November, 2016

• 27 November

  A glum economic forecast for Cuba after Castro

  

    For all of my adult life I have been hearing that Cuba will blossom economically when Fidel Castro passes away. Now that time has come, and it seems Cuba will continue to struggle. At a superficial glance, the case for Cuban optimism is obvious. So many Cuban-Americans have impressed the world with their business skills and entrepreneurial drive. If ...

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• 27 November

  Much uncertainty ahead in US-Cuba relationship

    Fidel Castro’s passing removes what was long the single greatest psychological barrier to a warmer U.S.-Cuba relationship. But it also adds to the uncertainty ahead with the transition from an Obama to a Trump administration. “A brutal dictator” of a “totalitarian island,” declared President-elect Donald Trump, underscoring the historical trauma still separating the countries. A more restrained President Barack ...

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• 27 November

  Is fake news protected in US by the First Amendment?

  

    Noah Feldman In the free marketplace of ideas, true ideas are supposed to compete with false ones until the truth wins — at least according to a leading rationale for free speech. But what if the rise of fake news shows that, under current conditions, truth may not defeat falsehood in the market? That would start to make free ...

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• 27 November

  ‘Dubai Street Museum’ approved

  

    Dubai / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, on Sunday approved ‘Dubai Street Museum’ project, a new public art project that seeks to highlight Dubai’s unique identity, values and aspirations. Spearheaded by Brand Dubai, the creative arm of the Government of Dubai Media Office (GDMO), ...

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• 27 November

  UAE, Bahamas sign two MoUs on political consultations and visa exemptions

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas signed on Sunday Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) on Political Consultations and Visa Exemptions. HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and his counterpart the Honourable Frederick Mitchell, Bahamas’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration signed the two agreements here ...

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• 27 November

  Mohammed receives GCC Secretary General

  

    Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, received on Sunday Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, GCC Secretary-General. Present during the meeting were HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy ...

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• 27 November

  TRA to issue first report on Arabic Digital Content

    Dubai / Emirates Business The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) announced that it will issue its first comprehensive report on Arabic Digital Content, ADC, aimed at promoting the Arabic language, with the support of the Information and Communication Technology Fund, ICT Fund, in cooperation with several international, regional and national bodies. Speaking on the project, Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, Director-General ...

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• 27 November

  Global entrepreneurs to display their ideas at AIM Startup in Dubai

  

    Dubai / WAM Entrepreneurs from throughout the world will soon come to Dubai to display their ideas and learn from others starting businesses, as well as from established business leaders. An initiative of the Ministry of Economy, the inaugural edition of AIM Startup will be launched alongside the 7th Edition of the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) to be held from ...

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• 27 November

  Masdar wraps up work on 8 new rural solar plants in Mauritania

  

    Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Eight new rural solar energy projects have been completed, and are now operational, across the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, in western North Africa, doubling the UAE’s total contribution to the country’s clean energy capacity to 31.6 megawatts (MW). Delivered by Masdar, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, in collaboration with Mauritania’s national electricity provider, ...

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• 27 November

  ADNOC organises JIG workshop for aviation fuelling services

  

    Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business For the third consecutive year, ADNOC Distribution hosted a Joint Inspection Group (JIG) workshop for 12 representatives from global blue-chip entities engaged in the aviation fuelling services sector. Held at ADNOC Distribution’s training centre at the Abu Dhabi International Airport, the workshop aimed to help participants qualify as international inspectors in aviation fuelling services ...

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