fails to impact realty in UAE, Saudi Arabia
While the UAE has seen a record amount of real estate sales in the first six months of 2021, Saudi...Demand for villas increased in the UAE because of the pandemic outbreak and also due to low-interest rates.
The real estate sector contributed 14.2 percent of the Saudi GDP ranking third as the most contributing economic activity.
Philippines-UAE trade rose 32% in first 5 months of 2021
Total trade between the Philippines and UAE already crossed Dh1.3 billion from January to May 2021Total trade between the Philippines and UAE already crossed Dh1.3 billion from January to May 2021
With more than 190 countries converging in the Expo, the Philippines aims to showcase the very best of its culture, heritage, and technology
Sharjah’s Sewa delivers gas to Kalba, Khorfakkan
Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (Sewa) has completed the delivery of natural gas to 112 housing projects in the...Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority has been implemented by Sewa's Natural Gas Office in the Eastern Region
Along with this gas project the Sewa unit has also completed the first phase of 22-m-long Al Haray area in the city of Khorfakkan
Dates conference attracts top global experts
Top global experts attended the second edition of the International Dates Conference held in Qassim as part of the annual...The two-day conference held several sessions with the participation of 45 speakers — experts and specialists in fields
It also discussed the international experiences in highlighting the role of the cooperative societies sector in marketing agricultural products
Bahrain Bourse forms Disciplinary Appeals Board
Members of the board will be appointed following a resolution from BHB’s board, and approved by the Central Bank of...The board shall be responsible for investigating appeals against disciplinary resolutions issued by related parties
This will be in compliance with Bahrain Bourse’s Business Rules and the CBB Volume 6 DRA module
Egypt’s economy capable of facing challenges: Sisi
The Egyptian president also said the country’s economy was better equipped to meet the aspirations of the Egyptian people.These statements come in the aftermath of Egypt’s non-oil exports increasing 22 percent in July, as compared to the same period last year
In fact, the International Monetary Fund has already predicted that the country’s GDP would grow 5.2 percent in the current fiscal
