May, 2017

• 7 May

  UK local elections boost for Theresa May

    British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party scored a landslide victory in local government elections. It’s a prelude to a massive victory for May in the UK’s June 8 poll. The Tories won 1,882 of the 4,851 council seats contested in England, Scotland and Wales. It is a net gain of 556, which brought under control 11 counties and ...

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• 7 May

  ‘Relieve suffering of women, children until their plight ends’

  

    Sharjah / WAM HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has urged cooperation among humanitarian organisations to relieve the suffering of women and children, provide those affected by conflicts with the basic needs until their plight is over. Sheikh Sultan’s call came during the awarding ceremony of the first winner of the ...

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• 7 May

  EHRA takes part in int’l symposium in Tunis

    Tunis / WAM Emirates Human Rights Association (EHRA), has participated in an international symposium held in Tunis entitled, “Protection of People with Disabilities During Wars and Conflicts.” The event was also attended by representatives of the League for Arab States, Arab Institute for Human Rights, Centre of Arab Women for Training and Research, UN High Commission for Human Rights, International ...

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• 7 May

  UAE moves forward to reduce suffering of people: Hamdan

    Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent, stressed that the UAE, under the leadership of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, had a rich humanitarian heritage and was part of several development initiatives that enabled it to be at ...

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• 7 May

  Experts to discuss UAE’s transition towards innovation-driven economy

  

    SHARJAH / WAM More than 35 leading economics, finance and business experts will converge in Sharjah on Monday at the opening of Euromoney Emirates Conference, to discuss how the UAE can best accelerate its journey towards becoming the region’s standout innovation economy. The conference for cross-border investment and capital markets is co-hosted by the Sharjah FDI Office, Invest in ...

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• 7 May

  RTA raises AED28mn in 95th licencing open plates auction in Dubai

  

    DUBAI / WAM Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), announced that its 95th Licensing Open Plates Auction raised a total revenue of AED27.751 million when 80 eye-catching plates were put under the hammer. Four license plates acquired the lion’s share of revenues in the auction, which saw fierce competition between bidders. Ahmed Bahrozyan, CEO of the RTA Licensing Agency, ...

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• 7 May

  Emirates SkyCargo wins dual honours

  

    DUBAI / WAM Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has won the ‘Best Cargo Airline Middle East’ award at the annual Cargo Airline of the Year 2017 awards organised by Air Cargo News in London. This is the 28th time that Emirates SkyCargo has won this recognition in the 31 year history of the awards. The winners of ...

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• 7 May

  ADX to launch roadshow in New York today

    ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), is organising its first roadshow for the year 2017 in New York City on Monday, accompanied by a number of its listed companies. The roadshow will enable ADX listed companies to engage with potential new investors, fund managers, and asset management companies to inform them about their growth strategies and recent ...

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• 7 May

  IUCAS team visits Sharjah Municipality’s Food Lab

    Sharjah / WAM Sharjah Municipality received a delegation from the British Accreditation Authority (IUCAS). The delegation visited the Central Laboratories of the municipality and reviewed the procedures of the food laboratory in analysing the various samples as part of the procedures of renewing the annual international accreditation of the laboratory for more than 18 years. Dr. Sheikha Rasha Al Qasimi, ...

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• 7 May

  Statoil shares surge after quarterly profit up tenfold

  

    Bloomberg Statoil ASA, Norway’s biggest oil and gas producer, rose the most in five months after first-quarter profit climbed on higher output amid recovering crude prices and as it deepened cost cuts to emerge from a downturn that has battered the industry for more than two years. The shares rose as much as 3.7 percent, the most since December ...

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