May, 2023

• 24 May

  “UAE-France strategic partnership built on mutual respect, shared goals”

  

  PARIS / WAM Sébastien Chenu, the Vice-President of the French National Assembly (Parliament), expressed his full confidence in the UAE’s success in hosting COP28 in November this year, emphasising the importance of continued coordination between the two countries to achieve the goals of the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, given that Paris had hosted the same event before. Describing ...

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• 24 May

  Diez hosts high-level session to promote cybersecurity awareness

  

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (Diez), in collaboration with Thales, a global leader in cybersecurity technologies and data protection, and the Dubai Electronic Security Centre (Desc), part of Digital Dubai, hosted an awareness session on cybersecurity at Dubai Airport Freezone (Dafz). The session brought together professionals to discuss the way forward for achieving the highest levels of ...

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• 24 May

  Sheikh Zayed Chair launched in Kuala Lumpur to foster collaboration

  

  KUALA LUMPUR / WAM The Sheikh Zayed Chair, a dedicated research body at the Institute of Strategic and International Studies Malaysia (ISIS Malaysia) in Kuala Lumpur, was officially launched on the sidelines of the visit of HH Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, to Malaysia. The launch ceremony was attended by Khalid ...

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• 24 May

  Adnoc, Taqa launch AED8.8bn sustainable water supply plan

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Adnoc and Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa) announced on Wednesday the award of a strategic investment project estimated at up to $2.4 billion (AED8.8 billion) to provide sustainable water supply for Adnoc’s onshore operations, reinforcing Adnoc and Taqa’s position as responsible energy leaders and underscoring their efforts to drive sustainable initiatives that deliver long-term value. ...

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• 24 May

  Khaled bin Mohamed visits maritime and aerospace exhibition in Malaysia

  LANGKAWI / WAM HH Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, has visited the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition in Malaysia, alongside His Majesty King Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmed Shah of Malaysia, and the Regent of Pahang, Crown Prince Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah. During the visit, which took place as part of ...

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• 24 May

  UAE leaders congratulate Eritrean President on Independence Day

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to President Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea on the occasion of his country’s Independence Day. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin ...

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• 24 May

  Instagram readies Twitter competitor for summer release

  

  BLOOMBERG Instagram is planning to release a text-based app that will compete with Twitter.The company is currently testing the project idea with celebrities and influencers, according to people familiar with the matter. Instagram has been in discussions with select creators for months, though none of them has had access to the full version of the app, according to one of ...

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• 24 May

  Eight EU nations push back on new car exhaust pollution rules

  

  BLOOMBERG Eight European Union (EU) nations called for the bloc to scrap new pollution limits for car tailpipes as they distract from the goal of effectively banning new combustion engine vehicles after 2035, the latest sign of push back against environmental regulation. The nations — including France and Italy — said they oppose new exhaust emission rules under the so-called ...

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• 24 May

  Scholz plots $22b of budget cuts in snub to Greens

  

  BLOOMBERG German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Finance Minister Christian Lindner are thrashing out a plan to close a €20 billion ($22 billion) shortfall in the 2024 budget with expenditure cuts in all departments except defense — a move which risks angering their coalition partners, the Greens. Scholz and Lindner have agreed to spending reductions of 2% to 3% for almost ...

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• 24 May

  Meta fined record $1.3b in EU over US data transfers

  

  BLOOMBERG Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc was hit by a record €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) European Union (EU) privacy fine and given a deadline to stop shipping users’ data to the US after regulators said it failed to protect personal information from the American security services. The social network giant’s continued data transfers to the US didn’t address “the risks ...

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