December, 2016

• 26 December

  Abdullah bin Zayed visits Wahat Al Karama

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, on Monday visited the Wahat Al Karama (Oasis of Dignity) memorial, built to honour Emirati heroes who had died for their country. Accompanied by Dr. Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemi, Minister ...

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• 26 December

  Embrace ‘Year of Giving’ to achieve aspirations of leadership: UAQ Ruler

    Umm Al Qaiwain / WAM HH Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu’alla, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al Qaiwain, has hailed the decision of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, for declaring 2017 as the ‘Year of Giving’. The decision, he said, reflected that the UAE was following the path of charity established by its ...

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• 26 December

  Dubai to host ‘Honey Festival’ in Hatta

  

    Dubai / WAM Dubai Municipality is organising the UAE’s first Honey Festival in Hatta Heritage Village from December 29-31. The first of its kind festival will be a platform that brings together people related to honey industries worldwide. Eng. Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director-General of Dubai Municipality, pointed out that the festival aims to raise the level of Municipality services in ...

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• 26 December

  UAEREP participates in AGU Fall meeting in San Francisco

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM A delegation from the UAE Research Programme for Rain Enhancement Science (UAEREP) led by Alya Al Mazroui, Manager of the programme, concluded a series of highly productive meetings with leading global researchers and scientists at the American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) annual Fall meeting held at the Moscone Centre in San Francisco. The recently concluded meeting presented ...

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• 26 December

  Putin’s gift to America

  

    It may be wishful thinking, but it’s just possible that Vladimir Putin has done us a great favour. He has alerted us to the true threat of cyberwarfare in a way that — again, just possibly — might prompt us to view it as a serious national danger and begin to take effective countermeasures. Of course, Americans are aware ...

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• 26 December

  China brokerages back in bad books

  

    Almost 12 months after they were forced to buy up stocks to put a floor under the market, China’s brokerages are in a bad place again. The anticipated trading rush after a link between the Hong Kong and Shenzhen stock exchanges opened Dec. 5 hasn’t eventuated and investors are punishing firms including Guotai Junan International Holdings Ltd. and Haitong ...

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• 26 December

  Pentagon’s next challenge is winning Silicon Valley

    With a month to go before he assumes responsibility for the US military, President-elect Donald Trump is already demonstrating his aggravation over runaway costs. Recent tweets have targeted the high price of not just Air Force One, a relatively minor project, but also the new F-35 fighter, the largest defense contract in history. He’s also called for a lifetime ...

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• 26 December

  Tsai-Trump call will do Taiwan no good

    Ties between Taipei and Beijing were already frosty since China-sceptic Tsai Ing-wen took power in Taiwan in May. This marked the demise of eight years of cross-strait rapprochement. But Taiwanese leader’s unprecedented phone call to US President-elect Donald Trump further angered Beijing. Tsai’s call was the first between a Taiwanese and US leader since Washington switched recognition from Taipei ...

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• 26 December

  EmiratesGBC, DSCE to double green building efficiencies

  

    Dubai / WAM Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC) and Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE) have invited key stakeholders of Dubai’s building industry to jointly discuss thoughts and views on future potential policies aiming at doubling the rate of energy efficiency in buildings by 2030. The joint workshop was held to discuss the Building Efficiency Accelerator (BEA), a public-private partnership ...

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• 26 December

  TRA to introduce new fees for spectrum and wireless from 2017

    Dubai / WAM Effective January 1st, 2017, new fees for the use of frequency spectrum and wireless equipment in the UAE will be introduced, according to the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA). The new regulation contains a fee for radio services used in land, maritime, terrestrial and satellite, including mobile service, broadcasting, satellite, and services related to emergencies and disaster relief. ...

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