May, 2017

• 22 May

  Emirates to fly A380 services to Birmingham, Beijing and Shanghai

  

  Dubai / WAM Emirates Airlines announced on Monday that it will be introducing a second daily A380 service between Dubai and Birmingham, beginning 29th October 2017. Flight EK39/40, currently operated by a Boeing 777, will now be operated by the Emirates A380, adding to the existing daily A380 already operating on the route. Following the suspension of one of its ...

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• 22 May

  Emirates Foundation launches app to make volunteering easy

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates Foundation, an independent philanthropic organisation set up by the Abu Dhabi government to facilitate public-private funded initiatives to improve the welfare of youth across the UAE, announced the launch of its ‘Volunteering’ Mobile App as part of its 10th annual Ramadan Campaign led by the Takatof volunteering initiative. The Volunteering Mobile App will aim to ...

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• 22 May

  Global progress in forecasting future discussed at WGSO

  

  DUBAI / Emirates Business The World Government Summit Organisation (WGSO) held a session titled ‘Future Trends and How to Forecast Them’ to discuss global progress in the field of forecasting the future and developing solutions for the challenges that are expected to face decision makers in the public and private sectors. The session seeks to support governments’ efforts to forecast ...

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• 22 May

  Dubai Chamber hosts ‘Give & Gain Day’

  

  DUBAI / Emirates Business The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Centre for Responsible Business organised its annual Give & Gain Day, the largest employee volunteering event in the UAE, as part of the Engage Dubai programme. Participating for the seventh consecutive year, ENGAGE Dubai mobilised employees to volunteer during work hours in schools, universities, local charities and community group, ...

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• 22 May

  Neopharma invests AED880mn towards diabetes management

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Neopharma, one of UAE’s leading pharmaceutical manufacturing company invested a total of AED100 million in a state-of-the-art Japanese factory, AED265 million in the acquisition of patents and licenses and an additional investment in clinical studies amounting to AED515 million. The factory in Japan will manufacture supplements for patients in the pre-diabetic stage and also Type II ...

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• 22 May

  DAMAC Properties launches Aknan Villas

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business DAMAC Properties, a leading luxury real estate developer in the region, has launched Aknan, a collection of 3-bedroom luxurious villas that pays homage to the sentiment of home being such a central part of life. Aknan Villas will go on sale in Dubai on May 24 at Roda Al Murooj Hotel, Al Yasat Ballroom, Downtown Dubai ...

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• 22 May

  The key to North Korea is Russia’s president

  

  The idea of a grand bargain between the US and Russia is less popular in Washington than ever before. And yet one of the biggest foreign policy problems for the US — that of North Korea — cannot be resolved without Russia’s participation. In recent years, Russian President Vladimir Putin has made sure to rebuild a close relationship with North ...

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• 22 May

  The way to power the next billion consumers

  

  More than a billion people worldwide live without reliable access to electricity. Providing them with power will require hundreds of billions of dollars of investment, vast deployment of technology, and adaptable business and financial market strategies. Much of the job can be done with power generation systems that are not connected to a central grid, and with largely fuel-free technology. ...

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• 22 May

  Illinois gets smart about rising gun shops

  

  The state of Illinois regulates many common trades that maybe it shouldn’t, such as those specified by the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985. And it doesn’t regulate one industry that needs to be: gun dealerships. Despite a gruesome spike in gun violence in Chicago in recent years, regulation of gun retailers is left to ...

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• 22 May

  May and Corbyn get honest, except on Brexit

  Say at least this for the manifestoes that the Conservative and Labour parties have presented this month: Some honesty has returned to British politics as far as tax and spending decisions are concerned. This would be a cause for celebration were it not for an additional detail: When it comes to Brexit, the U.K.’s main parties are yet to wake ...

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