March, 2016

• 29 March

  No terror link to Egypt plane hijacking

  

  Makhmur / AFP A hijacker seized an Egyptian airliner and forced it to land in Cyprus on Tuesday, but nearly all of the passengers were quickly released and officials said the incident was not linked to terrorism. A government source said the hijacker had demanded to see a Cypriot woman, his estranged lover who lives on the island. The EgyptAir ...

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• 29 March

  Trump signals he’s ready to fight for every delegate

  

  Bloomberg Donald Trump is signalling that he’s not taking any delegates for granted as he tries to gather the 1,237 required to clinch his party’s presidential nomination. The billionaire Republican front-runner’s campaign saidit was planning to file a formal complaint with the Republican National Committee contesting how Louisiana will allocate its delegates. In a further sign of the possible battles ...

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• 29 March

  UN judges to deliver verdict on defiant Serb nationalist

  

  The Hague / AFP UN war crimes judges will deliver another landmark verdict on Thursday, this time against firebrand radical Serb leader Vojislav Seselj—but in the absence of the defiant defendant, who has refused to return to The Hague. Exactly a week after former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was sentenced to 40 years in jail for genocide and nine ...

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• 29 March

  UAE, Egypt to host business meet for growth, development

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, discussed economic and trade cooperation with Egypt and Czech Republic, and ways to strengthen the bilateral relationship for greater mutual benefit. This came during Al Mansouri’s separate meetings with Wael Jad, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt and Alexander Sporish, the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to ...

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• 29 March

  Dubai non-oil trade hits AED1.28 trillion

  DP World Chairman and CEO and Chairman of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC) Sultan bin Sulayem commented on these figures, saying, “Dubai has once again demonstrated its great capacity to cope with and make the best of the ups and downs of global trade, focusing on the thriving sectors of ICT products and smart devices.” “The foreign trade ...

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• 29 March

  ADNEC to promote IDEX and NAVDEX at DIMDEX

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM A delegation from Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) will participate in the upcoming Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX) 2016, which begins in Doha, Qatar. ADNEC’s participation is part of its strategy to promote the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX 2017) and the Naval Defence Exhibition and Conference, NAVDEX 2017, to specialised ...

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• 29 March

  RTA to drive Smart City initiatives

  DUBAI / WAM Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has attended a session of the Government Innovation Lab focused on discussing the Smart City initiatives. The event, also attended by a host of CEOs and Directors concerned with the Smart City initiatives at the RTA, was held by ...

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• 29 March

  Etihad Engineering to organise AE&M Conference

  ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways Engineering, the Middle East’s aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider, will be the host sponsor of MRO Network’s upcoming Airline Engineering & Maintenance: Middle East conference, taking place in Abu Dhabi on April 26-27. Exploring MRO growth is at the heart of the discussions at this conference which has a 20-year history of ...

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• 29 March

  NCMS warns of fresh winds and rough sea

  ABU DHABI / WAM The National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) has urged motorists to exercise caution, reduce the speed and leave enough distance between vehicles because of imminent dust storm. The statement called on seafarers not to go to sea due to rough seas in the Arabian Gulf, stressing the need for periodic follow-up of weather reports through ...

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• 29 March

  Links Group receives ‘Best Small Business’ award

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Links Group, one of the UAE’s leading providers of commercial facilitation and advisory services, on March 21 was awarded the ‘Best Small Business’ accolade at the inaugural FinanceME Business Vision Awards for its continuous development as a top performing SME. Links Group received the accolade from Robin Amlot, CEO of CPI Financial and Georgina Enzer, Managing ...

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