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Saudi diversification plan finalised

  Jeddah / AFP Saudi officials have finalised a detailed plan to diversify the kingdom’s economy away from oil and have sent it for cabinet approval, official media said on Monday. The National Transformation Programme (NTP) will elaborate upon Vision 2030, an 84-page document released in April by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, 30, who is leading the reform charge. ...

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UK trade unions urge 6mn members to stay in EU

  London / AFP British trade unions representing six million workers on Monday urged their members to vote to stay in the European Union, warning that a Brexit would threaten workers’ rights. The general secretaries of Unite, Unison and the GMB were among 10 union leaders who wrote a letter to the Guardian newspaper claiming that parental leave and holiday ...

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Mohamed exchanges Ramadan greetings with Qatari Emir

  ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, exchanged greetings with the Qatari Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, on the occasion of the Holy Month of Ramadan. During a telephone call, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and ...

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