September, 2020

• 14 September

  Webinar on energy sustainability held in Dubai

  

  Dubai / WAM Dubai’s vision to drive economic growth through reliable, clean, efficient and secure energy supply and usage was discussed by the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy and Etihad Energy Services Company (Etihad ESCO) during an online webinar on energy sustainability in the emirate. “The collaborative efforts of multiple government and private organisations combine to achieve the vision of ...

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• 14 September

  DCT Abu Dhabi launches its ‘Library Talks’ program for 2020

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has announced a new ‘Library Talks’ Programme for 2020. With a focus on libraries as a profession in the Arab world, this carefully curated programme will shed light on the latest related developments, issues, information and subjects affecting this vital public service sector. The ...

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• 14 September

  Jafza webinar highlights way forward to empower SMEs

  

  DUBAI / WAM Jebel Ali Free Zone, Jafza, has ramped up efforts to support the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) sector, the free zone operator said on Sunday. The free zone hosted a webinar titled “Empowering Growth During Business Uncertainty” that attracted top industry experts and Jafza associates, which included Abdullah Alajaji, Founder, Driven Properties, Paul Bryson, Director of Domestic ...

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• 14 September

  UAE vaccinates 12mn Pakistani children against polio

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE-Pakistan Assistance Programme (UAE PAP) announced that it has vaccinated 12,144,323 Pakistani children under five years old against polio from August 17-26 in a nationwide campaign to vaccinate to 12,788,000 children as part of the Initiative of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for Global Polio Eradication. UAE PAP said the second exceptional ...

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• 14 September

  ERC’s second aid plane arrives in Khartoum

  

  KHARTOUM / WAM A second Emirati aid aircraft arrived in Khartoum as part of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) air bridge under the current UAE humanitarian aid programme, with relief for those affected by the floods in Sudan. The plane carried large quantities of medicines, medical and food supplies, and shelter materials, and was received at Khartoum Airport by the ...

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• 13 September

  Uganda’s planned pipeline threatens communities: Oxfam

  

  Bloomberg Uganda’s planned oil pipeline will result in more than 12,000 families losing their land and the development threatens sensitive ecosystems, according to research by Oxfam International. The East African nation’s crude industry has “opaque processes” to compensate affected communities, the London-based charity said in a statement. Oil majors and the state should address the issues before the next stage ...

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• 13 September

  Would Trump act more presidential in next term?

  

  What would a second presidential term for Donald Trump look like, anyway? Let’s suppose he wins in November, and let’s assume the election winds up a lot like 2016. This time, he’s even farther behind in the polls before Election Day, but has a well-timed surge as November 3 approaches. And while he falls well short in the popular vote, ...

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• 13 September

  Covid is clobbering US farm workers

  

  As many as 3 million migratory and seasonal labourers work on American farms. By one count, more than 100,000 of them have now been infected by the coronavirus. Yet the federal government has made no effort to test, trace or even document these cases. Instead, state and local officials have once again been asked to manage a pandemic that flows ...

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• 13 September

  Ambani’s $2 chutzpah unlocks a new fortune

  Mukesh Ambani has joined the league of world’s richest with the help of a simple formula: assembling admirers for $2 businesses. First he got Facebook Inc and Google to back his fledgling digital ambitions, and now he may be trying to entice Amazon.com Inc into his retail venture, already India’s largest. In four years, the Indian billionaire has amassed roughly ...

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• 13 September

  Why PM Modi may be most popular populist

  India’s Covid-19 cases continue to climb, even as the economy tanks. China is pressing forward on the two countries’ disputed Himalayan border, where dozens of Indian soldiers have been killed. Tax revenues have plummeted, state governments are unhappy and 21 million of India’s rare salaried jobs vanished in the last few months. And yet Prime Minister Narendra Modi — who ...

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