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Deena Kamel

Deena Kamel

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Deena is an aviation and company news reporter, with a keen interest in gender issues. Previously she was the Gulf transport correspondent for Bloomberg Dubai. She has a masters degree in journalism from the University of British Columbia. Deena is a Rosalynn Carter Mental Health Journalism Fellow.
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Visitors at Idex 2025 in Abu Dhabi, on the first day of the event. Chris Whiteoak / The National
UAE signs 13 deals worth Dh4bn on day one of Idex 2025

Armed Forces award contracts to nine local and four international companies, at event which has attracted 1,565 exhibitors

BusinessFebruary 17, 2025
The UAE is mapping out aerial routes that will connect key international airports and major landmarks in the country. Photo: GCAA
UAE starts mapping air corridors for air taxis and cargo drones

Aerial corridors and regulations will be defined within the next 20 months

AviationFebruary 13, 2025
Volar Air Mobility received an order from India's Vman Aviation Services for 20 of the RX4E aircraft in a deal worth $12 million. Photo: Volar Air Mobility
Volar Air Mobility seeks to build electric aircraft in Abu Dhabi

The RX4E four-seater electric aircraft can be used for eco-tourism, pilot training, medical evacuations, border control and surveillance

AviationFebruary 12, 2025
Chart of the week: UAE airports hit record passenger figures
UAE airports hit record passenger figures

Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International airport saw a 28% increase year on year

BusinessFebruary 11, 2025
The severance of USAID funding is expected to immediately affect critical support for vulnerable groups in Jordan, including people with disabilities and millions of refugees. AFP
USAID cuts hit Jordan’s economy with immeasurable ripple effect

The kingdom, which hosts millions of Syrian and Palestinian refugees, is the US agency's third-largest recipient of aid

EconomyFebruary 08, 2025
Terminal A at Zayed International Airport. Abu Dhabi Airports posted record growth at the emirate's five hubs in 2024 , driven by Zayed International. Photo: Etihad Airways
Abu Dhabi’s airports handle record 29.4 million passengers in 2024

Zayed International Airport was the main driver of growth with 28.8 million passengers, up 28.2 per cent from 2023

AviationFebruary 05, 2025
The UAE's Cepas added Dh135 billion to its non-oil trade with partner nations last year. Photo: DP World
UAE non-oil foreign trade hits record Dh3 trillion on Cepa boost

Country's trade grew 14.6 per cent last year as it focused on diversifying its economy

EconomyFebruary 05, 2025
The Riyadh skyline. Saudi Arabia’s economy grew at the fastest pace since 2022 in the fourth quarter of last year. Photo: Abaca Press.
Saudi Arabia’s non-oil business activity records strongest growth since 2014

New orders in January rose at the fastest pace since June 2011 amid the kingdom's economic diversification push

EconomyFebruary 04, 2025
Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest hub by international traffic, beat its forecast of 91.9 million annual passengers last year, exceeding its pre-Covid record in 2018 of 89.1 million. Photo: DXB
Dubai airport’s passenger traffic hit record 92.3 million last year

World’s busiest international hub expects to handle more than 94 million passengers in 2025, Dubai Airports chief says

AviationJanuary 30, 2025
Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are assembled at the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington. AFP
Boeing posts annual loss of $11.8 billion for 2024

Lower commercial jet deliveries and workers' strike weighed on full-year earnings

AviationJanuary 28, 2025
Al Masjid an Nabawi in Madinah. The CMA's move is aimed at ensuring liquidity for current and future projects in Makkah and Madinah. Reuters
Foreign investment allowed in listed property companies in Makkah and Madinah

Move is aimed at supporting capital markets and boosting kingdom’s competitiveness

PropertyJanuary 27, 2025
A street in Cairo, Egypt. The Arab nation has been diversifying its funding sources to meet its financing needs. Reuters
Egypt secures $2bn syndicated loan from bank consortium

The loan will be used to finance country's budgetary requirements

EconomyJanuary 24, 2025
DP World completed a $400 million expansion project at the Port of Callao in Peru last year, boosting container handling capacity at the South Terminal by 80 per cent. Photo: DP World
DP World considers additional investments to expand Peru port operations

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte says the Dubai company is interested in investing more than $1 billion

EconomyJanuary 23, 2025
The initiative by the Dubai Land Department is expected to benefit landowners by increasing the value of their properties. Antonie Robertson / The National
Dubai allows property owners in two areas to convert to freehold

A total of 457 plots are eligible under the decision, the Dubai Land Department says

PropertyJanuary 19, 2025
A Wizz Air Abu Dhabi A321 Neo. The airline carried more than 3.5 million passengers in 2024, up 20 per cent from a year ago. Photo: Wizz Air Abu Dhabi
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi 'looking closely' at Syria for potential route opportunities

The ultra-low cost airline is also increasing the number of Abu Dhabi flights to Tel Aviv following the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal

AviationJanuary 17, 2025
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