January, 2020

• 28 January

  UAE, Kazakhstan to work on $11b joint projects: Tokayev

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE and Kazakhstan have maintained exemplary relations and cooperation in many respects, said President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan. President Tokayev made the remarks during a keynote speech at the UAE-Kazakhstan business meeting in Abu Dhabi, which was organised by the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in collaboration with the Federation of UAE Chambers ...

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• 28 January

  Ras Al Khaimah’s first catholic school opens

  RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM Sheikh Ahmed bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Chairman of Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (Rakez) has officially inaugurated the new St. Mary’s Private High School in Ras Al Khaimah, the first catholic school in the emirate. After cutting the ceremonial ribbon, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saqr Al Qasimi said that Rakez Academic Zone is keen to attract ...

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• 28 January

  People of determination enjoy recreational trips: ZHO

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Zayed Higher Organisation for People of Determination (ZHO) organised a series of recreational trips for the members of its care and rehabilitation centres in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, as part of its rehabilitation programmes to enhance and develop the cognitive, social and behavioural skills of students, and allow them to develop and apply these ...

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• 28 January

  Apple supply chain braces for disruption from coronavirus

  

  Bloomberg Apple Inc’s China-centric manufacturing base is at risk of disruption after the Lunar New Year holiday as the company’s partners confront the coronavirus outbreak that has gripped the country and caused more than 100 deaths. Virtually all of the world’s iPhones are made in China, primarily by Foxconn’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co at its so-called iPhone City in ...

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• 28 January

  Trudeau’s pipeline project loses support, raising political risk

  

  Bloomberg Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau is losing support for a plan to expand the Trans Mountain oil pipeline, raising the stakes for his government as the project navigates continued legal challenges. About 37% of Canadians oppose the government-owned project, up from 31% in June, according to a poll published on Tuesday by the Angus Reid Institute. Backing for the ...

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• 28 January

  Trump unveils Mideast peace plan with two-state solution

  

  Bloomberg President Donald Trump announced what he called a detailed plan for Middle East peace that provides a “win-win” solution to make Israel and the region safer, skirting complaints that Palestinians have already rejected the proposal and didn’t take part in drafting the plan. Trump said on Tuesday his plan presents a “contiguous” territory for a Palestinian state once conditions ...

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• 28 January

  Afghan troops clash with Taliban to reach crash site of US plane

  

  Bloomberg Afghan troops have clashed with Taliban fighters as they tried to reach the crash site of a US military aircraft that went down in eastern Afghanistan. The extremist group claimed it had downed a “special American aircraft” on an intelligence mission, while the US military said there was no indication the plane was hit by hostile fire. The police ...

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• 28 January

  Canada vows to revive Cuba talks on Venezuela crisis

  

  Bloomberg Justin Trudeau’s top diplomat said Canada will keep pressing Cuba to help resolve Venezuela’s political crisis. Foreign minister Francois-Philippe Champagne made the pledge alongside Juan Guaido, the Venezuelan opposition leader seeking to oust President Nicolas Maduro. His comments come more than a year after the Canadian government began playing an activist role in the effort to help break Maduro’s ...

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• 28 January

  Pentagon to test its hypersonic weapons

  

  Bloomberg The Pentagon plans a “very aggressive” expansion of its hypersonic weapons efforts this year, with at least four initial flight tests of prototypes for glide weapons that can fly five times the speed of sound and maneuver en route, officials said. A new Hypersonics Transition Office that Congress funded this year will also bankroll a university consortium to conduct ...

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• 28 January

  ‘Five million children at risk from Sahel violence’

  

  Bloomberg A surge in militant violence in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger has left as many as 5 million children needing humanitarian assistance this year as access to education, healthcare and drinking water shrinks, according to the United Nations. Children in the central Sahel region are increasingly under threat, with hundreds of thousands having suffered “traumatic experiences,” the UN Children’s ...

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