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'Blue Residency' further cements UAE's role as a global leader in sustaina
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, UAE Special Envoy for Climate Change and COP28 President, said that the UAE's visionary leadership in sustainability is rooted in the legacy of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and continues today with the
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UAE: Agthia Group reports 32 pc net profit growth in Q1-24
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Agthia Group PJSC ("Agthia" or "the Group"), today said that its net profit grew 32 per cent year-on-year to AED127.6 million. The Group net profit margin expanded by 63bps to stand at 8.8 per cent, notwithstanding FX headwinds and the introduction of income tax in the UAE.
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Kimberley Process Intersessional opens in Dubai to address global diamond
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Hosted in Uptown Tower, Uptown Dubai, headquarters of DMCC, the KP intersessional opening saw a global gathering of hundreds of diamond industry representatives, civil society and world governments.
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Etihad Airways transports 5.7 million passengers in 4 months
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Etihad Airways has published its preliminary traffic statistics for April 2024. The airline carried more than 1.4 million guests and saw its passenger load factor average out at 84 percent across the month.
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UAE tops global fibre connectivity with 99.3 pc penetration
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The UAE has once again been recognised as the global leader in Fibre to the Home (FTTH) penetration. This marks the eighth consecutive year the country has held this top position with a penetration rate of 99.3 percent, as reported by the FTTH Council in its latest annual report.
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Emirates Group records full-year profit of AED18.7 billion
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
For the financial year ended 31st March 2024, the Emirates Group posted a record profit of AED18.7 billion (USD 5.1 billion), up 71 per cent compared with an AED10.9 billion (USD 3.0 billion) profit for last year. The Group's revenue was AED137.3 billion (USD 37.4 billion), an increase of 15
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Teleworking in Japan shrinks after COVID, hybrid working on rise: Governme
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The online survey, conducted by the transport ministry in October and November, found that 5,832 of the 36,228 respondents, or 16.1 per cent, worked from home or elsewhere outside the office in the last year, down 2.7 percentage points from the previous survey.
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Solar storm puts on brilliant light show across the globe, no serious prob
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said extreme geomagnetic storm conditions continued Saturday, and there were preliminary reports of power grid irregularities, degradation of high-frequency communications and global positioning systems.
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Abu Dhabi Global Healthcare Week kicks off next Monday
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Taking place between 13th to 15th May 2024, at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), the global event is set to convene a distinguished assembly of healthcare leaders, researchers, policymakers, specialists, investors, and entrepreneurs across the global healthcare and life scien
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Emir of Kuwait dissolves parliament, suspends some constitutional articles
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait, issued this evening an Emiri decree dissolving parliament and suspending some constitutional articles for no more than four years.
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'ZHO' participates in International Exhibition for Social Technology Forum
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Zayed Higher Organisation for People of Determination (ZHO) will be taking part in the 2024 International Exhibition for the Social Technology Forum, scheduled to take place from 13th to 18th May in the Sverdlovsk Region of Russian Federation.
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Closing stage activities of 11th session of Sharjah School Theatre Festiva
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Under the generous patronage of Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, the activities of the final stage of the 11th session of the Sharjah School Theatre Festival will begin next Monday and continue until May 16, with the participation of 1
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