May, 2017

• 9 May

  250 feared dead in two shipwrecks in Med: UN

    GENEVA / WAM Some 250 people are feared dead or missing following two shipwrecks in the Central Mediterranean, according to the UN refugee agency. ”In the last 24 hours we have received alarming information on two new shipwrecks in the Central Mediterranean,” said UNHCR spokesperson Cecile Pouilly in a press briefing in Geneva on Tuesday. ”The first shipwreck took ...

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• 9 May

  Mugabe’s ruling party plans disrupting Zimbabwe oppn

    Bloomberg Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s ruling party is discussing using a press clampdown and intimidation in rural areas to thwart a newly united opposition’s challenge to its three-decade rule in elections next year, according to three senior officials with knowledge of the matter. Officials of the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front are increasingly concerned the health of Mugabe, 93, ...

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• 9 May

  ‘UAE continues to support and encourage research’

  

    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, received a delegation from the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR), headed by Director-General Jamal Sanad Al Suwaidi, at Qasr Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi. During the meeting, he was briefed by ...

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• 9 May

  Abdullah welcomes participation of New Zealand in Expo 2020

    Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has held a telephone conversation with Gerry Brownlee, Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand, congratulating him on his appointment as the New Zealand Foreign Minister. During the telephone conversation, Sheikh Abdullah expressed his happiness as New Zealand announced that it ...

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• 9 May

  ERC sponsors over 7,000 Somali orphans

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), has held a ceremony for 7,692 orphans sponsored by the organisation in Khartoum, attended by Hamad Mohammed Humaid Al Junaibi, UAE Ambassador to the Republic of Sudan, and a number of Sudanese Ministers and officials. During the event, the orphans and their guardians received over AED33.8 million in aid which was deposited ...

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• 9 May

  MoI’s e-game to raise awareness on UAE history

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM An innovative e-game dubbed ‘Zayed The Leader’ was officially launched by HH Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, at the Ministry of Interior (MoI) premises on Tuesday to promote awareness among youngsters about the UAE history and its establishment at the hands of late Sheikh Zayed ...

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• 9 May

  Underwriting Managers set to be licensed by SCA

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) has requested all entities wishing to administer public subscription to get a prior licence from SCA. The licence can be easily obtained by contacting the department concerned at the authority, said SCA in a circular distributed on May 7 to stock companies operating in the country, underlining the necessity that ...

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• 9 May

  AED2.6bn City Centre Al Zahia to open its doors in 2020

  

    SHARJAH / Emirates Business Strategically located at the intersection of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road and University Road, City Centre Al Zahia is a super-regional mall of 136,200 sqm of gross leasable area. The super-regional mall will address the shopping and leisure needs of the residents of Sharjah, Northern Emirates and Al Zahia, an award-winning residential destination with six ...

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• 9 May

  SEDD and EPG discuss e-linking of economic activities

    SHARJAH / WAM Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD) and Emirates Post Group (EPG) have discussed prospects of e-linking economic activities related to postal system between the two organisations. The idea was discussed at a meeting between Sultan Abdullah bin Hadda Al Suwaidi, Chairman of SEDD and delegation from Emirates Post Group, led by Obaid Al Qatami, Acting Chief Commercial ...

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• 9 May

  Sheraa, Crescent to develop social entrepreneurship

  

    Sharjah / Emirates Business As part of its commitment to supporting the growth of socially-conscious entrepreneurs in the region, Sheraa – a launch pad for aspiring entrepreneurs in the United Arab Emirates – has entered in to an exclusive strategic partnership with Crescent Enterprises, the founding partner for Sheraa’s social entrepreneurship track, to co-create initiatives that develop the region’s ...

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