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Bloomberg Marks and Spencer Group Plc Chief Financial Officer Humphrey Singer plans to leave his post and the UK retailer is searching for his successor. Singer’s departure date hasn’t yet been decided and he’s working with Chief Executive Officer Steve Rowe to ensure a smooth transition, the company said in a statement. “After 18 months of working with Steve to ...
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21 September
UAE urges Qatar to end hate speech in its local media
GENEVA / WAM The United Arab Emirates (UAE), urged Qatar to stop programmes that promote hate rhetoric and incitement of hatred in its local media, saying the trend threatens the security of countries in the region, including Qatar itself. While delivering the UAE statement before the fourty-second regular session of the Human Rights Council held in Geneva to discuss the ...
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21 September
Aramco pledges to recover output by September-end
Bloomberg Saudi Aramco reiterated its commitment to bringing production back to its full capacity by the end of the month. The company will restore 5.7 million barrels per day, said Chief Executive Officer Amin Nasser, the amount that was knocked out by recent attacks on the kingdom’s oil facilities. “We will continue to fulfill our mission of providing the energy ...
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21 September
Overseas Emiratis set to cast votes for FNC election today
ABU DHABI / WAM Eligible Emirati voters overseas will cast their votes for 4th Federal National Council (FNC), elections at the UAE embassies, consulates and diplomatic missions abroad on Sunday. The overseas stations were part of its efforts to enable citizens abroad to exercise their right to vote, the NEC said. Voting abroad will continue for two days at 118 ...
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21 September
EuroTier Middle East sees AED100m in deals
ABU DHABI / WAM The inaugural edition of the EuroTier Middle East 2019 that concluded at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center (Adnec) facilitated trade deals worth AED100 million, and attracted over 10,892 visitors during its three-day run, the event organising committee announced. Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister ...
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21 September
UAE ISO accolade supports GCC, Arab standardisation activities
CAPE TOWN / WAM In recognition of the status of the UAE and its national leadership capabilities, the UAE won the membership of the International Standardisation Organisation (ISO), Council (Group 3), for the term 2020 to 2022, as it garnered 64 of the 108 votes at the ISO meeting. The Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (Esma), obtained the votes ...
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21 September
Emirates launches biometric boarding for US flights
Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates is once again pushing the boundaries of technology, becoming the first airline outside America to receive approval for biometric boarding from the US Customs Border Protection (CBP). Soon, customers flying from Dubai to any of Emirates’ 12 destinations in the US will be able to choose facial recognition technology at the departure gates, reducing the ...
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21 September
NCM launches nano-tech campaign in cloud seeding
ABU DHABI / WAM National Centre of Meteorology (NCM), launched nanomaterials testing campaign in cloud seeding operations through the UAE Research Programme for Rain Enhancement Science, that investigates the efficiency of unique and innovative new cloud seeding materials through flights and testing that took place from Al Ain Airport over the Northern and Eastern parts of the UAE. Professor Linda ...
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21 September
Etisalat unveils ‘upgrade anytime’ programme
ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Etisalat on Saturday announced the launch of the region’s first ‘Upgrade Anytime’, an exclusive programme that gives customers what they want – affordability and the freedom to trade in their iPhone with a new one of different model, screen size, colour, capacity, or new installment scheme without any restrictions – upon completion of 90 days ...
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21 September
Overseas Emiratis to cast their votes for FNC election today
ABU DHABI / WAM Eligible Emirati voters overseas will cast their votes for the 4th Federal National Council (FNC), elections at the UAE embassies, consulates and diplomatic missions abroad on Sunday, September 22. The overseas stations were part of its efforts to enable citizens abroad to exercise their right to vote, the NEC said. Voting abroad will continue for two ...
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