September, 2018

• 4 September

  Sheikha Fatima: Selection of two Emirati astronauts for ISS historic achievement

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF) has stated that the selection of two Emiratis as the first UAE astronauts to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) is an unprecedented historic achievement ...

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• 4 September

  UAE world’s top donor of direct humanitarian relief to Yemen

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE spends more on direct emergency humanitarian aid to Yemen in 2018 than any country on earth, according to the Financial Tracking Services. Established in 1992 as a follow-up to UN General Assembly Resolution 46/182, FTS is managed by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to track humanitarian aid flow. The ...

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• 4 September

  Etihad congratulates first Emirati astronauts

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways has offered its heartfelt congratulations to Emiratis, Hazza Al Mansouri and Sultan Al Nayadi, who have been selected as the first Arab Nationals to visit the International Space Station. Hazza and Sultan were chosen ahead of more than 4,000 candidates for the landmark mission to the habitable satellite hovering above earth. The Emirati ...

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• 4 September

  Dubai hosts inaugural AI Week Middle East

  Dubai / WAM The inaugural Artificial Intelligence (AI) Week Middle East, a first-of-its-kind AI event in the region, got underway on Tuesday in Dubai. Endorsed by the Dubai Municipality and supported by the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention as healthcare host partner, the event takes place during September 4-5 at the Park Hyatt, and dives deep into the field of ...

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• 4 September

  UAE minister participates in World Food Summit

  Dubai / WAM The importance of gastronomy in ensuring healthy eating was one of the main topics addressed by Mariam Hareb Almheiri, Minister of State for Food Security, at the World Food Summit 2018, which took place in Copenhagen, Denmark. Titled ‘Better Food for More People,’ this year’s summit saw the UAE minister join senior European and global dignitaries in ...

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• 4 September

  ‘Construction industry one of the key pillars of UAE economy’

  

  Dubai / WAM Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al-Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, on Tuesday officially inaugurated the Middle East region’s premier B2B event for the natural stone, marble and ceramics industry. Welcoming recognised industry brand names from around the world, Dr Thani Al-Zeyoudi toured the exhibition and met many company representatives who have gathered in Dubai for the ...

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• 4 September

  Trump warns Assad against reckless assault on Syria’s Idlib

  

  Bloomberg US President Donald Trump warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian and Iranian allies against “recklessly” attacking the northwestern province of Idlib, the last major holdout of rebels in the country’s seven-year-old civil war. Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump President Bashar al-Assad of Syria must not recklessly attack Idlib Province. The Russians and Iranians would be making a grave ...

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• 4 September

  Robert Mueller persists despite Trump team’s claim clock has run out

  

  Bloomberg US Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation should have just gone out of business—or at least into a two-month deep freeze—if you take Rudy Giuliani’s word for it. Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s lawyer, has maintained for weeks that September 1 was a deadline under Justice Department guidelines for Mueller to finish his Russia probe to avoid improperly affecting the midterm ...

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• 4 September

  Rival parties open to cooperate against Thai junta

  

  Bloomberg Thailand’s two major political parties, which have battled viciously over the past decade, are open to joining hands after the next election to blunt the power of unelected officials. In separate interviews last week, a top leader of the Pheu Thai party affiliated with former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and Democrat party head Abhisit Vejjajiva didn’t rule out an ...

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• 4 September

  Duterte orders arrest of critic over 2003 mutiny

  Bloomberg Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the arrest of one of his top critics over a failed mutiny more than a decade ago, in what observers see as his latest move to silence political opponents. In a proclamation dated August 31 that was published in the Manila Times’ classifieds on Tuesday, Duterte revoked an amnesty granted to Senator Antonio Trillanes ...

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