October, 2018

• 10 October

  ‘UAE an international symbol of tolerance’

  ASTANA / WAM Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister for Tolerance, said that the UAE, since its establishment by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, has become a regional and international symbol of tolerance and humanitarian coexistence, through its initiatives and efforts to support international organisations that call for tolerance, love and peace around the world. He ...

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• 10 October

  Smart Dubai to showcase its strategies, initiatives at Gitex

  

  Dubai / WAM Smart Dubai has begun preparations for its pavilion at the upcoming Gitex Technology Week 2018, set to be held at the Dubai World Trade Centre from October 14-18, where it plans to showcase the strategies, services and initiatives that have made Dubai a world leader in the smart city sector. The Smart Dubai Office, SDO, is collaborating ...

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• 10 October

  DHA to launch medical facilities at Expo 2020

  

  Dubai / WAM The Dubai Health Authority (DHA), an official supporter of Expo 2020 Dubai, has announced that it will set up medical facilities at the venue to ensure the health and safety of the event, which is expected to attract nearly 25 million visitors from 180 countries. The announcement was made following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), ...

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• 10 October

  Ministry, Etisalat unveil ‘Hassantuk for Villas’

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Interior and Etisalat on Wednesday unveiled “Hassantuk (Arabic for Protect You) for Villas”, a major initiative to provide end-to-end fire safety solutions to every villa in the UAE, at a press conference in the capital. HH Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, unveiled ...

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• 10 October

  DCT Abu Dhabi signs cooperation agreement with ADGM

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), and the Registration Authority of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC), to foster a conducive environment and explore joint efforts to support the development of professional, business and trade associations and non-profit organisations established in Abu Dhabi. The memorandum ...

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• 10 October

  Taiwan president warns China against meddling in elections

  

  Bloomberg Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen cautioned China against any efforts to interfere in local elections next month, in a toughly worded speech that mirrored US Vice President Mike Pence’s own rebuke to Beijing. Tsai made the remarks during a National Day address in Taipei, in which she described China as a threat to the international order. The Taiwanese president used ...

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• 10 October

  Trump says he and Kim are considering several locations for next summit

  Bloomberg President Donald Trump said he didn’t expect to meet Kim Jong-un until after US elections in November, as the administration struggles to secure disarmament commitments from North Korea. The US president said his campaign schedule prevented meetings before the November 6 vote, in which Republican control of Congress hangs in the balance. Still, he said the administration had “made ...

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• 10 October

  South Korea mulls lifting some N Korea sanctions

  Bloomberg South Korea is reviewing the possibility of lifting some domestic sanctions against North Korea, according to comments made by its foreign minister at an audit hearing. Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha told lawmakers on Wednesday in Seoul it was consulting with other related authorities on whether to lift sanctions imposed on North Korea after the March 2010 sinking of South ...

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• 10 October

  Sweden opposition changes tack to form govt

  

  Bloomberg Swedish opposition leader Ulf Kristersson said he would now turn to a Plan B in his center-right Alliance’s efforts to form a government after failing to secure the support of Social Democrat leader Stefan Lofven. “The Alliance now needs to agree on Plan B when it’s clear that Plan A, judging from everything we know, can be excluded,” Kristersson ...

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• 10 October

  China’s internment of Uighurs ‘dire’: US

  Bloomberg A US congressional report warned of a “dire human rights situation” in China, especially the country’s mass internment of Uighurs and other Muslim ethic minorities in “political re-education camps.” The report, released on Wednesday by the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, said the detention may represent the biggest imprisonment of an ethnic minority population since World War II and may ...

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