January, 2020

• 6 January

  Dubai South to host new transport and logistics exhibition

  

  DUBAI / WAM Reed Exhibitions will organise SiTL Middle East, a brand-new trade show focused on showcasing the latest developments in the transport and logistics sector, at Dubai South from 16th to 18th November, 2020, to allow government and industry stakeholders from across the Middle East, Africa and South Asia to access leading technologies that increase efficiency and reduce costs ...

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• 6 January

  UAE unveils 5-year multi-entry tourist visa

  

  ABU DHABI The UAE cabinet has approved the issuance of a five-year multi-entry tourist visa for all nationalities visiting the country. The decision was made during the cabinet’s first meeting during 2020 the Year of Preparation, chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. The move comes in a bid ...

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• 6 January

  2020 marks start of ‘decade of action’, say policymakers

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The year 2020 should be the start of a ‘decade of action’ to enable the world to work together to meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, UAE ministers and senior business leaders declared on Monday ahead of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW). ADSW 2020, one of the largest sustainability gatherings in the world and a ...

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• 6 January

  ADNEC kicks off 2020 with major events in January

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company, ADNEC, is set to host major events, at both the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre and Al Ain Convention centre this January. Also taking place in the nation’s capital is Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, ADSW, from 11th to 18th January. The global platform for accelerating the world’s sustainable development brings ...

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• 6 January

  Etisalat launches ‘CloudTalk’

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Etisalat announced the launch of a cloud-based business unified communication and collaboration service, ‘CloudTalk’, for small and medium businesses and enterprise customers in the UAE. In a statement, the UAE-based telecommunications services provider said that it had partnered with Ribbon Communications “to provide customers with a secure, scalable, and cloud-native business communication and collaboration solution.” Ribbon ...

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• 6 January

  DLD to host 16th edition of IPS 2020 in March

  

  DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Land Department (DLD), will organise the 16th edition of the International Property Show (IPS 2020), at the Dubai World Trade Centre from March 24-26, amid high optimism that new government policies and the Expo 2020 Dubai will drive the growth of the emirate’s property market in 2020 and beyond. Dawood Al Shezawi, President of IPS ...

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• 6 January

  Soleimani killing leaves Trump’s Middle East strategy in tatters

  

  Bloomberg US President Donald Trump and his top aides spent the weekend arguing that the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani would deter future attacks and make the Middle East safer. Instead, US policy in the region seems to be going in the opposite direction of what Trump has long promised — with more US troops going in, not fewer; ...

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• 6 January

  Maduro forces oust Juan Guaido from Venezuela congress

  

  Bloomberg Venezuelan politics descended into disarray when security forces barred opposition leader Juan Guaido and his backers from entering the National Assembly, allowing loyalists to President Nicolas Maduro to choose an assembly president instead of Guaido. His suit torn from scaling a fence, Guaido and his supporters went elsewhere and re-elected him anyway, drawing backing from Washington and Latin American ...

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• 6 January

  Violent mob attack on university escalates India tensions

  

  Bloomberg Masked assailants stormed India’s Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi Sunday night in a violent attack on students that risked escalating protests against prime minister Narendra Modi’s government. Members of students groups allegedly affiliated with Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party attacked hostels in the university with rods and batons, injuring dozens of students and some professors, said N Sai ...

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• 6 January

  China’s HK liaision says city will stabilise

  

  Bloomberg China’s new top official in Hong Kong said he is certain the city will stabilise following months of political unrest, backing leader Carrie Lam and her administration in his first public comments since being appointed. “I am fully confident about this,” Luo Huining, the new director of the Hong Kong Liaison office, said at a media briefing. “Everyone fervently ...

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