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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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October, 2018
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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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10 October
With journo’s ouster, China draws new red line for Hong Kong
Bloomberg Hong Kong’s rare rejection of a UK journalist’s visa was about far more than the fringe political ideology he was accused of promoting. The move has been viewed as the latest escalation in a methodical campaign to tame dissent in the former British colony. The push, which took shape after the Occupy Central movement locked down swaths of the ...
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10 October
Oil holds near $74 on speculation storm may worsen supply risk
Bloomberg Oil traded above $74 a barrel on concerns Hurricane Michael in the US may exacerbate a supply crunch, while the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned higher prices may put the world economy at risk. Futures were little changed in New York after gaining 0.9 percent on Tuesday. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) and other key producers need to ...
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10 October
Irena says clean energy could dominate Egypt’s power at $6.5bn a year
Bloomberg Egypt would need to more than double investment in clean energy to push the amount of electricity generated by renewables to over 50 percent, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena). Investments would need to be $6.5 billion a year, up from $2.5 billion currently, to boost generation from clean energy to 53 percent by 2030, Abu Dhabi-based ...
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