June2016
-
IOM organized workshop with officials on counter-trafficking in Mexico
Jun 16, 2016News Hour: IOM launched this week in Chiapas, southern Mexico, a series of workshops aimed at strengthening the counter-trafficking capacities of the Inter-Institutional Committee for Assistance to Trafficking Victims with judiciary officials, emphasizing a human rights... -
Nigeria need to increase transparency on asset recovery
Jun 16, 2016News Hour: Transparency International, the global anti-corruption movement, is participating in a workshop to follow up on the commitments the government of Nigeria made at the Anti-Corruption Summit in London in May on fighting corruption in... -
Emirates cabin crew get Los Angeles dodgers fans warmed up to root for their home team
Jun 16, 2016News Hour: Los Angeles Dodgers fans were on their feet in the stands after Emirates Cabin Crew members shared a fun airline safety-inspired demonstration on how to best prepare for nine innings of baseball and share... -
Emirates repays two bonds in full totalling more than USD $1.1 billion
Jun 16, 2016News Hour: Emirates Airline announced today that it has repaid a bullet bond in full for the value of USD $1 billion (AED 3.673 billion) on its maturity date of 8 June 2016. The USD $1... -
Emirates to Deploy Flagship A380 Aircraft on Moscow route
Jun 16, 2016News Hour: Emirates has announced that it will be upgrading one of the two daily flights servicing its Dubai-Moscow route to an A380-800, commencing 1st December 2016. Since Emirates started flying from its Dubai hub to... -
Emirates announces enhancements on services to Melbourne, Australia
Jun 16, 2016News Hour: Passengers travelling to Melbourne, Australia will now have another direct flight option with Emirates announcing that flights EK408 and EK409 will begin operating as nonstop services from Dubai from 30 October 2016. Operated by... -
Singapore Airlines’ A350-900s To Serve South Africa
Jun 16, 2016News Hour: Johannesburg will become the second long-haul destination in Singapore Airlines’ route network to be served by the latest-generation Airbus A350-900 fleet, with effect from 27 June 2016. The A350 will initially be deployed on... -
SIA to expand US operations with non-stop San Francisco flights and second daily Los Angeles service
Jun 16, 2016News Hour: Singapore Airlines (SIA) is to launch non-stop flights between Singapore and San Francisco and will add a second daily service to Los Angeles in an expansion of its US operations. The non-stop Singapore-San Francisco... -
ADB and Munich Re signed a deal to increase business in developing Asia
Jun 16, 2016News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Germany-based Munich Re have signed an agreement on $250 million cover to help ADB’s Trade Finance Program expand support for trade in developing Asia. The agreement will see... -
Sri Lanka and ADB singed a 2 million dollar agreement for relief fund
Jun 16, 2016News Hour: The Government of Sri Lanka and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) today signed a $2 million grant agreement to finance relief efforts in the country following the recent floods and landslides which claimed the...
