March, 2017

• 5 March

  RAK Chamber, Poland to bolster economic relations

    DUBAI / WAM Yousef Obaid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of Ras al-Khaimah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, RAK Chamber, discussed development of economic relations with Poland, during his meeting with Robert Rostek, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the UAE. Al Nuaimi underlined the chamber’s commitment to support, develop and diversify fields of economic and investment cooperation with Polish ...

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• 5 March

  ‘Abu Dhabi Airport to be among world’s largest’

  

    ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi International Airport will be one of the largest state-of-the-art airports in the world, with a capacity to accommodate 30 million passengers per year by 2019, said HH Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, declared, following a tour of the Midfield Terminal Building (MTB) on Sunday. “The ...

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• 5 March

  Khalifa dedicates Year of Giving to UAE martyrs

  

    ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE President, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has dedicated the Year of Giving along with all its initiatives and activities to the UAE martyrs in memory of their heroic deeds and in appreciation of their sacrifices. The President’s directive aims to instill the values of generosity and selflessness, which the martyrs ...

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• 5 March

  Trump’s smart choice for economic adviser

  

    After months of uncertainty and some false starts, President Donald Trump seems to have picked someone to be the head of his Council of Economic Advisers. That someone is Kevin Hassett, an economist at the American Enterprise Institute, a center-right think tank. This is a great move, for a number of reasons. First, along with the hiring of H.R. ...

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• 5 March

  India’s PetroChina envy has one problem —shareholders

  

    Everything China has, India wants — except perhaps its communist rulers. Right now, the object of the southern neighbour’s envy is oil. Or, to be precise, very large energy gorillas. Beijing possesses three, and New Delhi none. So the latter wants to merge its smaller companies into bigger groups. There’s only one problem with the plan: shareholders. When China ...

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• 5 March

  Rex Tillerson: Show up for human rights

    In another year or another administration, the absence of a cabinet official at a press conference would merit no comment. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s decision not to attend Friday’s release of the department’s annual human rights report, however, is a small but telling sign of a more profound and dangerous shift: President Donald Trump’s apathy for the values ...

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• 5 March

  US president changes tack on Russia

    Russia might be Achilles heel of Trump foreign policy. During his campaign, and after taking oath of office for president of United States, Trump was accused of having something to do with Russia. Trump always lambasted the report of Russian interventions in US presidential elections. The Republican billionaire disparaged those who accused Putin directing Russian hacking. The intelligence report ...

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• 5 March

  UAE government launches National Year of Giving Strategy

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM   Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the government of the United Arab Emirates has launched the  National Strategy for the Year of Giving, declared by the UAE President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. ...

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• 5 March

  Mohamed praises President’s move to remember martyrs

    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, praised President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s commitment to honouring the nation’s martyrs, as part of the national strategy for the Year of Giving. “The move signifies the prudent leadership’s loyalty ...

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• 5 March

  DED and Omniyat to support education for disadvantaged

    Dubai / WAM The Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai along with Omniyat, a Dubai-based developer, has launched ‘Tarmeem’ initiative to undertake varied community development projects during 2017, which is the ‘Year of Giving’ in the UAE. ‘Tarmeem,’ which means ‘restore/refurbish,’ is aimed to provide quality education and amenities to children with little or no financial means. The first ...

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