October, 2019

• 9 October

  ‘Abu Dhabi Moments’ launched

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikh Khalid bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Office, has inaugurated on Wednesday the Abu Dhabi Moments initiative, which is part of the Abu Dhabi Government Accelerators Programme (Ghadan 21). Ghadan 21 aims to enhance community spirit and build a strong sense of community ...

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• 9 October

  Ammar Al Nuaimi launches ‘Ajman Pay’

  

  Ajman / WAM His Highness Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman and Chairman of Ajman Executive Council, launched ‘Ajman Pay’, a smart digital payment portal that is designed to keep up with the latest technologies in the areas of payment and government revenue control securely and speedily. Ajman Pay aims to provide multiple payment channels and ...

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• 9 October

  Americans back ‘impeachment’ but not Trump’s removal

  

  Bloomberg A majority of Americans support the House Democratic impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump, a sharp pivot in opinion from the first two and a half years of his presidency, but are also wary about removing him from office, according to three recent polls. The surveys were published by the Washington Post-Schar, Quinnipiac and NBC/Wall Street Journal. Over Trump’s time ...

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• 9 October

  US bans travel by Chinese officials tied to Muslim abuses

  

  Bloomberg The Trump administration is slapping visa bans on Chinese officials linked to the mass detention of Muslims, the latest in an escalating series of US steps to pressure Beijing over what Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has called “the stain of the century.” Pompeo is imposing the restrictions on government leaders and Communist Party officials who are found responsible ...

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• 9 October

  China’s Xi backs Pakistan on Kashmir

  

  Bloomberg Just days ahead of President Xi Jinping’s visit to India, the Chinese leader demonstrated his country’s resolute support for Pakistan over its dispute with India in the Himalayan Kashmir region, vowing to support Islamabad’s “core interests and key concerns.” “The rights and wrongs of the situation in Kashmir are clear,” China Central Television reported on Wednesday, citing Xi who ...

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• 9 October

  Russia blacklists Navalny’s anti-graft fund as foreign agent

  

  Bloomberg Russia blacklisted the anti-graft fund of opposition leader Alexei Navalny as a “foreign agent,” stepping up pressure on it as part of wider crackdown on Kremlin opponents after a summer of street protests. The Justice Ministry said it was adding Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation to the register of foreign agents, subjecting it to strict regulation reserved for non-government organisations that ...

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• 9 October

  UAE Arab region’s most competitive economy

  

  Dubai / WAM The UAE ranked first in the Arab World and 25th globally in the Global Competitiveness Report, 2019, released by the World Economic Forum, Davos, on Wednesday. According to the report, which assesses the competitiveness landscape of 141 economies, providing unique insight into the drivers of economic growth, the UAE gained two positions since the last edition. Commenting ...

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• 9 October

  Rakez signs strategic alliance deal with FAB

  

  Emirates Business Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (Rakez) and First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the UAE’s largest bank and one of the world’s safest financial institutions, have signed an agreement to offer Rakez clients special banking benefits and solutions designed specifically to meet their business needs. As per the agreement signed by Rakez Chief Strategy Officer Mohammed Al Dhuhoori FAB’s ...

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• 9 October

  Etihad to deploy Dreamliner on Beirut route from Oct 27

  

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways will increase capacity between Abu Dhabi and Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, by upgrading the current daily Airbus A321 service to a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner from October 27. The step up from narrow body to wide body aircraft follows the announcement by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the immediate removal ...

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• 9 October

  UAE distributes 80 tonnes of food aid in Mukalla

  

  MUKALLA / WAM Over 80 tonnes in food aid was distributed by the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), in Yemen’s Hadramaut governorate. Five thousand people across the western neighborhouds of Mukalla received the aid, as part of the UAE’s efforts to improve living conditions in Yemen. The beneficiaries have thanked the UAE and the ERC for this humanitarian gesture and for ...

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