August, 2016

• 27 August

  4 Chad troops killed by ‘Boko Haram mine’

    N’Djamena / AFP Four Chadian soldiers have been killed after a mine planted by Boko Haram extremists destroyed their vehicle, a security source said on Saturday. “An army car hit a mine planted by Boko Haram at Kaiga Kindji, near the border of Chad and Niger. There were four dead and a dozen wounded,” said the security source, who ...

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• 27 August

  More Turkish tanks enter into Syria

  

    Ankara / AFP Turkey on Saturday sent more tanks into Syria to bolster a military offensive against extremists and Kurdish fighters, as a diplomatic push for a new ceasefire in Syria gathered pace. An AFP photographer in the village of Karkamis on the Turkish side of the border saw six more tanks roll over the frontier as mop-up operations continued ...

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• 27 August

  Fighters evacuated from Syria town reach rebel city

    Beirut / AFP A first group of rebels and their families evacuated from the Syrian town of Daraya after four years of government siege have reached opposition-held territory, a monitor said on Saturday. At least five buses carrying fighters and their families arrived in the rebel-held city of Idlib in the northwest, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. ...

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• 27 August

  Top separatist arrested in Kashmir as toll hits 68

  

    Srinagar / AFP Police in Indian-administered Kashmir have arrested a top separatist leader, his aide said on Saturday, as the region’s chief minister met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and defended a 50-day lockdown on the region. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chief cleric and head of All Parties Hurriyat (Freedom) Conference, a political coalition opposed to the Indian rule of Kashmir, ...

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• 27 August

  Tunisia’s youngest premier since independence sworn in

    Tunis / AFP Tunisia’s new Prime Minister Youssef Chahed and members of his cabinet were sworn in on Saturday, the presidency said, after approval from parliament. The prime minister and his 26 ministers swore to “work devotedly for the good of Tunisia” and to “respect its constitution and laws”, it said. Chahed, at 40, is the country’s youngest prime ...

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• 27 August

  MEED initiative to unite biz, govt on road to innovation

  

    Dubai / Emirates Business MEED has announced the inauguration of Innovation Live!, the first initiative of its kind designed to converge government and business innovation ideologies and subsequently find solutions in the sustainable energy, smart cities, education, healthcare, transport and industrial diversification sectors. The Innovation Live! Summit, the focal event of the initiative, will be an anchor event in ...

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• 27 August

  Dubai Properties to launch townhouses at Casa Dora

  

    Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Properties (DP), a leading Dubai-based real estate master developer and asset manager has announced townhouses in the Portuguese-inspired community, Casa Dora at Serena in DUBAILAND, will be released soon for sale at the DP sales and customer services centre in Ras Al Khor. Following the success of the first release of townhouses in the ...

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• 27 August

  New collections at Joyalukkas ‘Happy Diamonds’

    Dubai / Emirates Business Multi-award winning global retail chain Joyalukkas gives patrons more reasons to rejoice with Happy Diamonds. Launched in 2015, Happy Diamonds successfully brought joy to customers with high-quality diamond jewellery at mid-range prices. “Premium jewellery is meant to be enjoyed and does not have to come at premium prices,” says Mr. John Paul Alukkas, Executive Director, ...

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• 27 August

  Neutralizing project fraud threat in construction sector

  

    Bassam Samman / Special to Emirates Business Fraud is always a possibility in any type or size of business, more so during times of global economic uncertainty. Projects are particularly susceptible to fraud given the complexity, scope and huge cost of construction and engineering activities. A report on fraud in the construction industry issued by global advisory firm Grant ...

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• 27 August

  A character test for America

  

    To appreciate what’s at stake for the world in this year’s U.S. presidential election, it’s useful to visit a place like Australia that has been one of our most faithful allies — and that appears to be mortified at what’s happening in American politics. Australians are polite, in their own rowdy way. And they know they have to live ...

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