Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said that ministerial work is a responsibility and serving as a minister is a national mission that requires dedication and hard work, in which the minister leads his or her team offering an exemplary model and a source of ...
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Sultan bin Sulayem inaugurates world’s leading industrial expo
Dubai / WAM Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, DP World Group Chairman, and CEO and Chairman of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC), on Sunday inaugurated TEKNO 2017 exhibition at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC). Bin Sulayem toured the exhibition and also interacted with exhibitors to know more about their products, technologies and services on offer. “TEKNO ...
Read More »ADFD allocates AED10.5bn to finance 26 Bahrain projects
Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business A technical delegation from Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) visited the Kingdom of Bahrain to review the progress of the development projects financed by the Fund in the country. The projects are being implemented as part of the AED9.19 billion grant provided by the UAE to Bahrain within the framework of the GCC development ...
Read More »Ras Al Khaimah named GCC’s ‘favourite adventure destination’
Ras Al Khaimah / Emirates Business Ras Al Khaimah has been named the GCC’s ‘Favourite Adventure Destination’ at the 2017 Condé Nast Traveller Middle East Readers’ Choice Awards – the region’s premier travel industry honours. The award recognises the major strides the emirate has taken to develop international-standard adventure and activity tourism offerings centred around Jebel Jais – the UAE’s ...
Read More »Chinese startup NIO undercuts Tesla with $67,783 debut model
Bloomberg Chinese electric-car maker NIO has launched sales of its first vehicle three years after the company was founded, undercutting the price of a rival model from Tesla Inc. Chinese customers can buy the ES8 sports utility vehicle, with a range of 500 kilometres on a single charge, for 448,000 yuan ($67,783), the company said in Beijing. That compares with ...
Read More »Samsung plans S9 launch in February
Bloomberg Samsung Electronics Co. is said to be planning to debut its next flagship smartphone in February, presenting Apple Inc.’s iPhone X with a sooner-than-expected challenger. The South Korea-based technology giant plans to introduce the new models, the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus, as early as late February and release the devices as early as March, according to people ...
Read More »US economy to ‘rock’ as GOP races to tax-cut finish: Trump
Bloomberg President Donald Trump predicted the US economy is “going to start to rock†when the Republican rewrite of the US tax code is complete after a six-week sprint. GOP lawmakers posted their sweeping, 503-page bill—with permanent tax cut for US corporations and temporary benefits for individuals—after gaining key votes from two Republican senators who’d threatened to oppose it. Now, ...
Read More »Google changes rules to purge news
Bloomberg Google moved to strip from its news search results publications that mask their country of origin or intentionally mislead readers, a further step to curb the spread of fake news that has plagued internet companies this year. To appear in Google News results, websites must meet broad criteria set out by the company, including accurately representing their owners or ...
Read More »Tesla tells new taxi, Uber drivers not to use its superchargers
Bloomberg Professional drivers looking to buy a Tesla to shuttle paying customers around should consider this: After Friday, vehicles used for commercial purposes won’t be allowed to use the company’s Superchargers anymore, according to an updated policy. The change in rules applies to vehicles being deployed as taxis — including by drivers for Uber Technologies Inc. or Lyft Inc. — ...
Read More »Johnson creates new Brexit intervention as May stays firm
Bloomberg UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson made a fresh intervention in the debate over Britain’s future relationship with the European Union, even as Prime Minister Theresa May said she won’t be derailed in her strategy. Johnson called for a “liberal Brexit†in an interview with the Sunday Times newspaper, as he said the advantages of leaving haven’t been properly outlined ...
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