December, 2019

• 23 December

  House Dems pass high-water mark in fights against Trump

  

  Bloomberg Democrats scored a series of damaging revelations about Donald Trump when they launched their impeachment investigation, but now they’ll begin a crucial election year with the challenge that the most dramatic moments are likely behind them. Even by the time Nancy Pelosi banged her speaker’s gavel on Trump’s impeachment — once for abuse of power, again for obstruction of ...

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• 23 December

  Macron vows to follow same pension rules amid strikes

  Bloomberg Emmanuel Macron’s pledge to give up presidential privileges and follow the same pension rule he’s proposing for all French isn’t doing much to appease striking workers. In response to a question about his own pension rights from French daily Le Parisien, Macron said he too would respect the same rules he was seeking to introduce for workers in France. ...

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• 23 December

  Army chief’s death deepens Algeria crisis

  

  Bloomberg The powerful Algerian army chief who played a key role in the resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika died aged 79, injecting fresh drama into the OPEC member’s simmering political crisis. Ahmed Gaid Salah suffered a heart attack at 6 a.m local time, Algerian state media reported on Monday. Three days of mourning were declared. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who was ...

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• 23 December

  John Bolton flays Trump for North Korea policy failure

  Bloomberg Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton told news service Axios that President Donald Trump’s administration should admit its approach to end North Korea’s nuclear arms program has “failed.” Bolton suggested the Trump administration is bluffing about stopping North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and it would be “very unusual” for his former employer to say that they got it wrong, ...

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• 23 December

  Khashoggi murder: Saudi sentences five to death

  Bloomberg A Saudi court sentenced five people to death for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Three out of 11 who stood trial for last year’s murder at the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul were given a total of 24-year prison terms, according to a statement read out at the public prosecutor’s office on Monday. The court found three others not guilty. ...

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• 23 December

  Etihad Airways announces new seasonal flights to Malaga

  

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Etihad Airways has announced that it will launch new seasonal flights to Malaga in Spain, to meet strong customer demand from across the UAE and GCC for flights to the popular gateway to the province of Andalucía. Three weekly flights will operate via the Moroccan capital, Rabat, from June 26 to September 13, 2020. Robin ...

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• 23 December

  NBF hosts design thinking workshop for SMEs

  Fujairah / Emirates Business National Bank of Fujairah (NBF) PJSC hosted the first edition of its Design Thinking Workshop in Dubai that brought together small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across business verticals to discuss wide ranging issues such as banking requirements, transactions, fees, operations, VAT compliance and regulatory law. The interactive session was aimed at collecting feedback from SMEs to ...

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• 23 December

  RTA launches online system for ‘right-of-way’ permits

  

  Dubai / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), launched an online system for handling right-of-way application permits. The system covers main and subsidiary road diversions, using part of the right-of-way, designs of external pavements, and heavy vehicle movement as well as some other services to individuals. “The new system marks a paradigm shift in delivering services to the public ...

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• 23 December

  Abu Dhabi all set to host Sport Business Summit in January

  ABU DHABI / WAM Leaders, the global conference and publishing organisation in sport, are partnering with Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC), for a second year to bring the world-renowned Sport Business Summit back to Abu Dhabi from January 21-22. Government officials, investors, brands and sports rights holders will have the opportunity to connect, share insight and do business with international ...

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• 23 December

  EGA’s Al Taweelah refinery produced 1mn tons of alumina

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) on Monday announced that Al Taweelah alumina refinery in Abu Dhabi has produced one million tonnes of alumina since operations began in April. Al Taweelah alumina refinery is now expected to reach sustained production at its nameplate capacity during the first half of 2020. The refinery is expected to produce some two million ...

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