United Arab Emirates News

A logistical accomplishment, Emirates successfully coordinated the departure of 16 aircraft within 16 minutes each day of the 2009 Dubai Airshow this week.

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 20 : The emirate of Sharjah announced the setting up of a Science and Technology Innovation Centre in Kochi.

The Afghan minister of mines accepted a bribe of about $30 million to award the country's largest development project to a Chinese mining firm, according to a U.S. official who is familiar with military intelligence reports.

During their meeting in Abu Dhabi Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and UAE President, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed the ways of stepping up bilateral cooperation in various sectors.

Trip: Cruise aboard the Costa Luminosa with ports of call in four of the seven United Arab Emirates , as well as Bahrain.

An American law student says he's taking a legal case against a member of the United Arab Emirates ruling family to the European Court of Human Rights.

Artist Jeanne-Claude, who created the 2005 installation in Central Park called "The Gates" with her husband Christo, has died.

DUBAI: The biennial Dubai Airshow ended on Thursday, fulfilling pessimistic analyst forecasts, as sales of only a bit more than $14 billion dimmed against $155.5 billion in 2007.

U.S. Air Force F-16s and F-22s have deployed to the United Arab Emirates, the service announced Sunday.

Brad Pitt was offered $5 million to make a public appearance at an event in Abu Dhabi - but opted to spend time with his family instead.

United Arab Emirates: 53 minutes ago In yet another milestone, Zenath Contracting and Environmental Engineering Services, a division of the Dubai-based Zenath Group of companies, has signed a contract with the Emaar Group to design, install and commission the sewer collection network at Emaar's prestigious UAQ Marina project.

FAILURE RATE: Kansas City Federal Reserve chief Thomas Hoenig said some US institutions must be allowed to fail, no matter how big or powerful REUTERS, ABU DHABI Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009, Page 10 A US Federal Reserve official said yesterday that the US economy still faced significant weaknesses and urged policymakers to allow large financial ...

A senior Afghan official allegedly took a $20 million bribe to steer a copper mining project to a Chinese company, a glaring example of the claims of corruption clouding the Obama administration's deliberations over expanding the U.S. commitment in Afghanistan.

Airbus said Wednesday it agreed to sell six jetliners to newly created Senegal Airlines, giving the European plane maker bragging rights to more than $5 billion worth of orders at a subdued Dubai Airshow.

United Arab Emirates: 50 minutes ago Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has announced an agreement with aviation IT specialist Lufthansa Systems which will see the airline use the industry-leading flight planning solution Lido/Flight. The contract with Lufthansa Systems, which also includes a number of Lido/Flight ...

In past years, the Dubai Air Show has been mainly about commercial aviation. But recently, a tilt toward weaponry has been visible.

European plane manufacturer Airbus on Tuesday announced its vision for 15 percent of all air traffic to be powered by alternative fuels by 2020.

Passenger traffic at the Dubai International Airport is on track to pass 40 million this year, its chief executive says.

Dubai's extravagance is way over the top, with ultra luxury hotels on artificial islands, slick modern malls and tonnes of precious metals glittering in shops.

Canada was odd-man-out at Monday's International Air Transport Association Agenda for Freedom summit, standing aside as seven governments -- including the United States, Chile, Malaysia, Panama, Singapore, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates and also the European Commission -- signed IATA's airline liberalization policy document.