July, 2017

• 12 July

  Expo 2020 maps path for SMEs in F&B sector at BusinessConnect

  

  DUBAI / WAM Expo 2020 Dubai’s highly successful BusinessConnect F&B session has marked the first step on the journey to Expo for small and medium sized enterprises, SMEs, in the food and beverage sector. The session, which saw more than 100 SMEs take part, outlined the food and beverage pathway and timeline, including encouraging them to sign up to the ...

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• 12 July

  Waiwera gifts ‘Baby Emarat’ lifetime supply of water

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Reinforcing its love and loyalty to the UAE, Waiwera Artesian Water – the world’s leading mineral water brand, has announced a landmark decision to gift the new-born Baby Emarat free lifetime supply of water. Baby Emarat was born to Kuwaiti parents on Saturday, July 1, 2017. The couple, decided to name the new-born Emarat to express ...

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• 12 July

  EU, UK consider ways around Irish border issue

  

  Bloomberg The European Union and the UK will seek to agree on broad principles on the Irish border dilemma in coming months to prevent the search for a solution holding up the wider Brexit talks, according to four officials familiar with the matter. The principles will go a little further than the negotiating directives published by the EU in May, ...

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• 12 July

  May to avert nuclear fallout ahead of Brexit repeal bill

  Bloomberg The UK is preparing a departure from Euratom that will keep disruptions to a “minimum,” as the government moves to quell concerns that ending European nuclear cooperation could put cancer patients at risk. The assurances came from Energy Minister Richard Harrington during a debate in Parliament on Wednesday. The transportation of radioactive materials used to diagnose and treat cancer ...

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• 12 July

  Saudi bloc says US-Qatar anti-terror pact ‘isn’t enough’

  

  Bloomberg The Saudi-led bloc boycotting Qatar said a counter-terrorism pact struck with the US in Doha to strengthen Qatari action against terrorist funding “isn’t enough” to end the Gulf diplomatic crisis. The alliance, which includes the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt, said Tuesday’s agreement between the US and Qatar came about due to years of pressure from the bloc, ...

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• 12 July

  US extends Sudan sanctions review period by 3 months

  Bloomberg The US delayed by three months a decision on whether to permanently lift some sanctions imposed on Sudan, making the revocation dependent on the North African country sustaining progress in areas such as anti-terror cooperation. President Donald Trump’s executive order extends the six-month review period established by the Obama administration on Jan. 13, which detailed conditions Sudan must meet ...

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• 12 July

  Thousands flee as army raids on S Sudan rebel stronghold

  Bloomberg A South Sudanese army offensive on a rebel stronghold has forced about 5,000 civilians to seek shelter in neighboring Ethiopia, adding to the world’s fastest-growing refugee crisis, a United Nations official said. The people have fled their homes since about July 2 as troops advance toward Pagak town in the country’s northeastern Upper Nile region, David Shearer, head of ...

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• 12 July

  Turkey kills 5 IS suspects

  Bloomberg Turkish police killed five alleged IS suspects in a raid on a safe house and detained more than 70 others across a nation which has been drawn into the war with the extremists in neighboring Syria. Police seized AK-47 rifles, a gun and a large quantity of ammunition after the shootout in the central city of Konya on Wednesday, ...

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• 12 July

  Trump’s credibility dealt blow by his son’s emails on Russia

  

  Bloomberg President Donald Trump’s credibility took a sharp blow after his son released emails that directly contradict months of assertions that investigations of possible campaign collusion with Russia were nothing more than a partisan “witch hunt.” Just 173 days in office, Trump already has seen his political clout depleted by a stymied agenda in Congress and approval ratings consistently under ...

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• 12 July

  Gulf-Russian meeting to enhance prospects for future cooperation

  YEKATERINBURG / WAM UAE Minister of Economy, Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, joined Zayed Bin Rashid Alzayani, Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, and Abdul Karim Taqi Abdul Karim, General Manager of Public Authority for Industry in Kuwait during a meeting with Russian representatives ...

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