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Emirates to recruit 5,000 crew members in 2024
DUBAI, UAE – Emirates will hire 5,000 people as it awaits the arrival of its fleet of Airbus A350s. The airline is inviting fresh graduates with internships or part-time jobs on their résumés, those with a year or so of hospitality or customer service experience, and individuals keen to embark on...
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‘Oil unlikely to hit US$100 in 2022’
The oil prices would average US$70 per barrel in 2021, Garbis Iradian, chief economist for MENA at IIF, tells TRENDS in an exclusive interview. -
Emirates set for Boeing talks: CEO
The talks will be held over the delayed 777Xs 'before and during' Dubai Air Show. -
Saudi index ends week down 0.4%, Qatar up 1.2%
In the UAE, the Abu Dhabi index added 0.2% with the International Holding Company gaining 0.7%. Dubai index ended the week 0.1 percent down. -
Careem faces flak over random price hike
People in the UAE complain about Uber and Careem's high prices, which have been raised significantly in the last few months due to Expo 2020 and Dubai attracting many tourists. -
Emirates cancels flights to Sudan after reports of military coup
Emirates has cancelled flights to Khartoum after reports emerged of a military coup in Sudan. -
Saudi Arabia leads GCC in inflation control
The Kingdom has implemented measures and worked on significant improvements as part of its Vision 2030 to diversify sources of revenue. -
Deficit to surplus: GCC economies on growth track
The combined current account balance of oil exporters in the GCC region is likely to shift from a deficit of $6 billion in 2020 to surpluses of $165 billion in 2021. -
Saudi and UAE stock markets rebound
The Saudi and UAE bourses saw quite some ups and downs in the week that began on Sunday, October 10. -
Banking on apps for personal finance
People in the Middle Eastern countries are increasingly relying on apps to manage their money, streamline expenses and other banking needs. -
Is Binance moving headquarters to Dubai?
The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange recently registered three companies in Ireland and is currently setting up several regulatory companies worldwide. Binance is banned by several governments, while other countries are open to investigations into allegations such as market manipulation. -
High oil prices lift Saudi index to 14-year high
The main Saudi stock index closed trading on October 7, with an increase of 19.45 points, to close at the level of 11,591.33 points, with transactions worth 6.5 billion riyals. -
UAE has overcome Covid crisis: Mohammaed bin Zayed
The UAE recorded fewer than 200 new cases of Covid this month, the lowest figure since Aug 2020. While life in the emirates has largely returned to normal, masks and social distancing rules remain in force. Heavily reliant on tourism, Dubai was one of the first destinations to reopen its... -
Emirates and Qantas extend partnership
Together, the airlines are making millions of reward seats available for frequent flyers to access more than 100 destinations. -
Expert at AVSEC symposium: Need to rethink security approaches
The 5th edition of the AVSEC Global Symposium, which started on Sunday in Dubai, brought together globally recognized security experts, local and international government officials. -
The most interesting pavilions at Expo 2020
Expo 2020 Dubai boasts some unique pavilions. Here’s a look at the most engaging among them. -
Digital transformation helps GCC banks prosper
Digital transformation brought about by COVID-19 has made banks more open to branchless and cashless banking enabling them to perform better in H1 2021 than they did in the same period last year. -
UAE and KSA: Competing for a real estate pie
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates contributed about 70 percent of the total value of the Gulf Cooperation Council's real estate deals in the first half of 2021 -
Dubai sees growth in employment opportunities as Covid-19 cases drop
As a result of fewer travel restrictions following vaccination and a decline in Covid-19 cases, Dubai has experienced a turnaround in employment and a revival in business. Businesses in Dubai’s travel and tourism industry in August saw the sharpest increases in activity and new work in over two years, according... -
GCC nations eye Hyperloop travel by 2030
It is predicted that the Hyperloop technology will carry between 45 and 50 million passengers yearly in the Gulf Arab states using clean and renewable energy. -
Oman Air to fly to London again
The flights will operate on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday -
Covid-19 drives e-learning in GCC
There has been a massive growth in content creation and learners' demand in last two years as the pandemic puts focus the importance of e-learning in the region. -
Emirates to restart flights to Saudi Arabia and St. Petersburg
Emirates will restart flights to Saudi Arabia and St. Petersburg in Russia with demand for travel rising as the Covid pandemic restrictions ease in many parts of the world. -
Emirates to receive three A380 by November
The delivery will take the airlines' total fleet of A380s to 188 units. -
Dubai’s gourmet restaurants hungry for a star
It is a prize a restaurant or a chef would die for to possess. It is the culinary equivalent of an Oscar in the film industry. The Michelin star is the medal that diners of the world hunger for. -
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 as online travel agents -
UAE begins Unit 2 of Barakah Nuclear Power Plant
The United Arab Emirates has unveiled Unit 2 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy plant, located in Abu Dhabi’s Al Dhafra region. -
