July, 2018

• 28 July

  Travellers warned of cybercrimes, e-fraud

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC), and the General Command of Abu Dhabi Police (ADP), have urged Emirati citizens to take precautions during the travelling season to ensure their safety and that of their possessions, as part of the “Safe Travel Campaign.” Rashid Ali Al Dhaheri, Director of the National Affairs Department at MoFAIC, ...

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• 28 July

  ERC launches project to revamp school in Yemen

  

  Dhale / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), launched a project to revamp of Ali Muqbel School at Hijr district in Dhale Governorate in Yemen as part of the “Year of Zayed”. The launch was attended by Under-Secretary of Dable Governorate Nabil Al Afeef and others. Sheikh Mohamed Ali Mohammed, Chairman of the Parents Council at Hijr Education Zone emphasised ...

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• 28 July

  278mn commuters in Dubai used public transport in H1

  

  Dubai / WAM Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), revealed that public transport means in Dubai carried 277.91 million passengers in the first half of this year. The figure shows a steady growth compared with those reported during the same period last year amounting to 275.242 million ...

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• 28 July

  Deal to operate fish hatchery in UAQ signed

  Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE), and Fish Farm LLC, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), authorising the latter to operate a fish hatchery at the ministry’s Marine Environment Research Centre in Umm Al Qaiwain. Sultan Alwan, Assistant Under-Secretary of the Regions Sector at MOCCAE, and Bader bin Mubarak, CEO of Fish Farm, signed the agreement, ...

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• 28 July

  Ex-Googler becomes China’s 12th richest person

  

  Bloomberg Chinese e-commerce operator Pinduoduo Inc. rose as much as 44 percent on its first day of trading in New York after selling raised $1.6 billion in the fourth-largest US initial public offering this year. The shares, which priced at the top of the marketed range in the IPO, were up 36 percent to $25.88 in New York. The shares ...

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• 28 July

  Russia-US Syria deal hits trouble as tensions grow

  

  Bloomberg One of the main deals announced between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump at their summit in Helsinki — coordinated steps to help stabilise the situation in Syria — is already running into trouble. Facing a storm of criticism in Washington of their meeting, the two leaders touted the agreement to reduce Iran’s role in ...

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• 28 July

  Mueller names 35 potential witnesses for Manafort trial

  

  Bloomberg US Special Counsel Robert Mueller named 35 potential witnesses who may be called to testify in the tax- and bank-fraud trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, including his right-hand man Rick Gates. The list, filed in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, hints at how the first trial stemming from Mueller’s probe into Russian meddling may unfold. The ...

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• 28 July

  Ministers fear bloody chapter in ‘Brexit thriller’

  

  Bloomberg As she departs the sweltering heatwave that’s hit London this summer for a break with her husband, Theresa May is — for now — in a position of relative safety. The UK’s rolling Brexit crisis is temporarily becalmed and the British prime minister can afford to take a holiday. What’s certain, though, is that the peace will not last. ...

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• 28 July

  Slovak far-right party leader indicted for promoting Nazism

  

  Bloomberg Slovak prosecutors indicted far-right leader Marian Kotleba for promoting racism and Nazi ideology, as the European Union member state witnesses a surge in populist, anti-immigrant political forces. Kotleba, a lawmaker and the chairman of the People’s Party, was indicted after sponsoring an event last year during which he gave a charity a check for 1,488 euros, a number that ...

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• 28 July

  Historic win for Imran Khan breaks Pakistan’s dynastic rule

  

  Bloomberg Breaking the dynastic hold on Pakistani politics, former cricket hero Imran Khan won the most seats in an election tarred by widespread allegations of rigging and military interference. Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, or Movement for Justice party, clinched at least 115 national seats, according to results released by the Election Commission of Pakistan. He beat the incumbent Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz ...

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