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‘Sirage Exhibition’ opens at Dubai Festival City

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC), the Department of Economic Development (DED) announced the opening of the ‘Sirage Exhibition,’ a Ramadan charity bazaar, being held June 16-21 at the Dubai Festival City Mall. The exhibition features over 50 ...

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ADNIC continues support to Al Bayt Mitwahid

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company (ADNIC), one of the region’s leading multi-line insurance providers for individuals and corporates, announced its support to Al Bayt Mitwahid Association for the third consecutive year. Al Bayt Mitwahid, which was launched by the employees of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court in 2012, has since become the foremost ...

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Ant Financial plans to buy 20% stake in Ascend Money

  Beijing / Bloomberg Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s financial affiliate is planning to purchase a 20 percent stake in Thailand’s Ascend Money in a bid to become a key financial services player in Southeast Asia. Zhejiang Ant Small & Micro Financial Services Group, known as Ant Financial and controlled by Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma, also wants an option to increase ...

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Mitsubishi offers cash back to Japan owners

  Tokyo / AP Mitsubishi Motors is giving 100,000 yen ($960) to each Japanese owner of its car as a compensation for inflated mileage and extra gas costs. The Japanese automaker said Friday it will take a 50 billion yen ($913 million) charge to cover mileage-rigging expenses, including for the eK minicar models sold in Japan since 2013, and also ...

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Siemens, Gamesa to form world’s biggest wind-turbine maker

  Tokyo/ bloomberg Siemens and Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica agreed to combine their wind-turbine manufacturing businesses, creating a company that will dominate the industry and speed up consolidation triggered by competition and price pressures. Europe’s largest engineering company will own 59 percent of the capital of the new business, Gamesa said in a statement on its website. Gamesa, based in Zamudio, ...

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‘Memo’ on Syria rattles Washington

  WASHINGTON / AP State Department officials shook up America’s generally obedient diplomatic establishment this week with an internal memo urging US military action against Syria’s government with the goal of pressing President Bashar Assad to accept a cease-fire and gaining the upper hand on him in future talks on a political transition. Reasons abound for why an intervention is ...

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Afghan-Pak border reopens after clashes

Jalalabad / AFP A major Afghan-Pakistan border crossing reopened on Saturday after it was closed for several days following deadly clashes between the two countries following the construction of a gate on the Pakistani side to control cross-border movement, officials said. The clash, which erupted along the Torkham border a week ago, left at least three Afghan policemen and a ...

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Corpses and silence after Boko Haram’s Niger strike

  Bosso / AFP Rotting bodies, looted buildings and a grim silence mark the once bustling town of Bosso in southeastern Niger following one of Boko Haram’s deadliest ever attacks in the west African nation. In the empty, dusty streets, soldiers outnumber the few remaining residents—including the elderly who were unable to flee the insurgents, and some who have returned ...

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