October, 2018

• 22 October

  Etihad Airways, Saudia enter codeshare partnership

  

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi national flag carrier, Saudia, have announced a new codeshare partnership, providing customers with access to more than 40 leisure and business destinations in the home markets and across the world. In addition to the codeshare agreement, the two carriers also announced plans for ...

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• 22 October

  New approaches to data governance explored

  Dubai / WAM “We are not here to just share best practice, but also challenges,” said experts at the first session kicking off on day one of the UN World Data Forum 2018. Moderated by Craig Hammer, Programme Manager at the World Bank and Secretary of the World Bank’s Development Data Council, the first session – titled “New Approaches to ...

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• 22 October

  Sharjah Ruler to open ‘Investing in the Future’ conference tomorrow

  Sharjah / WAM The third edition of the “Investing in the Future” International Conference (IIFMENA 2018), will be launched this coming Wednesday at Al Jawaher Reception and Convention Centre in Sharjah, in the presence and under the patronage of HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and his wife, Her Highness Sheikha ...

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• 22 October

  UAE is keen to establish economic ties with all countries: Mohammed

  

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, received on Monday Boyko Borissov, the Prime Minister of Bulgaria, and his accompanying delegation at Zabeel Palace. During the meeting, which was attended by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh ...

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• 22 October

  Building ‘future’ a strategic plan based on knowledge, clear goals

  

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said that building the future is not merely an improvisational decision but a strategic plan based on knowledge and clear goals. His Highness also said that decisions related to the future of human being and humanity should be ...

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• 22 October

  US should ‘think twice’ about leaving missile pact: Beijing

  

  Bloomberg China called on the US to reconsider pulling out of a three-decade-old arms control treaty with Russia, saying the move would generate “multiple negative effects.” President Donald Trump said on Saturday he planned to pull out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, known as INT, claiming that Moscow had breached the agreement on intermediate-range conventional and nuclear weapons. The ...

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• 22 October

  Trump says he’s ending Central American aid over migrant caravan

  

  Bloomberg President Donald Trump said the US will cut off foreign aid to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador as thousands of migrants continued to march from Central America towards the US border. Trump has sought to escalate undocumented immigration as an issue ahead of pivotal midterm congressional elections on November 6, and he has blamed the so-called “caravan” of Central ...

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• 22 October

  UK softens Brexit red line as May faces lawmaker backlash

  

  Bloomberg The UK is blurring more red lines in the Brexit negotiations, raising the chances of clinching a deal but also heightening the danger Theresa May will be toppled before she can deliver it. On Monday, the prime minister was expected to face angry lawmakers as she defends in Parliament the progress she’s made in talks so far. She was ...

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• 22 October

  Voters chide Polish populists over EU battle

  

  Bloomberg Poland’s ruling party won a smaller-than-expected victory in regional elections, drawing a warning from voters unnerved by its unprecedented clash with the European Union. The nation of 38 million is ground zero in a battle between populist leaders rebelling against the bloc’s liberal norms from Rome to Warsaw and mainstream forces who say they’re undermining democracy. Prime Minister Mateusz ...

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• 22 October

  Italy’s League surges in regional voting

  Bloomberg Support for Italy’s populist League party surged in regional voting in the small northern region of Trentino-Alto Adige, while their national-level coalition partner failed to make much headway among voters. In the Bolzano area—where the two parties competed head-to-head—support for the League jumped to around 11 percent, initial results posted by La Repubblica newspaper showed. That’s up from 2.5 ...

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