UAE helps 28,000 flee Afghanistan: official
The UAE and Qatar have been instrumental staging posts for evacuation flights for Western countries' citizens as well as Afghan interpreters, journalists and others -
Emirates allows Beirut travelers 10kg extra baggage
Emirates said it had last year set up a humanitarian airbridge with Lebanon, dedicating flights to deliver much needed emergency relief supplies, -
Emirates to increase salaries of employees
Emirates has announced that from October 1 it will undo all changes to employee pay structure that it undertook to save the airline from going under last year when Covid swept through the whole world. -
GCC airlines may continue to fly into losses
In 2020, airlines lost around $370 billion globally, while airports and air navigation services providers lost $115 billion and $13 billion, respectively. -
Emirates ‘stewardess’ on top of Burj Khalifa
The new advertisement has gone viral on social media. -
Etihad: Flight ban from India, Pakistan may stretch beyond Aug 7
Etihad extends suspension of passenger travel from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka from Aug 2 to Aug 7. -
Emirates launches new passenger service to Miami
Emirates flight EK213 was welcomed by Miami International Airport with a water cannon salute, and drew in an audience of passengers, aviation fans and guests -
UAE to launch digital currency within five years
The United Arab Emirates will launch its first digital currency by 2026, the central bank of the country said on Monday. -
Saudi Arabia set to launch new airline targeting international flyers
The new airline is expected to carry people between nations within the region like Emirates, Qatar Airways Saudi airlines mostly operate domestic services and point-to-point flights Saudi Arabia is planning to launch a new national airline to target international flyers, said reports on Saturday, July 3. The move is aimed... -
Emirates’ deal with Travelport could make flights cheaper
Emirates will distribute its NDC content via Travelport+ The firms also extended their longstanding IT agreement Dubai-based carrier Emirates was quoted by local reports on Saturday, July 3, as saying that it had reached a commercial agreement with global travel-retail firm Travelport that could reduce the fares of the airline’s... -
Travelport agencies won’t have to pay Emirates’ GDS surcharge
Emirates NDC content will be distributed via Travelport+ platform GDS booking surcharge ranges between $14 and $25 Travel agencies connected with Travelport, a travel retail company, will not have to pay Emirates' new $14 to $25 GDS booking surcharge under an agreement revealed Thursday by the companies. Emirates' Global Distribution... -
Emirates ramps up operations over summer to serve strong travel demand
Airline will operate flights to 124 destinations in July, close to 90% of pre-pandemic network Expands A380 network to 15 cities, operating 129 weekly services on 30 aircraft Dubai: Emirates, the largest airline in the Middle East, has said it is ramping up its operations and expanding services across its network... -
Emirates posts $5.5 b loss due to pandemic restrictions
Group's dnata ground services at airports reported a loss of US$ 496, down from US$ 168 million profit in the previous year Overall losses amounted to US$ 6.0 billion and Group revenue of US$ 9.7 billion impacted The Emirates Group on Tuesday announced its first year of loss... -
Airline ‘travel pass’ app to go live in Mideast in weeks
Around 60,000 people have been registered to test the system Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways among the first to start testing the app in January The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced Thursday its digital travel pass will “go live” in the Middle East in the coming weeks, as... -
Dubai to cut administrative hurdles for businesses by 30%
The emirate to reduce government-related procedures within 3 months to lower the cost of doing business The private sector to be granted more access to government projects Dubai has decided to reduce the government-related procedures for businesses by 30 per cent over the next three months in an effort to... -
$2.3 billion of realty deals in four emirates in Q1 2021
The deals are a sign that the worst is over and smart recovery is picking up -
Emirates notches up “Best Airline Worldwide’ award, eighth in a row
It also bags ‘airline with the best first class’ and “the best economy class” awards too To maintain its industry leadership, the airline has also doubled down on its digital approach Emirates has bagged 'Best Airline Worldwide' award for the eighth consecutive time by the Business Traveler Middle East... -
Emirates Mars mission Hope to begin two-year probe
The aim of the mission is to take a complete picture of Mars’ lower and upper atmospheres The Hope will study the Martian atmosphere, the relationship between the upper layer and lower layer The Emirates Mars Mission (EMM), the first such exploration undertaken by an Arab nation, today said the... -
Strap your seatbelts, and fly to 168 destinations on Emirates, flydubai
Since the launch of their codeshare flights, Emirates, flydubai have flown 500,000 passengers Both the airlines have implemented extensive biosafety measures Emirates and flydubai will reintroduce flights for travelers across their combined network which is expected to fly to 168 destinations by the end of May. Since the revival of... -
Emirates to resume flights to Venice from July
The airline will also increase its flights to Milan Travelers must also take a Rapid Antigen swab test on arrival in Italy From next month travelers with a negative Covid test result can hop on to an Emirates plane and fly to Venice as the airline looks to make the...