November, 2021

• 3 November

  Etisalat unveils new platform for SMBs

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Etisalat on Tuesday announced the launch of ‘Business App Store’, a software-as-a-service (SAAS) platform that is the region’s first software marketplace dedicated to consolidate all business applications for small and medium businesses (SMBs). ‘Business App Store’ features a wide range of business applications namely sales, productivity, finance, marketing, customer management and human resources, among others. The ...

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• 3 November

  UAE’s national online portal records 5.2m visitors in Q3

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) announced a 50 percent increase, with 5.2 million visitors recorded, in the UAE national portal users in Q3 of 2021 as compared to the same period of 2020. They number of visits to the portal reached 7.7 million and while views of its pages reached 11.3 million. TDRA ...

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• 3 November

  UAE-US $4b initiative to drive climate-smart agri innovation

  

  GLASGOW / WAM The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) — a major new initiative led by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and United States (US) with the support of over 30 governments — officially launched on Tuesday and announced an “early harvest” of $4 billion of increased investment to accelerate innovation for climate-smart agriculture and food systems ...

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• 3 November

  UAE embassy in US launches ‘50 Years | 50 Faces’ campaign

  

  WASHINGTON / WAM The UAE Embassy in Washington has launched a new campaign “50 Years | 50 Faces,” honouring the country’s 50th anniversary and telling the story of the UAE’s friendship with the US across five decades. The groundbreaking campaign is part of the UAE’s “Year of the 50th” celebration, which is taking place through March 2022. The celebration will ...

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• 3 November

  FedEx Express, Dubai South sign deal to set up new regional air hub

  

  Dubai / WAM In the presence of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and the world’s largest express transportation company, has signed an agreement with Dubai South to build its new ...

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• 3 November

  Fatima bint Mubarak wishes UAE leadership, people on Flag Day

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF), and the “Mother of the Nation”, congratulated the UAE leadership and people on the occasion of the UAE Flag Day, which is observed on November 3 ...

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• 3 November

  50 Dutch companies arrive on a trade mission to the UAE

  

  Dubai / WAM The Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Tom de Bruijn, arrived in the UAE on Tuesday, leading a 50 Dutch company representatives. The minister wants to “make new partners for solving global challenges and deepen relations with existing partners in the UAE and broader Gulf region,” a press release by the Consulate General of the ...

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• 3 November

  To negotiate with Taliban, bring women to the table

  

  Two and a half months since the fall of Kabul, the international community has yet to figure out how to stop Afghanistan’s new masters from imposing harsh restrictions on women’s freedoms. Yet one shift in the way negotiators handle their dealings with the Taliban would go a long way toward holding the regime accountable. Having promised to make the Taliban ...

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• 3 November

  Are Kremlin politics bad for Russia?

  

  “I don’t even know what is going on,” President Vladimir Putin complained to ministers last month, exasperated that even “well-educated people, with higher degrees” continue to refuse Russia’s Covid-19 vaccination. “Why wait for the disease and its severe consequences?” For an administration obsessed with demographics, scientific reputation and global status, the blow has been devastating. With far too few citizens ...

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• 3 November

  How US should deter China’s N-ambitions

  After decades of sustaining a relatively modest nuclear arsenal, China is moving swiftly to build more and better doomsday weapons. The trend would be dangerous at any time. But given the precipitous decline in relations with the US, a catastrophe is becoming all too likely. Both sides need to restore stability to this relationship before the world faces a devastating ...

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