The plane, which suffered a dramatic blowout of a fuselage panel during a flight over the US state of Oregon, has had a turbulent time in the seven years since it took to the skies.
Turkish Airlines grounds Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets amid inspection orders
Turkish Airlines said that it would stop flying five Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets in its fleet even as the US air safety regulator said it was grounding some of these jets pending inspections after a panel blew out of one of the planes in midair in the United States,...
CBUAE, Islamic finance organizations discuss sustainable practices
ABU DHABI, UAE - The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) hosted several events with Islamic finance infrastructure organizations dedicated to sustainable Islamic finance. The events, which took place in Abu Dhabi on November 27-28 2023, are part of CBUAE’s efforts to promote sustainable finance and expedite initiatives...
UAE and Germany hold workshop on hydrogen strategies, carbon markets
Abu Dhabi, UAE-- Looking to exchange expertise and explore potential synergies in hydrogen and carbon trading, an industry workshop was organized under the Emirati-German Energy and Climate Partnership. The workshop was organized by the UAE's Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI) and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate...
Oman to award solar energy projects worth US$777m to investors
Muscat, Oman -Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) is set to award solar energy projects worth $777 million to international investors after securing approvals from the Authority for Public Services Regulation (APSR). According to media reports, the Manah 1 and 2 projects, which will jointly produce a total of...Video: TOP CEO Conference highlights woes of the ‘Certainty of Uncertainty’
A panel of experts, bankers, politicians, top executives had predicted the fallout from the pandemic, runaway inflation, and war in Europe in May 2022 and it's coming true.
Dubai Supreme Council moots monitoring panel for petroleum trading
Dubai Supreme Council of Energy on Monday discussed establishing a permanent committee to monitor petroleum product trading in Dubai and the savings achieved by the Demand Side Management Strategy 2030. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, chaired the meeting held virtually, with...
ILO selects Qatar as member of fair recruitment panel
Qatar is one of the five countries the ILO has as a member of the Advisory Committee of its Fair Recruitment Initiative. The move is said to have been made in appreciation of Qatar’s efforts and reforms undertaken in the labor sector.Oversight panel will review Facebook VIP system
The so-called "cross-check" or "XCheck" system shields millions of elite users from rules that Facebook claims to apply equally at the social media giant.Bombshell UN climate change report shows global warming accelerating
Years in the making, the sobering United Nations report approved by 195 nations shines a harsh spotlight on governments dithering in the face of mounting evidence that climate change is an existential threat.
