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World Aviation Safety Summit to assess ban of electronics on flights

  Dubai / WAM The impact of the ban by the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) on electronics from Muslim-majority countries will be cross-examined at the World Aviation Safety Summit’s fifth edition on April 11-12 in Dubai. Industry leaders will debate how these bans will impact the industry and the best way to deal with such significant changes ...

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Putin critic jailed as mass rallies energize Russian opposition

  Bloomberg Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was jailed for 15 days after the largest anti-government demonstrations for at least five years energized President Vladimir Putin’s critics as presidential elections loom. Navalny was imprisoned by a Moscow court on Monday after being convicted of disobeying police and fined 20,000 rubles ($352) for organizing an unsanctioned protest after more than 1,000 ...

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Emiratis invest AED112bn in industrial sector in 2016

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirati investments in the industrial sector amounted to AED112 billion in 2016, accounting for 86 percent of the total investments in this vital sector to the national economy, UAE Minister of Economy Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri has said. Ahead of the Global Manufacturing & Industrialisation Summit, GMIS, to be held on March 27-30 for ...

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