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Steep learning curve for refugees and teachers in German schools

  Hochheim am Main / AFP For 15-year-old Mustafa, the trickiest part about learning German is knowing when to use the articles der, die or das. “And the umlaut,” his classmate Majd reminds him, sending both Syrian teens groaning in mock frustration at the vowel alteration, one of the quirks of German grammar. But they’re not really complaining. Having escaped ...

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Egypt sees resurgence in independent music scene

  Cairo / AFP At a club in downtown Cairo, Ahmed Saleh pumps electronic beats from his laptop as Abdullah Miniawy chants to a cheering crowd, the duo part of a wave of new talent on Egypt’s underground music scene. Emerging artists are creating an eclectic selection of hip-hop, dubstep, electronic and rock music, with some influenced by traditional Egyptian ...

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Lower oil prices created opportunities too in GCC

  DUBAI / WAM Lower oil prices have created economic pressure in the members of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) by impacting revenues while also creating opportunities, Abdulla Jassem bin Kalban, MD and CEO of Emirates Global Aluminium(EGA), said and noted that “the greatest success story is industrialisation through the GCC aluminium industry.” “Economic ...

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Mohamed reconstitutes TDIC’s board

  ABU DHABI / WAM In his capacity as Chairman of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, issued a resolution reconstituting the board of the Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC), the emirate’s master developer of major tourism ...

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New Abu Dhabi – Dubai highway to be ready by ’17

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi General Services Company, Musanada, said the 62-km-long Abu Dhabi- Dubai highway would be ready by next year. The project, being executed by Musanada in co-operation with the Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport, is one of the most important land transport initiatives in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. The road is one of ...

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Abu Dhabi executive council takes stock of MTR, Abu Dhabi Ports work

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Economic Development Committee (EDC) of Abu Dhabi Executive Council visited the new Midfield Terminal Project (MTP) and Abu Dhabi Ports, the master developer, operator and manager of the emirate’s ports, and to Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi, Kizad. The two projects are in line with the Abu Dhabi Plan objectives to create an effective ...

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Emirati women make up 10% of workforce in Barakah N-plant

  ABU DHABI / WAM Emirati women now make up about 10 percent of the people working at the UAE’s nuclear energy plant Barakah and 20 percent of the employees at the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), Mohamed Al Hammadi, ENEC s Chief Executive Officer, said at the 24th Women in Nuclear (WiN) Annual Global Conference here. According to Al ...

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Mideast digital transformation in fast lane

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Middle East’s digital industry is currently enjoying continuous growth fuelled by increased enthusiasm from consumers who are ready to quickly embrace new digital offerings, thus transforming the region into a potential digital hub. By 2025, the Middle East is estimated to have 160 million potential digital users that will largely contribute to rapid economic ...

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EU leaders blast UK government’s state of Brexit preparedness

  Bloomberg European Union policy makers intensified their criticism of Prime Minister Theresa May’s plans to leave the bloc, saying that the UK appeared clueless about the implications of Brexit. The pound sank to an intraday low after Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said it’s not clear that the UK knows what it wants and European lawmaker Manfred Weber demanded ...

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