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ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that targeted a wedding in the Afghan capital, Kabul. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) said in a statement that it condemns in the “strongest terms” the terrorist attack, and that the UAE reaffirms its support to the Afghan government as it confronts ...

Bloomberg Larry Kudlow pushed back on Sunday on the notion that the US economy is headed towards a recession, and said recent phone calls between US and Chinese trade negotiators had produced more “positive news.” Kudlow, the White House National Economic Council director, and Peter Navarro, President Donald Trump’s trade adviser, made multiple appearances on Sunday talk shows to discuss ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, was the most punctual Middle Eastern carrier in the first seven months of 2019. New figures produced by the aviation data company OAG show that Etihad was the only Middle Eastern carrier whose punctuality averaged more than 80 per cent for flights across this period. The ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business A ten-member delegation headed by HE Abdulla Al Humaidan, Secretary-General of Zayed Higher Organization for People of Determination (ZHO) visited Japan to receive insights on how to create a more inclusive society for people faced with challenges. The eight-day visit was organised by the Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE), and provided opportunities for the ZHO delegation ...

BEIRUT / WAM The UAE Embassy in Beirut organised a panel discussion and workshop, entitled, “Pardon when you are powerful”, targeting 50 students at the Al Othman Mosque, attended by Fahad Al Kaabi, Acting Charge D’Affaires at the UAE Embassy in Lebanon, and a representative of the Grand Mufti of Lebanon, Sheikh Abdulatif Daryan. The students participated with the Emirati ...

Dubai / Emirates Business du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC) has developed a white paper in conjunction with Nokia to highlight the need for cloud-based future network architecture for new 5G and IoT use cases. Additionally, the whitepaper discusses the changes needed for adopting the new architecture and the ways to address new security threats through holistic security management. ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Imkan has joined forces with the esteemed Chinese construction company (CNTC) appointing the internationally renowned company as the main contractor for its Pixel project. The developer carried out an official signing ceremony at Imkan’s head office, where ADCG CEO, HE Abubaker Seddiq Al Khoori, Dr Hamad Abdulqadir Al-Ali, Board member in Royal Strategic Partners LLC ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The National Election Committee (NEC) announced that candidate registration centres across the UAE are now accepting applications for Federal National Council (FNC) membership and will continue to do so until August 22, 2019. The official working hours of the centers extend from 8am to 3pm, Sunday to Thursday. In Abu Dhabi, candidate registration centres are located ...

DUBAI / WAM Government and private sector collaboration is key to overcoming challenges and driving further sustainable development in the UAE, a report by the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority (FCSA) revealed on Wednesday. Titled, ‘Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in the UAE — Private Sector Contribution’, the report, produced in collaboration with Oliver Wyman, noted how sustainable development is ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Two groups of Emirati students are set to become ground-breaking figures in UAE’s healthcare industry, after it was announced that their medical startup projects would be advanced from incubation to acceleration. The announcement comes following the students’ involvement in Al Bayt Mitwahid Association and VPS Healthcare’s ‘Future Medical Stars’, an innovative healthcare initiative which focusses on ...