May, 2018

• 5 May

  Gulf Capital awarded ‘best private debt provider

  

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Gulf Capital, one of the largest and most active alternative asset managers in the Middle East, was awarded as the ‘Best Private Debt Provider’ in the region at the Banker Middle East Awards. The awards, which were handed over to the winners in Dubai, recognised the best performers in a range of categories in the banking ...

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• 5 May

  Tabarak Investment named ‘private equity firm’ of 2018

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Tabarak Investment – the Abu Dhabi-based, Emirati-led private equity firm, won the UAE’s Private Equity Firm of the Year award at the Bankers Middle East Industry Awards. The recognition reflects the firm’s successful track record of transforming underperforming companies into meaningful contributors to the UAE’s economy. “Tabarak was established in 2011 by a group of ...

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• 5 May

  Dubai beauty, wellness exhibition to host 1,720 exhibitors

  

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Beauty professionals, trade buyers and those involved in the fragrance business will have a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in the perfumery world, whilst blending their own customised scent at the Middle East’s largest beauty and wellness trade fair next week in Dubai. For the first time ever, Blend’It at Beautyworld Middle East 2018 will offer ...

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• 5 May

  Trump says date, place set for Kim summit but doesn’t reveal

  

  Bloomberg President Donald Trump said a date and place have been set for his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and will be announced soon. “We have a date, we have a location,” Trump told reporters at the White House on his way to board the Marine One presidential helicopter. Trump didn’t reveal either the date or place ...

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• 5 May

  Navalny, activists detained at anti-Putin rallies in Russia

  

  Bloomberg Police detained hundreds of people at boisterous rallies across Russia protesting two decades of rule by President Vladimir Putin just two days before his inauguration for a record fourth term. Opposition leader Alexei Navalny was dragged by his arms and legs from the Moscow protest after riot police with batons warned they would use force to break up the ...

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• 5 May

  Trump compares London hospital to ‘war zone’

  

  Bloomberg Two months before he makes a controversial trip to London, US President Donald Trump compared a hospital in the UK capital to a “war zone,” suggesting the country’s anti-gun culture is contributing to a surge in stabbings. “I recently read a story that, in London, which has unbelievably tough gun laws, a once very prestigious hospital — right in ...

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• 5 May

  Manafort judge asks if Mueller overstepped his authority

  Bloomberg A judge sharply questioned whether Special Counsel Robert Mueller overstepped his authority by charging Paul Manafort with crimes unrelated to Russian election interference while also suggesting that the onetime Trump campaign chairman was indicted to coerce his cooperation against the president. US District Judge T. S. Ellis III expressed deep skepticism about whether Mueller went too far in signing ...

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• 5 May

  Pentagon cloud contract funding to be held back

  

  Bloomberg The annual defense policy bill proposed by House Republicans would bar the Pentagon from spending half the money designated for a broad-based cloud computing contract until Defense Secretary Jim Mattis offers Congress more information about the project. The report should include “a description of the characteristics and considerations for accelerating the cloud architecture and services required for a global, ...

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• 5 May

  Gabon PM names new cabinet, retains key allies

  Bloomberg Gabon’s Prime Minister Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet announced a new government days after the constitutional court forced the dissolution of the previous one, with the ruling party retaining control of key ministries. Issoze-Ngondet, who was reappointed as prime minister on May 3 by President Ali Bongo, moved Régis Immongault Tatangani, the former economy minister, to foreign affairs. He is replaced by ...

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• 5 May

  Mohamed: Armed Forces play key role in turbulent environment

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has said that UAE Armed Forces have played a vital role in a turbulent and dangerous regional and international environment in which it was surrounded by threats. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al ...

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