South African President Jacob Zuma is set to make his first official visit to Germany this week. He’ll be meeting with German chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday in Berlin. South Africa is Germany's largest trading partner in Africa and Germany is South Africa’s second largest trading partner globally after China. Chancellor Merkel and President Zuma have met on several unofficial occasions but this is their first official meeting since the South African President took office in 2009.
Emirates to operate largest Starlink-enabled fleet
Emirates is set to roll out Starlink Wi-Fi across its entire in-service fleet, starting with Boeing 777 aircraft this month and completing the upgrade by mid-2027.
Emirates orders 65 more Boeing 777-9 jets at Dubai Airshow
Emirates has announced orders for 65 additional Boeing 777-9 aircraft, powered by GE 9X engines, worth $38 billion at list prices, on the opening day of Dubai Airshow 2025.
Hyundai Motor to invest $86 billion in South Korea after US trade deal
Hyundai Motor Group will invest 125.2 trillion won ($86.47 billion) in South Korea from 2026 to 2030, the automaker said on Sunday after Seoul finalised a trade deal reducing US tariffs on South Korean autos to 15 per cent from 25 per cent.
Aster secures AED265 million funding to build two hospitals in Dubai
Aster DM Healthcare has secured AED265million under a new partnership with Emirates Development Bank (EDB) towards the development of two multi-specialty hospitals in Dubai.
DIFC joins 4th edition of 1 Billion Followers Summit as Gold Partner
The 1 Billion Followers Summit, the world’s first and largest event dedicated to the content creation industry, has announced Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has joined as a Gold Partner for the fourth edition of the Summit.
