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India Need To Move With Caution In Dealing With The Muizzu Govt In Maldives

By Girish Linganna After being sworn in as the new president of the Maldives, Mohamed Muizzu, 45, has formally asked India to withdraw its military personnel from the Indian Ocean archipelago. This request was made during a meeting between Muizzu and India’s Minister for Earth Sciences, Kiren Rijiju, who was present at Muizzu’s swearing-in ceremony […]

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VTL Announces Acquisition by Everbright Overseas Investment Infrastructure Fund

Provides enhanced fiber optic network services to village house residents HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 15 November 2023 – Village Telephone Limited (“VTL“) announced that it has been acquired by the Everbright Overseas Investment Infrastructure Fund (the “Fund“) and become its wholly-owned subsidiary. The transaction will help to VTL’s strength, improve its service and management quality and achieve steady progress in its overall operations, enabling […]

DXB set to beat 2019 passenger traffic with 86.8m

Arabian Post Staff Propelled by strong growth throughout the first three quarters of the year and anticipation of an exceptional surge in guest numbers in the final quarter, Dubai Airports is forecasting annual passenger traffic at Dubai International (DXB) to reach 86.8 million – surpassing 2019 traffic. DXB commenced the second half of 2023 with its growth story continuing unabated, with average monthly traffic reaching 7.6 million, […]

Ronald Lu & Partners: Twelve Architecture Awards Confirm Reputation for Excellence

RLP Asia’s string of wins at the Green Building Award 2023 and the HKIA 2022/23 Awards cement the firm’s position as an architectural powerhouse HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 14 November 2023 – Multiple award-winning Hong Kong-based architecture practice Ronald Lu & Partners (RLP Asia), known for their life-centric, future-ready designs, took home a total of twelve awards in two weeks: nine awards at Hong […]

Emirates places orders for 95 Boeing 777s and 787s worth $52 billion

Saifur Rahman Emirates Airline, the world’s largest international airline, placed firm orders for 95 additional wide-body aircraft worth US$52 billion (Dh190 billion) at list price, taking its total order book to 295 aircraft. Emirates has also updated its previous order of 30 Boeing 787-9s, increasing its commitment to a total of 35 Dreamliners comprising: 15 Boeing 787-10s, and 20 Boeing 787-8s. “Already the world’s biggest operator of wide-body passenger […]

Flydubai places US$11 billion order for 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliners

Saifur Rahman The Dubai-based state-owned budget carrier, Flydubai signed an agreement with Boeing Commercial Airplanes to purchase 30 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, worth US$11 (billion Dh41 billion) at list price, as the airline diversifies its fleet with the introduction of wide-body aircraft. This is the first order for wide-bodied aircraft by Flydubai. Inducting wide-bodied aircraft will help Flydubai to carry more passengers per flight and could offer better […]

Dubai real estate sector faces risk of cyclical reverse

K Raveendran As real estate prices continue to rise in Dubai, the risk of a cyclical reversal is mounting, rating agency Standard & Poor’s has said in a report.   The agency, however, adds that the Dubai developers are well prepared for such a turn of events. S&P estimates that prices will increase 15%-18% in 2023 and by another 5%-7% in 2024 as the Dubai market gradually slows […]

Delhi air crisis worsens after Diwali fireworks

The air quality in Delhi and nearby cities reached hazardous levels a day after Diwali with the widespread violation of the firecracker ban across the National Capital Region (NCR) on Sunday raising pollution concerns. Most realtime air monitoring platforms this morning pegged the air quality index (AQI) above 500, with some places reaching as high […]

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Emirates Group reports record profits of $2.7 billion

Saifur Rahman, Executive Editor State-owned Emirates Group — which includes Emirates Airline, the world’s biggest carrier of international passengers and its ticketing and ground handling subsidiary Dnata, reported a 138 percent jump in profits to a record Dh10.1 billion (US$2.7 billion), for the first half of the 2023-2024 financial starting from April 2023 till September 30, 2023, compared to Dh4.2 billion (US$1.2 billion) reported for the corresponding period […]

CBI inquiry ordered against Mahua, claims Dubey

The Lokpal has ordered a CBI probe into the “cash for query” row involving Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra, said BJP lawmaker from Jharkhand, Nishikant Dubey. Dubey on Saturday said that he has filed a complaint with the Lokpal—a body to probe corruption cases against public servants including legislators. लोकपाल ने आज मेरे कम्प्लेन पर आरोपी […]

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Lok Sabha Ethics Committee Functions Without Code Of Conduct For Members

By Nantoo Banerjee It is difficult to believe that there has been no listed ‘code-of-conduct’ for the directly elected representatives of Lok Sabha since the country held its first general elections between October 21, 1951 and February 21, 1952. Paradoxically though, Lok Sabha has an ethics committee with the members remaining in the dark about […]

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Policy Soon To Make Airports Transit Hubs For South Asia

