March, 2017

• 29 March

  UK files for divorce from EU

  

    LONDON / AP The United Kingdom filed for divorce from the European Union on Wednesday, overturning four decades of integration with its neighbors, demolishing the notion that EU expansion is inevitable and shaking the foundations of a bloc that is facing challenges to its identity and its place in the world. Britain’s top envoy to the EU, Tim Barrow, ...

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• 29 March

  UK police, Muslim youths link hands to mark London attack

    LONDON / AP Police officers, Muslim youths and hundreds of others linked hands on Wednesday on Westminster Bridge to honor the four people who died in a terrorist attack that started on the span a week earlier. The bridge fell silent at 2:40 p.m to mark the moment when Khalid Masood began mowing down pedestrians, killing three. Masood then ...

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• 29 March

  Kosovo Albanians block roads to prevent Serb rally

    Kosovo / AP Albanians in Kosovo blocked roads on Wednesday to prevent the local Serb minority and people coming from Serbia from holding an electoral rally. Police said that the road was blocked in five or six locations but cleared after a couple of hours. Media said Albanians raised roadblocks to stop some 60 buses from Serbia and more ...

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• 29 March

  AED396mn worth of business deals sealed at Dubai Derma

    Dubai / WAM AED396 million worth of business deals were sealed at the 17th edition of the Dubai World Dermatology and Laser Conference and Exhibition, known as Dubai Derma, which concluded on Wednesday. Some 540 companies from 85 countries took part in the three-day event, which included participation from around 15,000 visitors, according to Dr. Abdul Salam Al Madani, Executive ...

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• 29 March

  $100bn airport projects planned across Mideast

    Dubai / WAM Middle East airports are making massive investments towards expansion projects to drive global aviation growth and attract global manufacturers and suppliers to explore business opportunities in the region’s aviation sector. In order to address a capacity gap, over $100 billion worth of airport projects is underway and planned across the Middle East, according to a recent report ...

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• 29 March

  DHA selects ADNIC as PI to offer health insurance coverage

  

    Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company (ADNIC), one of the leading regional multi-line insurance providers for corporates and individuals, has been included as a Participating Insurer (PI) by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) to offer health insurance coverage under its Essential Benefits Plan. Speaking on ADNIC’s appointment as a PI for the DHA, Ahmad Idris, ...

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• 29 March

  Hackers who stole over AED1 million arrested

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Police have managed, in less than 24 hours, to arrest four Asian hackers who had stolen more than AED1 million from unsuspecting consumers’ financial accounts by installing skimmer devices on ATMs across the country . Anti-cyber crime experts from Abu Dhabi Criminal Investigation Department (CID) unraveled the mystery behind the crime in which the ...

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• 29 March

  Hamed attends closing ceremony of ‘Zayed 2’ joint military exercise

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court, attended on Wednesday the closing of the ‘Zayed 2’ joint military exercise in the UAE’s territories, between the UAE Armed Forces and the Egyptian Armed Forces. The event was also attended by Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, Chief of ...

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• 29 March

  Second aerospace facility to come up in Abu Dhabi by 2020

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi’s advanced composite aerostructures manufacturing facility Strata Manufacturing, on Wednesday unveiled plans for its second facility at Nibras Al Ain Aerospace Park. The Strata 2.0 facility will more than double Strata’s existing capacity and sets the company on a firm path towards Abu Dhabi’s long-term goal of achieving economic diversification and driving global competitiveness for ...

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• 29 March

  Abu Dhabi to boost tourism ties with China

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) announced that it is embarking on two separate trips to five cities across China in March and May to capitalise on the growing popularity of the emirate as a tourist destination from Asia. Inbound visitor arrivals from China have seen dramatic rises over the past few years, ...

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