June, 2018

• 26 June

  UAE, UK discuss boosting cooperation

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Matar Salim Ali Al Dhaheri, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, on Tuesday received Lt. General Sir John Lorimer, UK’s Defence Senior Adviser on the Middle East, and his accompanying delegation. During the meeting, Al Dhaheri welcomed Lt. General Lorimer and praised the relations between the UAE and UK which he said are witnessing great development ...

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• 26 June

  Ministry announces packages for hiring domestic workers

  

  Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation announced the new fees for recruiting domestic workers, via four packages provided across 11 ‘Tadbeer’ service centres. Khalil Ibrahim Khouri, Assistant Under-Secretary for Assistive Employment Affairs, highlighted the ministry’s desire to provide packages at reasonable prices for recruiting domestic workers, according to specific criteria adopted by the ministry through the ...

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• 26 June

  UAE calls for restoring deficit of trust in Mideast

  

  NEW YORK / WAM “Diplomacy will always be key to solving the region’s crises, so we must renew our efforts to see it strengthened,” said Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the UAE to the United Nations, at a critical UN Security Council debate on the situation in the Middle East and North Africa chaired by the Deputy Foreign ...

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• 26 June

  Safety of civilians in Hodeidah ‘of the utmost importance’

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates, as part of the Saudi-led Arab Coalition, views the safety of civilians in the Red Sea port of Hodeidah and the delivery of humanitarian aid to them as being “of the utmost significance,” according to Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemi, Minister of State for International Cooperation. She added that “We have set ...

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• 26 June

  Dubai to get world’s largest vertical farming facility

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC) and Crop One will co-invest $40 million to build the world’s largest vertical farming facility near Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central. The project is a joint venture (JV) with US-based Crop One Holdings, the world’s leading vertical farm operator. His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and ...

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• 26 June

  Year of Zayed immigration stamps launched

  

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business In partnership with The Department of Immigration, Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) has rolled out new immigration stamps commemorating the Year of Zayed. All travelers requiring an entry or exit stamp while traveling to or from the airport will receive a special Year of Zayed themed mark in their passport, replacing the regular immigration stamp ...

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• 26 June

  ERC continues aid distribution to liberated areas of Hodeidah

  Hodeidah / WAM Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), teams continue to distribute humanitarian and food aid to the people of the liberated areas in Hodeidah governorate and surrounding areas within the framework of UAE’s relief bridge to improve the living conditions of Yemenis, alleviate their suffering, and stabilise the current humanitarian situation in Yemen. The move is in line with the ...

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• 26 June

  Al Zeyoudi leads UAE delegation to Netherlands

  Dubai / WAM Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, is leading a UAE delegation on an official visit to the Netherlands that aims to explore new areas of cooperation and exchange expertise in environmental protection, agriculture and livestock breeding. From June 26-28, the delegation is meeting with Carola Schouten, Dutch Deputy Prime Minister and ...

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• 26 June

  Etisalat offers post paid customers 6-month free access to ‘Apple Music’

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Etisalat on Tuesday announced it is offering a six month free access to ‘Apple Music’ for its postpaid customers, giving them access to tens of millions of songs via iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and Mac, as well as PC or Android. Etisalat said its postpaid plans (New postpaid, Smart and Emirati) offer options for ...

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• 26 June

  China trade fight puts billions in US energy projects in doubt

  

  Bloomberg China Energy Investment Corp pledged almost $84 billion in shale gas and chemical manufacturing projects across West Virginia after President Donald Trump’s trade mission to Beijing in November, but when it came time to discuss details officials were a no-show. The chief executive and other officers of the world’s largest power company cancelled a visit to a petrochemical conference ...

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