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Dubai International (DXB) airport could join the ‘100 million passengers club’ (referring to the number of passengers serviced in a year) this year as the aviation sector continues to grow at an exponential pace in the post-Covid period, said a new study. According to a global aviation analyst CAPA – Centre for Aviation, a market intelligence firm for the aviation and travel industry, several cities will join, or rejoin, the ‘100 million passengers club’ in 2024. One of cities mentioned is Istanbul, which now has the largest network of routes in the world at a single airport, with a total…

A bomb targeting a polio protection team in northwestern Pakistan Monday killed at least five police officers, officials said. “A police truck transporting around 25 policemen for anti-polio campaign duties was targeted by an IED (improvised explosive device),” Anwar ul Haq, a senior government official in Bajaur district, told AFP. He said at least five police officers were killed and at least 20 others were wounded. Kashif Zulfiqar, a senior police officer in the district, confirmed the death toll. The attack happened in Mamund in Bajaur district, on the border with Afghanistan, in an area where militancy has been rising…

Qashio and CredibleX Launch ‘Qashio Financing’ – Modernising SME & Business Financing Solution with immediate approvals and disbursements Dubai, UAE, 8th January 2024 – Qashio, a leader in fintech innovations, in partnership with CredibleX, MENA’s pioneering embedded finance platform, has announced the launch of ‘Qashio Financing’. This new initiative marks a significant step forward in providing flexible and accessible financing to businesses of all sizes. ‘Qashio Financing’ is designed to help businesses accelerate growth, bridge cash flow gaps, and enhance operational efficiency with ease. The service delivers quick access to funds, competitive rates, and a streamlined, user-friendly process for Qashio’s…

A mission to send the first U.S. lander to the moon in five decades has launched successfully from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Peregrine Mission 1, operated by Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic Technology, is aiming to become the first to successfully achieve a soft touchdown of a privately built lunar lander. The flight also involves the first-ever launch of United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket, which is replacing its Atlas V and Delta IV Heavy launchers. The Peregrine mission departed Kennedy on time at 2:18 a.m. ET on Monday morning (11:18 p.m PT Sunday night). In a live stream of…

The weather in the UAE will be fair to partly cloudy in general. Low clouds will appear eastward and over the islands and western coasts, leading to rainfall. Temperatures will increase today. Abu Dhabi and Dubai will both see temperatures range between 17°C and 27°C. It will be humid by night and Tuesday morning over some internal areas, with a probability of mist or fog forming, especially westward. Light to moderate winds will blow. The sea will be moderate to slight in the Arabian Gulf and slight to moderate in the Oman Sea. Stay up to date with the latest…

The Indian rupee appreciated 9 paise to 83.06 against the US dollar (23.07 against the UAE dirham) in early trade on Monday on the back of positive domestic equity markets and inflow of foreign fund. However, forex traders said a strong American currency and volatile crude oil prices weighed on the domestic currency. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic currency opened at 83.09, touched the level of 83.04 before trading at 83.06 against the greenback in initial deals, registering a rise of 9 paise from its previous close.

“Oppenheimer” picked up multiple key wins at the Golden Globes on Sunday, on a night billed as a celebration of Christopher Nolan’s epic and its fellow summer smash hit “Barbie.” Dubbed “Barbenheimer” after they were released on the same weekend and grossed a combined $2.4 billion, the two movies boasted 17 nominations between them at the Globes, which kicked off Hollywood’s awards season. “Oppenheimer” — which tells the story of the inventor of the atomic bomb, and has eight nods — took best drama movie, best director for Nolan, as well as acting wins for Cillian Murphy (lead male actor…

HID to Present Secure, Sustainable Innovations at Intersec DubaiBooth S3-D17 Will Showcase Access Control, Secure Issuance Solutions for the Connected World Dubai, United Arab Emirates, January 08, 2024– HID, the world’s leading provider of trusted identity solutions, will showcase its latest innovations in physical access control and secure identity issuance at Intersec Dubai, Jan. 16–18, at the Dubai World Trade Centre, at Booth S3-D17. HID’s trusted identities solutions showcased at the booth will include: Access control in a mobile-first world:HID Mobile Access® Technology —a pioneering access control solution that allowsorganizations to meet the growing demands of a mobile-first world.Mobile access…

This year promises a bunch of launches featuring new rockets from a range of operators. Let’s take a look at five notable rocket launches that are sure to make headlines over the coming months: ULA’s Vulcan Centaur The first of these takes place on Monday, January 8, with United Launch Alliance conducting the maiden launch of its brand-new Vulcan Centaur rocket. The 202-feet-tall (61.6-meter) vehicle will launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a mission to become the first to land a privately built lander on the moon. The Vulcan Centaur is a versatile two-stage rocket in that…

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won re-election for a fifth term Sunday, officials said, following a boycott led by an opposition party she branded a “terrorist organisation”. Hasina’s ruling Awami League “has won more than 50 percent seats,” an Election Commission spokesman told AFP, with counting ongoing. She has presided over breakneck economic growth in a country once beset by grinding poverty, but her government has been accused of rampant human rights abuses and a ruthless opposition crackdown. Her party faced almost no effective rivals in the seats it contested, but it avoided fielding candidates in a few constituencies,…