January 2023

Rapid and concrete EU expansion is sought by Germany and France

omandailynews.comJanuary 23, 2023

January 23, 2023

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron emphasized that they wanted to see rapid and concrete progress in the EU enlargement process. This was in a guest article for the German broadsheet Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. “At the same time, we must ensure that an enlarged European Union remains......

Travel

Emirates adds two new services to Australia as demand soars

omandailynews.comJanuary 23, 2023

January 23, 2023

Emirates has increased its service to Sydney and Melbourne as another step in resuming operations in Australia. Additionally, the airline will resume service to Christchurch, New Zealand via Sydney, offering Australians a new route across the Tasman. Emirates will increase Melbourne’s service from two to three daily via Singapore starting......

Technology

Amazon Web Services to invest $35 billion in Virginia data centres

omandailynews.comJanuary 21, 2023

January 21, 2023

The governor of Virginia, Glenn Youngkin, announced Friday that Amazon Web Services plans to invest $35 billion in new data centers within the state by 2040. This will be the state’s largest economic investment in history. According to a news release from the governor’s office, both party leaders in the......

News

Lebanon loses voting rights in the 193-member UN General Assembly

omandailynews.comJanuary 21, 2023

January 21, 2023

Lebanon has been stripped of its UN General Assembly voting rights, according to its state-owned National News Agency (NNA). In a letter on Thursday, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Lebanon, Venezuela, South Sudan, Gabon, Dominica and Equatorial Guinea will lose their right to vote for not meeting minimum contributions.......

Travel

In the relaunch of Air India, Airbus to win 235 single-aisle jet orders

omandailynews.comJanuary 21, 2023

January 21, 2023

A resurgent Air India will announce a historic purchase of some 495 jets on Jan. 27, according to industry sources. Airbus will win an order for 235 single-aisle planes. Sources said the deal covers 425 single-aisle jets, including 235 Airbus A320neos and 190 Boeing 737 MAXs reported by Reuters last......

Business

Google is planning to lay off 12,000 employees

omandailynews.comJanuary 20, 2023

January 20, 2023

In an email sent to Google’s staff on Friday, Sundar Pichai announced the company would lay off 12,000 employees. The move follows the layoff of 28,000 employees by Amazon and Microsoft combined, as well as the announcement of 11,000 job cuts by Meta, the parent company of Facebook. Google will......

Travel

New destinations added by Wizz Air Abu Dhabi

omandailynews.comJanuary 20, 2023

January 20, 2023

As part of its commitment to expand convenient, affordable travel for all, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has launched two routes from Abu Dhabi to Antalya, Turkiye. In addition, it has relaunched its popular route to Salalah, Oman. Flights to Antalya will commence on 1st June and operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays,......

Masdar to develop 5GW of renewable energy projects for Africa

omandailynews.comJanuary 19, 2023

January 19, 2023

Masdar is committed to helping African nations transition to clean energy by signing agreements during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2023 with three countries – Angola, Uganda, and Zambia – to develop renewable energy projects totaling up to 5 gigawatts (GW). Agreements were signed under the Etihad 7 initiative, a......

News

GCC, Egypt and Jordan leaders meet with Sheikh Mohamed

omandailynews.comJanuary 19, 2023

January 19, 2023

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Wednesday held a fraternal consultative meeting with leaders of a number of brotherly countries. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed held the meeting with Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman; King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain; Emir Sheikh Tamim bin......

Technology

40 percent revenue drop at Twitter amid ad squeeze

omandailynews.comJanuary 18, 2023

January 18, 2023

According to reports, Twitter continues to be in the midst of an advertising squeeze. This is because the social media platform has seen a 40% reduction in revenue after over 500 clients ceased spending on the platform. Twitter’s daily revenue was down 40% year-over-year, according to the tech newsletter Platformer,......

World Bank backs Morocco hydropower storage with $265m

Emirates tops 1 million Starlink Wi-Fi connections

Oyarzabal brace sends Spain past Austria at World Cup

Harry Kane lifts England into World Cup round of 16

South Korea exports reach record US$102.25 billion in June

Mexico advances after 2-0 win over Ecuador in World Cup

Japan new car sales rise 1.8% in first half of 2026

World Bank approves US$700 million loan for Jordan jobs

DR Congo Ebola cases rise to 1,307 with 377 deaths

South Korea tourist spending hits record in May

Month : January 2023

Rapid and concrete EU expansion is sought by Germany and France

Emirates adds two new services to Australia as demand soars

Amazon Web Services to invest $35 billion in Virginia data centres

Lebanon loses voting rights in the 193-member UN General Assembly

In the relaunch of Air India, Airbus to win 235 single-aisle jet orders

Google is planning to lay off 12,000 employees

New destinations added by Wizz Air Abu Dhabi

Masdar to develop 5GW of renewable energy projects for Africa

GCC, Egypt and Jordan leaders meet with Sheikh Mohamed

40 percent revenue drop at Twitter amid ad squeeze

World Bank backs Morocco hydropower storage with $265m

Emirates tops 1 million Starlink Wi-Fi connections

Oyarzabal brace sends Spain past Austria at World Cup

Harry Kane lifts England into World Cup round of...

South Korea exports reach record US$102.25 billion in June

Mexico advances after 2-0 win over Ecuador in World...