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The crisis dogging Somalia took centrestage at a conference on maritime piracy on Monday.
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First, the background. Four UAE ships were targeted by Somali pirates in the first three months of the year, an all-time high.
DUBAI — NATO’s maritime coordination with GCC countries has come a long way since the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative, launched in the Turkish capital in June 2004. As part of this initiative, the Standing NATO Maritime Mine Counter-measures Group 2 (SNMCMG2) ships are on a five-day visit to the UAE to forge closer military ties with the country’s navy.
The road from Zarzis to Tunis is long and languorous. As somnolence takes over, tired eyes struggle to stay open. The Tunisian capital (ancient Carthage) is 600km and six hours away.
RAS AJDIR (ON THE TUNISIA-LIBYA BORDER) — The afternoon air bears an eerie chill accompanied by a fear of the unknown on Tunisia’s border with Libya. The flood of refugees from last week has now fallen to a trickle.
The afternoon air bears an eerie chill accompanied by a fear of the unknown on Tunisia’s border with Libya. The flood of refugees from last week has now fallen to a trickle.
ETIHAD Airways CEO James Hogan is quietly confident about the growth trajectory his airline will take in the future. His strategy is to build the network by developing partnerships with other airlines. Etihad has already put in place an ‘enriched business model’ which will take its expansion plans to the next level. Alliances and consolidation of services are being implemented, while digital platforms with a focus on the consumer are the next step forward.
ABU DHABI - A round of applause broke out on board V Australia flight VA29 as it taxied at the Abu Dhabi International Airport late on Thursday. Water cannons on the ground swung into action, showering the inaugural service of the Australian carrier made possible following a path-breaking partnership with Etihad Airways.
SYDNEY — In this dynamic age of aviation cooperation, the UAE’s Etihad Airways is shoring up Asian and the Pacific alliances to fuel its steady expansion plans. One big step in that direction is the code-sharing partnership with V Australia, the international arm of Virgin Blue, which is set to take wings on Thursday with the inaugural V Australia service from Sydney to Abu Dhabi.
SHARJAH — Bustling Sharjah, with an estimated one million residents, faces many challenges to keep it clean and free of diseases. Ensuring civic hygiene and recycling are top priorities for authorities here, who say scavenging from waste is putting the health of violators at risk.