March, 2017

• 6 March

  New Zealand Foreign Minister conferred First Class Order of Zayed II

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, bestowed the First Class Order of Zayed II on Murray McCully, Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand, in recognition to his efforts in strengthening joint bilateral relations and developing co-operation between the UAE and New Zealand. HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign ...

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• 6 March

  TRA to highlight m-Government training portal at QITCOM 2017

    Dubai / WAM The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) is participating in the activities of Qatar’s Information and Communication Technology Exhibition and Conference, QITCOM 2017, in Doha. The conference is being held in the Qatari capital from March, 6-8 with the attendance of a group of decision-makers, entrepreneurs and experts from government entities and regional and international companies. Through this participation, ...

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• 6 March

  MBRSC, KARI sign MoU for coop on space cooperation

    Dubai / WAM The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) of South Korea with the goal of cooperating on various space-related activities and transferring expertise. The MoU was signed by Yousuf Hamad Al Shaibani, Director General of MBRSC and Dr. Gwang-Rae Cho, President of KARI. Commenting ...

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• 6 March

  HeliConference Dubai to begin on April 17

    Dubai / WAM HeliConference Dubai 2017, the Middle East’s first dedicated conference that focusses on the helicopter industry, will be held in Dubai under the patronage of Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Taking place on April 17-18, the Dubai HeliConference will be held at Al Maktoum Airport in ...

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• 6 March

  DFSA boosts Dubai’s financial technology proposition

    Dubai / WAM The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) is enhancing its contribution to Dubai’s position as the leading regional leading hub for innovation through the publication of new a FinTech consultation paper. The paper is the third in a series, setting out the DFSA’s approach to the regulation of pioneering financial technology (FinTech) activities. The DFSA has been following ...

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• 6 March

  Dubai Culture to showcase emirate’s arts, culture in Berlin

  

    Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, has announced its participation in ITB Berlin – the World’s Leading Travel Trade Show – as part of the Emirate’s stand at the event and in collaboration with the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM). The show will ...

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• 6 March

  North Korea fires 4 banned ballistic missiles into sea

  

    SEOUL / AP North Korea on Monday fired four banned ballistic missiles that flew about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) on average, with three of them landing in waters that Japan claims as its exclusive economic zone, South Korean and Japanese officials said. The test-launches appeared to be a reaction to huge US-South Korean military drills that those countries consider ...

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• 6 March

  Syrian fighters cut main road linking IS-held areas

    BEIRUT / AP US-backed Syrian fighters on Monday cut the main road between the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, which is controlled by the IS group, and the eastern city of Deir el-Zour, which is partially held by IS, as they press against the extremists’ territory in Syria. But despite the fresh blockade on the Raqqa-Deir el-Zour road, IS ...

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• 6 March

  Pakistan says attacks by militant kills 6 soldiers

    PESHAWAR / AP Militants attacked several Pakistani military posts in tribal regions along the Afghan border, killing six soldiers, the army said on Monday. Pakistani troops repulsed the attackers, who had crossed overnight from Afghanistan into the Mohmand tribal region where three military posts were ambushed, the army statement said. It added that 10 of the attackers were believed ...

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• 6 March

  Malaysia protecting its ‘dignity’ in expelling NK envoy

  

    KUALA LUMPUR / AP Malaysia is protecting its “sovereignty and dignity” by expelling the North Korean ambassador, the prime minister said on Monday, as relations between the countries unraveled further over the poisoning of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader. North Korea announced shortly before the deadline for its ambassador to leave Malaysia on ...

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