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Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE Cabinet, chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, adopted the Government Communication Strategy 2017-2021. It includes a set of strategic objectives and national priorities to achieve optimal communication mechanisms and promote an integrated government communication system for federal entities. His ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Mubarak Al Shamsi, the Director-General of the Abu Dhabi Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (ACTVET) said that the WorldSkills Conference 2017 in Abu Dhabi provides a wonderful opportunity to address challenges, debate key issues, and identify solutions in the sphere of vocational skills with thought-leaders and policymakers from all corners of the globe. ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, received, at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi and in the presence of HH Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, and HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) launched its new unified brand, bringing together its subsidiary companies under one common identity that will highlight the scale of its business, the size of its contribution to the UAE’s economy and its positive impact on the nation’s socio-economic development. The unveiling of ADNOC’s unified brand strengthens ADNOC’s ...

Bloomberg Bharti Airtel Ltd. surged the most since in five months after it announced that it had agreed to absorb Tata Group’s mobile-phone business in a “cash-free” transaction shaking up one of the world’s most crowded wireless markets. The stock advanced 7.8 percent to 431.60 rupees, the most since May 10, after India’s largest mobile-phone operator said it will get ...

Bloomberg Qualcomm Inc. filed lawsuits in China seeking to ban the sale and manufacture of iPhones in the country, the chipmaker’s biggest shot at Apple Inc. so far in a sprawling and bitter legal fight. The San Diego-based company aims to inflict pain on Apple in the world’s largest market for smartphones and cut off production in a country where ...

Bloomberg Artificial intelligence could add 630 billion pounds ($837 billion) to the UK economy by 2035, a government-commissioned report said. The economic boost would come from a combination of more personalised services, improvements in health care and adopting machine learning to find ways to use resources more efficiently, according to the report. But to see that gain, the UK needs ...

Bloomberg The social network has announced a new feature that will let users buy meals on its website through third-party delivery services like DoorDash or directly from a group of restaurants such as Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. and Five Guys. Facebook has been working on the new product for a year, and carried out tests with restaurants including Papa John’s. ...

Bloomberg Tesla Inc. has fired an undetermined number of employees following a series of performance evaluations after the company significantly boosted its workforce with the purchase of solar panel maker SolarCity Corp. The departures are part of an annual review, the Palo Alto, California-based company said in an email, without providing a number of people affected. The maker of the ...

Bloomberg South Korean military officials are readying for another possible missile launch by Pyongyang as they prepare for a joint military drill with the US on the disputed peninsula this week. Multiple South Korean media reports citing unidentified military officials on Saturday and Sunday said North Korean missile vehicles “kept appearing and disappearing” from the map and “transporter erector launchers” ...