NEW DELHI: India is framing a national policy to transform its airports into major international hubs that will offer single-point international connectivity to the South Asian region. The policy, which will need cabinet nod, aims to frame laws for easing security and immigration bottlenecks at airports, allocation of international flying rights and building necessary infrastructure […]

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Emirates begins SAF-powered flights

Arabian Post Staff The first Emirates flights operating with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) provided by Shell Aviation have taken off from Dubai International Airport (DXB). Emirates’ flight EK 412 bound for Sydney on 24 October was among the first to operate with SAF. Shell has supplied 315,000 gallons of blended SAF for use at the airline’s hub in Dubai. This first ever supply of SAF to Emirates in Dubai […]

Dash Living Japan Acquires Strategic Seed Asset in Joint Venture with Schroders

Expands Tokyo Portfolio to 11 Locations to Meet Urban Professionals’ Accommodation Needs TOKYO, JAPAN – Media OutReach – 6 November 2023 – Dash Living, Asia Pacific’s leading provider of rental housing, and global investment management firm Schroders with USD $923.1 billion assets under management[1], have jointly completed the acquisition of a strategic seed asset located in Ryogoku to further expand their portfolio in the Japan property market, […]

Qatar Research, Development, and Innovation (QRDI) Council Elevates Qatar’s Open Innovation Status at SWITCH 2023

Announcing Qatar – Singapore Joint Innovation Challenges and Paving the Way for Global Collaboration SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 2 November 2023 – The Qatar Research, Development, and Innovation (QRDI) Council, and Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG), announced the Qatar – Singapore Joint Innovation Challenge (QSJIC) as part of its participation at the Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology (SWITCH), held in Singapore from October 31 to November 2, […]

Sharjah Ruler inaugurates SIBF 2023

SHARJAH, 1st November, 2023 (WAM) — H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council

Virgin Atlantic returns to Dubai after 2019

Arabian Post Staff Virgin Atlantic’s returned to Dubai International Airport (DXB) for the first time since March 2019. The UK-based airline re-commenced its flights from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) on 30 October, with a four-weekly service to cater for the popular winter travel season, operating a Boeing 787-9 aircraft. Dnata will deliver a range of ramp and passenger services for the airline and its passengers at the […]

Arab Reading Challenge winners to be crowned on October 31st

DUBAI, 28th October, 2023 (WAM) — Winners of the 7th edition of the Arab Reading Challenge will be

The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors Quantity Surveying Division Conference 2023

“Mapping the Future of Built Environment: The Roles of Quantity Surveyors” HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 28 October 2023 – The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS) Quantity Surveying Division hosted the HKIS Quantity Surveying Division Conference 2023 (the Conference) at the Royal Plaza Hotel today. Themed “Mapping the Future of Built Environment: The Roles of Quantity Surveyors” this year, the Conference gathered over 240 […]

Mahua denies receiving expensive gifts from Hiranandani

Darshan Hiranandani, the CEO of the real estate and infrastructure company Hiranandani Group, reportedly gifted Mahua Moitra “only a scarf, some lipsticks and makeup items”, and not a list of expensive presents as claimed by advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai and BJP MP Nishikant Dubey. But Darshan’s car does “pick and drop” the Trinamool Lok Sabha […]

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Three dimensional FX chess game

Matein Khalid The greenback was a one way bet since June when I had strongly recommended selling the Euro at 1.12 and the British pound at 1.31 since relative interest rate spreads/economic data momentum and central bank monetary policy all screamed another “buy me” spasm for King Dollar. The macro tea leaves got murky last week even as the war in Gaza escalates to IDF bombing raids […]

Emirates, Malaysian airlines in codeshare deal

Arabian Post Staff Emirates and Batik Air Malaysia announced a codeshare agreement, allowing Emirates’ customers to access 5 domestic Malaysian cities and 3 regional South East Asia points operated by Batik Air via Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). In line with the agreement, Emirates will place its code on Batik Air-operated flights to Penang, Kuching, Kota Kinabalu, Langkawi, Johor Bahru, Denpasar, Jakarta and Singapore, offering customers a […]

Chinese carrier starts daily direct flight to Doha

Arabian Post Staff Xiamen Airlines has become the first Chinese carrier to offer direct flights from China to Qatar. On October 20, a Boeing-787 of Xiamen Airlines departed from Beijing Daxing International Airport for Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar, commencing regular flights between Beijing and Doha. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Qatar, and the 10th anniversary […]

Smear Campaign By BJP And Adanis Against TMC MP Mahua Moitra Is Part Of A Design

By Arun Srivastava The snake has finally come out of the burrow. But its fang utterly lacks the punch and prowess to decapacitate the prey. No doubt, it has succeeded in inflicting some bruises on the body of the victim, but one thing is certain that its venom is sticky and counterfeit. Its failure to […]

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