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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 /Â 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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26 December
ERC distributes 300 school bags in Lahij
Lahij /Â WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) on Monday completed the school bags distribution project in the Lahij governorate in Yemen. The programme was part of the authority’s plan to distribute school requirements in Aden, Abyan, Lahij and Dhale governorates and in the light of its humanitarian and relief efforts aimed at alleviating the suffering of the populations and ...
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26 December
DHA to organise Dubai Health Forum
Dubai / WAM Aimed at promoting and sustaining healthy lifestyles and healthcare, the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) is organising ‘Dubai Health Forum’ under the patronage of Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, from January 9 -10, 2017. The forum will bring together decision makers, health practitioners and industry experts to ...
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26 December
Ministry of Energy and Total present copies of geological evolution of UAE
Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Energy in partnership with Total E&P UAE, has presented the Ministry of Education with copies of a book on the geological evolution of the UAE. The move coincides with UAE’s Year of Reading and comes in the context of the Ministry of Energy’s contribution to spreading awareness of mineral wealth and building a ...
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26 December
DFF inks pact with Emarat Al Youm to publish ‘Future Research’ series
Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) has launched the ‘Future Research’ series, and signed an MoU with Emarat Al Youm newspaper, aimed at publishing this scientific series that will enable readers to gain in-depth knowledge about the future of the most important sectors and technologies that influence lifestyles and economies globally. As per the agreement, both ...
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26 December
‘Work on development tools to enhance market discipline’
Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business His Excellency Engineer Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori, Minister of Economy, headed the 4th Meeting of the Higher Committee for Consumer Protection (HCCP) for 2016, which was recently held at the Meydan Hotel in Dubai. The session was attended by HE Engineer Mohammed Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al-Shehhi, Undersecretary for Economic Affairs in the Ministry ...
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26 December
Al Ansari Exchange offers AED25mn to support ‘Year of Giving’ initiative
Dubai / Emirates Business In response to the declaration of 2017 as the ‘Year of Giving’ by HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, Al Ansari Exchange, the UAE-based foreign exchange and worldwide money transfer company, has allocated AED 25 million to support charitable and humanitarian work in the upcoming year. The move reinforces the ...
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