Author: Italian News

Expo 2020 Dubai: Falcon Aviation Services, Leonardo to start building rotorcraft terminal Abu Dhabi – Italian-headquartered company Leonardo and Falcon Aviation Services have announced that they have started building the new rotorcraft terminal that will facilitate the mobility to and from the Expo 2020 site in Dubai. The terminal design is based on brand new concept, combining a helipad, exhibition and lounge areas in a single city-based heliport. The terminal will be supporting the development of a network of point-to-point connections for both urban transfers and connections between cities, meeting the growing demands for sustainable and modern vertical lift…

HALCON Unveils UAE’s First Air Defence Missile ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates– HALCON, a regional leader in the production and supply of precision-guided weapons, today unveiled SkyKnight – the first UAE-designed and manufactured counter-rocket, artillery, and mortar (C-RAM) missile system, at the International Defence and Exhibition Conference (IDEX) 2021. EDGE, the parent company of HALCON, has been developing a short-range air defence system, as has Germany-based Rheinmetall AG, which was actively seeking a missile system to form part of its Skynex air defence system. The companies decided to jointly offer a solution, with HALCON providing SkyKnight, the missile system…

The former wife drives her ex-husband’s car, breaks traffic rules 15 times in Abu Dhabi in order to get back at her ex-husband. The Emirati woman assumed she could get away with violations because the car was registered to her ex-husband and this would serve as a form of payback from a bitter divorce. An Abu Dhabi court has ordered a woman to pay for 15 traffic violations that she committed with a car registered to her ex-husband. According to a report in Emarat Al Youm, the man filed a lawsuit demanding that his ex-wife pay Dh7,290 with the legal…

Saudi Arabia’s former oil minister Ahmed Zaki Yamani dies at 90 Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Saudi Arabia’s powerful oil minister and architect of the Arab world’s drive to control its own energy resources in the 1970s and its subsequent ability to affect oil production, fuel prices, and international affairs, died in London. He was 90. His death was announced on Tuesday by Saudi state television. Yamani helped Saudi Arabia command a dominating presence in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) from its birth. The Kingdom remains a heavyweight in the group even today and its decisions ripple through…

UAE, Qatar officials meet in Kuwait to follow up on AlUla Declaration Official delegations from the UAE and Qatar met in Kuwait on Monday – the first meeting between representatives of the two countries after the historic Al Ula Declaration. The declaration restored full ties between Qatar and the Gulf nations in January this year after over three years. The two sides discussed joint mechanisms and procedures to implement the declaration. They underscored the importance of preserving Gulf unity; developing joint action in the interest of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and their citizens; and achieving stability and prosperity…

UAE-India travel: No quarantine if passengers test negative on arrival, unless told by state Dubai: Passengers whose journey to India originates from the UAE will not have to quarantine themselves if they test negative for COVID-19 on arrival from February 23, unless specified otherwise by the state government concerned, senior Indian officials have confirmed to Gulf News. All international passengers whose flights originate from the Middle East must undergo self-paid molecular tests at the airport of their arrival from 12am onwards on February 23. This is according to the new COVID-19 travel protocol issued by India. This new protocol is…