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Bloomberg A Taliban official said signs that US President Donald Trump will hasten the exit of all American troops from Afghanistan would force the country’s warring groups to finally negotiate peace, but experts worry the move may give the militant group the upper hand. The group has welcomed Trump’s comments earlier this month about bringing remaining US troops “home by ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi will host the oil and gas industry’s largest online exhibition and conference, as the Adipec Virtual Conference brings together over 5,000 government ministers, global energy leaders and professionals to assess the collective measures the sector is putting in place to fast-track recovery, post Covid-19. Held under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa ...

DUBAI / WAM Field inspectors from the Commercial Compliance and Consumer Protection (CCCP) sector in Dubai Economy continued their visits to a number of open markets and shopping centres across the emirate to make sure that commercial establishments commit to the precautionary measures against Covid-19. Remarkably, all 454 businesses inspected at open markets and shopping centres were found to have ...

DAKAR / WAM The UAE Ambassador to Senegal Sultan Ali Al Harbi had a meeting with Moustapha Niasse, Speaker of the Senegalese National Assembly. They discussed relations between the UAE and Senegal, and opportunities to develop ties between the two countries in various fields. During meeting held at the National Assembly headquarters, the two sides also discussed issues of common ...

Bloomberg General Electric Co aims to be carbon-neutral at its more than 1,000 factories and other facilities worldwide by 2030, leaving aside emissions from the fossil-fuel burning products that have defined much of the company’s recent history. Accomplishing its goal will mean eliminating the 2.39 million metric tons of carbon dioxide produced by the company’s operations in 2019 — roughly ...

Bloomberg Nancy Pelosi remains hopeful a deal on a new stimulus bill can be reached before the November 3 election, but said that Monday is a deadline for more progress in talks with the White House to make that happen. “Are we going with it, or not? And what is the language?” the House Speaker said on ABC’s “This Week ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Federal Customs Authority (FCA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dubai Exports Corporation, a Dubai economic institutions, with a view to boost joint collaboration, facilitate business and trade for Dubai emirate’s exporters and share information and expertise between the parties. The MoU was remotely executed by Alia Almarmoom, Managing Director of Customs Affairs Sector, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Commercial and Islamic banks operating in Abu Dhabi recorded a total net income of around AED9.55 billion in Q2 of 2020, according to data issued by the Statistics Centre-Abu Dhabi (SCAD). The net income of traditional (commercial) banks in Abu Dhabi from interests, investments and other sources of income totalled AED8.5 billion, accounting for 89 percent ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Underlining Abu Dhabi’s reputation of prioritising the health of its residents and visitors, Mubadala Healthcare has introduced Wellness Ambassadors at all of its patient-facing facilities, including Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Imperial College London Diabetes Centre (ICLDC), Amana Healthcare, Healthpoint and Capital Health Screening Centre (CHSC). The initiative is part of a broader movement inspired by Etihad ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Education (MoE) announced the implementation of the “Alef Platform” in all UAE public schools, which will allow the ministry to use the Alef Platform to achieve its goals of developing a digital education system capable of adapting with all possible changes caused due to Covid-19 pandemic and turn the challenges faced in distance ...