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Abu Dhabi hotel guests exceed 1.3mn in Q3

ABU DHABI / WAM The number of hotel guests staying in Abu Dhabi emirate during the third quarter of 2019 exceeded 1.3 million, an increase of 1.7 percent compared to the same period in 2018, according to the figures released by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, DCT Abu Dhabi. In the year-to-date in 2019 there have ...

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ERC organises mass wedding in Yemen

MOCHA / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), organised the 20th mass wedding in Yemen under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces; and guidance of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of ...

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Amazon to challenge loss of Pentagon cloud deal in court

Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc has given notice that it will file a lawsuit challenging the Defense Department’s decision to award Microsoft Corp a cloud computing contract valued at as much as $10 billion over a decade. The e-commerce giant plans to lodge its complaint against the contract in the US Court of Federal Claims, Seattle-based Amazon confirmed. The company’s challenge was ...

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Germany likely to impose 5G ban on Huawei

Bloomberg German Chancellor Angela Merkel is coming under pressure from her own party to impose an outright ban on Chinese equipment supplier Huawei Technologies Co from the country’s 5G network. The demand is part of a motion signed by 500 of her fellow Christian Democrats to be presented at the party conference next week, according to a copy obtained by ...

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Sri Lanka’s strongmen seek comeback in presidential vote

Bloomberg Sri Lanka’s 16 million voters were expected to decide on Saturday whether to return to power a family of strongmen that took the nation towards a deep reliance on China or extend the rule of the current government that promises more freedom but failed to avert terror attacks that killed over 250 people in April. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, 70, whose ...

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IHH’s Fortis takeover faces legal bar after court order

Bloomberg India’s Supreme Court refused to remove a barrier to the takeover of embattled hospital chain Fortis Healthcare Ltd by Malaysian operator IHH Healthcare Bhd, the latest twist in one of the country’s most contentious corporate sagas. The court held Fortis’ founders — Malvinder Singh and Shivinder Singh — guilty of contempt of court and said it could start similar ...

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China purchases US soybeans despite trade talk uncertainty

Bloomberg Chinese private soybean processors purchased about five cargoes from the US this week, according to people familiar with the deals, less than what was expected by the market. The private crushers in the world’s biggest soybean importer bought the cargoes for December and January shipment, said the people, who asked to not be identified as the matter is private. ...

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China probes Hikvision Digital’s vice chairman

Bloomberg Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co Ltd’s shares fell by the most in more than a month after China’s securities regulator opened a probe into alleged misconduct by its billionaire vice chairman. The investigation, announced in a filing, deals another blow to the surveillance giant that’s blacklisted by Washington. The Chinese seller of video cameras said the China Securities Regulatory ...

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Sudanese teen declared Arab Reading Champion in Dubai

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, in the presence of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai; HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai; and H.H. Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ...

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UAE and Egypt is an inspiring Arab model for government action

Abu Dhabi / WAM The strategic partnership between the UAE and Egypt in the field of government modernisation has translated the vision of the two countries’ leaderships in developing a common Arab model of government action according to the best international standards. In April 2018, the United Arab Emirates and the Arab Republic of Egypt launched a strategic partnership to ...

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