May, 2019

• 5 May

  UAE Armed Forces at the heart of nation’s development march, says VP

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has said that the UAE Armed Forces is at the very heart of the nation’s development march. In a statement to ‘Nation Shield’, the UAE’s military journal, marking the 43rd Anniversary of the UAE’s Armed Forces Unification Day, ...

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• 5 May

  DCT Abu Dhabi to showcase best of emirate at ITB China

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, DCT Abu Dhabi, is set to lead a delegation of a number of tourism stakeholders to ITB China, a new trade show taking place in Shanghai next month. The delegation, which will include representatives from tour operators, hotels, heritage and cultural attractions, and destination management companies, will ...

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• 5 May

  UAE Armed Forces mark 43rd Unification Day Anniversary

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Commanders and units of the UAE Armed Forces have celebrated the 43rd Unification Day Anniversary, recalling the memories of the founding fathers, notably the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who managed through their diligence and will to build the Union and to unify the Armed Forces under one command, one banner, and who had ...

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• 5 May

  UAE Armed Forces are cornerstone of homeland’s security: Al Rumaithi

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, has said that the UAE Armed Forces are the cornerstone of the homeland’s security and its shield to stand against all those who wish to tamper with its security and capabilities. The Chief of Staff added that the country’s Armed Forces play ...

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• 5 May

  Our efficient Armed Forces ready to safeguard nation’s achievements: Al Bowardi

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs, has said that the 43rd anniversary of the UAE Armed Forces’ Unification Day is an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the country’s Armed Forces. In a statement to ‘Nation Shield’, Al Bowardi noted that this year the Unification Day coincides with the ‘Year of ...

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• 5 May

  ‘A symbol of loyalty, giving’

  RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM HH Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, said that the UAE Armed Forces has proven that it can protect the country from any attack. In a statement to ‘Nation Shield’, the UAE’s military journal, Sheikh Saud bin Saqr said, “The UAE Armed Forces is the nation’s ...

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• 5 May

  China healthcare costs war lures India’s Sun Pharma

  

  Bloomberg Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd is scouting for a partner in China to help it win a larger piece of the world’s second-largest drug market, where the government is on a mission to drive down healthcare costs. With recovery underway in its US business, Sun Pharma’s billionaire founder Dilip Shanghvi is honing in on China and believes market watchers are ...

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• 5 May

  Cyclone weakens as India and Bangladesh restore utility services

  

  Bloomberg Authorities launched a massive restoration-and-relief effort after Cyclone Fani left a trail of damage in eastern India and Bangladesh. At least 16 people were killed in India as the storm lashed the states of Odisha and West Bengal, before weakening and entering into Bangladesh, the Press Trust of India reported. The death toll in Bangladesh stood at 14, the ...

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• 5 May

  Gates Foundation hires Tata official as India policy head

  

  Bloomberg The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has hired a senior executive from Tata Group, India’s largest business group, for its operations in the country. Sanjay Ubale, head of infrastructure and urban solutions at the conglomerate’s holding company Tata Sons Pvt, will be joining Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as policy director in its India office, Archana Vyas, deputy director ...

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• 5 May

  $42bn slump makes auto stocks worst sector in India

  

  Bloomberg India’s car stocks have lost $42 billion in value in the last 16 months, and some analysts say the rout may not be over. A gauge of automobile companies has fallen 30 percent since reaching a record in December 2017, and is the worst-performer among 19 sector indexes in the nation’s equity market this year. That’s as the benchmark ...

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