September, 2019

• 8 September

  Aldar launches first residential community on Saadiyat Island

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Aldar Properties on Sunday launched its first residential community in the heart of Saadiyat Island – Saadiyat Reserve. The AED722 million community features 306 infrastructure enabled land plots open to buyers of all nationalities. This is the first land plot development to be launched on Saadiyat Island since the introduction of new laws enabling foreign buyers ...

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• 8 September

  Etihad to provide airport transfer service globally

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways, the UAE’s national airline, and SIXT, an international mobility service provider, have announced a new partnership to provide airport transfers to passengers globally. Customers can now book the extra transfer service online for their flight via etihad.com immediately after purchasing their airline ticket or even up to one hour in advance. The new service ...

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• 8 September

  Sharjah aims to attract more Russian tourists

  

  Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA), announced that it is aiming to attract more Russian visitors this year as an increasing number of tourists from the country continue to flock to the emirate to experience first-hand its world-renowned hospitality and unique cultural heritage. According to the 2018 figures released by SCTDA, Russian visitors, ranked second on ...

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• 8 September

  ‘Abu Dhabi continues success in organising international events’

  ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation and President of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, praised the success of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), mixed martial arts championship hosted by Abu Dhabi. He also praised the support of ...

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• 8 September

  China August exports shrink as tariff war hurts US sales

  

  Bloomberg China’s exports unexpectedly contracted in August, with sales to the US tumbling amid the escalating trade war between the two nations. Exports decreased 1 percent in dollar terms from a year earlier, while imports declined 5.6 percent, leaving a trade surplus of $34.84 billion, the customs administration said. Economists had forecast that exports would grow 2.2 percent, while imports ...

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• 8 September

  India space agency locates lander in moon mission: ANI

  

  Bloomberg India located the spacecraft lander in its moon mission after losing contact with it, but was unable to establish communication yet, Asian News International (ANI) reported. The mission’s lunar orbiter took a thermal image of the lander on the moon’s surface, the report said, citing K Sivan, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). The development comes a ...

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• 8 September

  Australia mining towns leading gains in housing market recovery

  

  Bloomberg Home prices in Australia’s mining towns are leading the recovery in the property market, accounting for nine out of the 10 suburbs with the strongest growth in median prices. The gains were led by a suburb close to the home to one of the world’s largest lead smelters, as well as a once-struggling steel city, as record-low interest rates ...

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• 8 September

  Nissan’s chief investigator into CEO’s pay is resigning

  

  Bloomberg The senior manager at Nissan Motor Co who led the probe into excess compensation for Chief Executive Officer Hiroto Saikawa and other executives is resigning, people with knowledge of the matter said, the latest sign of chaos engulfing the Japanese automaker’s top ranks. Christina Murray, Nissan’s vice president in charge of audit and compliance, will leave the carmaker as ...

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• 8 September

  Wildfires destroy 17 homes in eastern Australia

  

  Bloomberg As many as 69 active fires are burning throughout Queensland state in Eastern Australia, authorities said. “We know at this stage we have 17 homes lost,” Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said at a press conference in Brisbane. The main area of concern is around the Stanthorpe, and particularly Applethorpe in the Granite Belt. Bruce Gunn, the state’s manager for the ...

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• 8 September

  Trump says he cancelled secret Camp David talks with Taliban

  

  Bloomberg President Donald Trump said that he cancelled secret meetings with major Taliban leaders and the president of Afghanistan, set for Sunday at Camp David, and discontinued peace negotiations after a US soldier was killed. The sudden demise of the talks may doom direct US negotiations with the Taliban that held out the prospect of ending 18 years of combat ...

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