September, 2017

• 16 September

  Malaysia recognises UAE halal system

  Dubai / WAM The UAE has received Malaysia’s recognition of the ‘UAE Halal Products Control System’, national certificates and the national Halal mark, which will facilitate the trade of UAE halal products and ensure acceptance in Malaysian markets, as well as markets that accept Malaysian halal systems certification, which contains 60 markets globally. Abdullah Abdul Qader Al Maeeni, Director-General of ...

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• 16 September

  Curtains down on Materials Handling Middle East

  

  DUBAI / Emirates Business The Middle East’s dedicated trade fair for intralogistics, supply chain management, freight and cargo concluded recently, bringing a successful end to three-days of busy networking and discussions of the latest trends and innovations in the market today. Materials Handling Middle East 2017 featured 126 exhibitors from 21 countries, and welcomed 3,300 visitors from 50 countries at ...

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• 16 September

  ADU ranks third globally in ‘int’l faculty diversity’

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi University (ADU) topped the ranks of Quacquarelli Symonds’ (QS) World University Rankings 2018 scoring third place on the International Faculty indicator, thereby surpassing approximately 26,000 universities globally based on the diversity of cultural and ethnic backgrounds of its faculty members. This makes Abu Dhabi University one of the top 2.8% universities in the ...

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• 16 September

  Trump vows to seek allies on North Korea, Iran

  

  Bloomberg ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ President Donald Trump will embark on a whirlwind series of meetings next week at the United Nations General Assembly to make two big asks of the world: Stand with us against North Korea, and hold the line against Iran’s nuclear programme. Over the course of four days, beginning on Monday, Trump will engage in a speed round of ...

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• 16 September

  Britain arrests man in London tube attack

  

  Bloomberg Police have arrested an 18-year-old man on the UK southeast coast in connection with the detonation of an improvised bomb on a London tube train that injured at least 29 people. The man was arrested in the port area of Dover, a major ferry hub for travel to France, on Saturday and is being held under a section of ...

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• 16 September

  UK’s Johnson back in Brexit debate

  

  Bloomberg British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson threw himself back into the Brexit debate with a 4,000-word newspaper article just days before Prime Minister Theresa May is set to refresh her own strategy for the split. Writing in the Daily Telegraph, the figurehead of last year’s campaign to leave the European Union outlined what he called a “glorious” vision for the ...

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• 16 September

  Judge blocks Trump ‘to punish sanctuary cities’

  

  Bloomberg The Trump administration lost another round in its effort to punish cities that don’t cooperate with its crackdown on undocumented immigrants. A Chicago federal judge ruled the US Justice Department can’t withhold millions of dollars in grants supporting public safety from cities that refuse to share with federal officials the immigration status of suspects in custody. The limited restrictions ...

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• 16 September

  Hurricane Jose could threaten NY next week

  

  Bloomberg Hurricane Jose may threaten New York City (NYC) and other areas of the East Coast by next week, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm, about 885 kilometers south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane Friday as it churned through the Atlantic Ocean. Jose’s path could put it near New Jersey and New ...

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• 16 September

  India plans larger oil auctions as Modi pursues import cuts

  

  Bloomberg India will offer larger areas with higher oil and natural gas reserves in the next auction of discovered fields later this year as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government seeks to curtail rising crude oil imports. “The next round would be meatier, bigger and players can expect even better fields,” Atanu Chakraborty, head of oil regulator Directorate General of Hydrocarbons, ...

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• 16 September

  India’s August Iran oil imports drop to lowest in 18 months

  NEW DELHI / Reuters India imported 335,400 barrels per day (bpd) oil from Iran in August, the lowest level since February 2016, posting a fall of about 42 percent from a year ago, according to ship tracking data obtained from industry sources and data compiled by Thomson Reuters Oil Research & Forecasts. August imports from Iran were down 19.2 percent ...

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