April, 2017

• 11 April

  UPC partners with real estate developers for CSR initiative

    ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC) has unveiled a major community initiative for the Year of Giving 2017 in partnership with 10 of the UAE’s leading property businesses. The ‘CSR Year of Giving Initiative’ will see the UPC work with real estate developers to establish new community amenities such as mosques, parks, playgrounds and ...

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• 11 April

  UAE world’s largest int’l donor for third time in four years

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, stressed that the UAE foreign aid represents a global model to follow in terms of humanitarian and development work. This is not just for being one of the largest international donors compared to its gross national income (GNI) for the fourth ...

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• 11 April

  World Aviation Safety Summit opens in Dubai

    Dubai / WAM The 5th World Aviation Safety Summit (WASS) kicked off in Dubai on Tuesday to review the essential safety measures required to ensure aviation safety worldwide. Hosted by Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, DCAA, on 11th -12th April 2017, WASS has been established as the meeting place for thought leaders of the global aviation safety sector to review best ...

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• 11 April

  CNPC to open regional headquarters in Jafza

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), a DP World Company and the UAE’s flagship trade and logistics hub for the Middle East region and Africa, and the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), the largest integrated energy company in China, have signed an agreement to establish CNPC’s regional headquarters in Jafza to serve its customers in the Middle ...

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• 11 April

  RTA to launch 11 bus routes, improve 13 others

    Dubai / WAM The Public Transport Agency, Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), is set to broaden and improve its bus network in Dubai by opening 11 new bus routes including 10 metro feeder service, and improve 13 other routes starting from April 15. The move is intended to bring more happiness to public transport users in general and bus riders ...

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• 11 April

  US, Russia jab over Syria before diplomatic talks in Moscow

  

    MOSCOW / AP US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Moscow on Tuesday with an ultimatum for Russia: Side with the US and likeminded countries on Syria, or embrace Iran, militant group Hezbollah and embattled Syrian leader Bashar Assad. It wasn’t clear what the punishment would be for a Russian government that has used its military might to ...

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• 11 April

  Philippine troops, militants clash; 9 dead

    MANILA / AP At least nine people were killed on Tuesday in a gunbattle between Philippine forces and suspected Abu Sayyaf militants on a central resort island, far from the extremists’ southern jungle bases and in a region where the U.S. government has warned that the gunmen may be plotting kidnappings, officials said. Military officials said at least five ...

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• 11 April

  Critics of Turkey’s president across Europe tell of threats

    BERLIN / AP Ercan Karakoyun looks twice over his shoulder when he leaves his Berlin home to make sure nobody is following him. Karakoyun is a follower of Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blames for an attempted military coup in Turkey last summer. The 37-year-old, who is the public face of the Gulen movement ...

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• 11 April

  ADNOC produces 14 million tonnes of jet fuel annually

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM ADNOC Distribution is investing AED750 million in a fuel depot located at the new Midfield Terminal of Abu Dhabi International Airport, according to Saeed Mubarak Al Rashdi, Acting Chief Executive Officer of ADNOC Distribution. Speaking to Emirates News Agency (WAM) Al Rashdi said, “ADNOC Distribution produces 14 million tonnes of jet fuel in order to meet ...

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• 11 April

  Dubai’s intellectual property protection won Apple praise

    Dubai / WAM The vital role played by the Commercial Compliance and Consumer Protection (CCCP) sector in Dubai Economy, the emirate’s economic development department, in protecting intellectual property (IP) has won praise from US-based tech giant Apple Inc. Edmund Wilkie, Senior Counsel, IP Enforcement, Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA) at Apple Europe Limited recently honoured officials and Intellectual ...

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