December, 2019

• 10 December

  VP leads UAE’s most popular Twitter chats

  

  DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has led 2019’s most popular Twitter conversations in the UAE, according to a new annual data report from Twitter. Twitter data revealed that government-related topics were among the most popular conversations in the UAE this year. Tweets ...

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• 10 December

  UAE becomes digital hub for innovation

  

  Dubai / WAM UAE leads globally as the country with the highest fibre to the home (FTTH), penetration for a third year in a row making it a digital hub for innovation with an advanced network that has helped transform and bring innovative future technologies to all its subscribers. FTTH has reached 95.7 percent of homes across the UAE, maintaining ...

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• 10 December

  DXB to witness over 1m passengers on weekend

  

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Airports has advised customers flying out of the emirate this weekend to arrive early at the airport, as Dubai International (DXB), prepares to welcome over one million travellers between Thursday an Sunday. In a statement, Dubai Airports said that it is working with airlines and other service partners to ensure a smooth flow of traffic through ...

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• 10 December

  Agriscape ends in Abu Dhabi on a positive note

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The third edition of Agriscape, the international exhibition dedicated to food security and agricultural investments, concluded on Tuesday at Adnec. The invitation-only event drew the participation of 50 exhibitors offering agri-land and agri-assets in 22 countries and 300 visitors and buyers from 37 countries, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Singapore, USA, and Russia. ...

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• 10 December

  New 40-minute residency service launched in Dubai

  

  Dubai / WAM Smart Dubai has launched UAE ‘Residency’ application services in partnership with the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai via its Dubai Now application and e-services platform, which allows the emirate’s residents to conduct city transactions from the convenience of their smartphones. The ‘Residency’ service facilitates the transactions and procedures required to issue residency visas ...

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• 10 December

  Enoc, Indian Oil Corporation strengthen cooperation

  

  Dubai / WAM The Emirates National Oil Company Group (Enoc), on Tuesday announced the signing of an evergreen aviation fuel supply agreement with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the largest commercial oil and gas company in India. The strategic agreement builds on the strong partnership that Enoc and IOC have fostered over the last two years. With the evergreen contract, IOC will provide ...

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• 10 December

  High-tech lab for testing services opens in Kizad

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM A high-tech facility at Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad), was launched on Tuesday, set out to provide a full suite of quality, conformity and HSE testing services for a wide ranges of sectors. Aman Integrated Solutions Lab was inaugurated by Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, Tarek Al Goweiny, ...

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• 10 December

  Amazon cites Trump bias over ‘enemy’ Bezos in cloud deal loss

  

  Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc claims the Pentagon failed to fairly judge its bid for a cloud contract worth up to $10 billion because president Donald Trump viewed company founder Jeffrey Bezos as his “political enemy.” Amazon Web Services, Amazon’s cloud unit, claimed in a lawsuit that was made public that the defence pepartment ignored Amazon’s superior technology and awarded the contract ...

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• 10 December

  Viacom explores sale of CBS headquarters

  Bloomberg ViacomCBS Inc hired CBRE Group Inc to review its entire real estate portfolio, including a possible sale of the CBS skyscraper known as Black Rock in midtown Manhattan. Chief Executive Officer Bob Bakish announced the plan at the UBS Global telecom and media conference in New York. He didn’t indicate an expected price for the Eero Saarinen-designed skyscraper, which ...

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• 10 December

  US commission censures India’s new citizenship bill

  

  Bloomberg A US federal commission has called for sanctions against India’s home minister and other top leaders if the country passes a controversial bill that will prevent Muslim migrants from neighboring countries from receiving citizenship. After hours of heated debate, India’s lower house of Parliament early Tuesday morning passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) — the next step in Prime ...

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