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IRENA’s 12th council meet commences in Abu Dhabi

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business More than 300 high-level government representatives from 100 countries – the largest number ever represented at an IRENA Council meeting – gathered on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi to attend the 12th Council of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). At the outset of the meeting, IRENA’s Director-General Adnan Z. Amin, presented the annual report ...

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Dubai Chamber explores ways to tap Kazakh investment potential

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) in co-operation with Kazakhstan’s National Agency for Export and Investment (KAZNEX INVEST) and the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the UAE, held the Kazakhstan Export briefing on Tuesday in a bid to explore potential for improving ties between Dubai and Kazakhstan across several sectors. These ...

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‘Install drone detectors around Dubai Airport’

  Dubai / WAM The Emirates Airline requested the authorities to take strong measures and impose penalties to discourage future occurrences of unauthorised drone activity, and also consider implementing drone detectors at the Dubai airport. The appeal was made by Adel Al Redha, Emirates’ Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, who said, “Flight diversions and extensive holding are costly. Financial ...

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Iraqi forces battle IS on edge of Mosul

  Arbil / AFP Elite Iraqi forces battled the IS group on the eastern edge of Mosul on Tuesday, with a top commander saying the “true liberation” of the extremist-held city had begun. Amid heavy fighting on the eastern front over the past two days, forces from Iraq’s US-trained Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) had advanced into Gogjali, a village separated from Mosul ...

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Defiant Team Clinton fires salvo at FBI, hits back at Trump

  Calais / AFP Initially caught off guard, Hillary Clinton’s campaign has swung between defiance, counter-attack and painting Donald Trump as a mortal danger since the FBI director revived her email scandal. The decision, announced by James Comey in a letter to lawmakers last Friday, initially dumbfounded Clinton and her allies, throwing what was already America’s ugliest presidential election into spasms ...

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China eyes Asian export markets for power

  Bloomberg China is seeking to build up export markets for its power amid signs the nation has invested too much in new generation plants. State Grid Corp. of China, which runs the majority of the nation’s electricity distribution network, is considering how to build links to India, South Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia, a move that would require billions ...

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World’s biggest shipping firm seeks more mergers

  Bloomberg A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, owner of the world’s largest container line, said mergers like the combination of its three main Japanese rivals provide relief to an ailing industry that has been characterized by over-capacity. Nippon Yusen KK, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. said on Monday they plan to merge, giving them control of 7 percent ...

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Shell smashes estimates as BG acquisition drives up output

  Bloomberg Royal Dutch Shell Plc reported third-quarter profit that beat analyst estimates after its acquisition of BG Group Plc boosted oil production, helping to counter a slump in prices. The shares rose. Profit adjusted for one-time items and inventory changes advanced 17 percent from a year earlier to $2.79 billion, Shell said Tuesday. That exceeded the $1.79 billion average ...

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Global South-South Development Expo opens to public in Dubai

  Dubai / Emirates Business His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Media Incorporated, on Monday opened the Global South-South Development Expo 2016, at the Sheikh Rashid Hall of the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed was accompanied by HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed ...

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Saudi team tours SDG to learn Dubai’s smart transformation efforts

  Dubai /Emirates Business A government delegation from the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and the Ministry of Civil Service in Saudi Arabia recently visited the office of Smart Dubai Government Establishment (SDG), the Smart Dubai Office’s technical arm that supervises Dubai’s smart transformation efforts. The visiting delegates aimed to learn more about SDG’s best practices, particularly in the ...

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