May, 2023

• 17 May

  UAE leaders congratulate King of Norway on Constitution Day

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to King Harald V of Norway on the occasion of the Norwegian Constitution Day, celebrated on May 17. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His ...

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• 17 May

  Sharjah Crown Prince attends SCHS’s sponsors honouring ceremony

  

  SHARJAH / WAM HH Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, attended on Wednesday, an honouring ceremony of the Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services SCHS’s sponsors and partners for the academic year 2022-2023, in Al Barajil Hall of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The ceremony began with the national anthem ...

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• 17 May

  UAE highlights its humanitarian role and health response to pandemic in Geneva

  

  GENEVA / WAM The Permanent Mission of the UAE to the United Nations and international organisations in Geneva, in coordination with the Permanent Committee for Human Rights, organised a symposium on the sidelines of the 43rd session of the United Nations Universal Periodic Review of Human Rights Working Group. Titled “The Health Response to Covid-19 pandemic and the Humanitarian Role ...

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• 17 May

  EGA’s CelestiAL solar aluminium to head for the stars with MBRSC

  

  DUBAI / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) on Wednesday announced that EGA’s CelestiAL solar aluminium will be blasted into space through a partnership with Gulf Extrusions and the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC). EGA’s metal has been formed in Jebel Ali into parts for MBRSC’s MBZ-SAT, the region’s most advanced commercial satellite in the field of high-resolution satellite imagery, ...

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• 17 May

  Dubai’s Emirates NBD launches Digital Asset Lab

  

  DUBAI / WAM Emirates NBD has announced the launch of the Emirates NBD Digital Asset Lab, a platform that will enable and accelerate digital asset and financial services innovation in the UAE. Through the Digital Asset Lab, the bank is establishing a robust platform with industry experts, enabling co-creation and experimentation for the development of innovative ideas in financial services ...

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• 17 May

  Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed meets EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security

  

  BRUSSELS / WAM HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, held a meeting with Josep Borrell, European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission. The discussions, which took place in Brussels, focussed on strengthening bilateral relations between the UAE, the EU, and its member states ...

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• 17 May

  UAE and Oman to enhance collaboration in field of education

  

  DUBAI / WAM The UAE Ministry of Education announced a collaboration agreement with its counterpart in the Sultanate of Oman, during an official visit by Dr Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of Education and the ministry’s delegation to Oman. This agreement aims to enhance collaboration and the exchange of expertise in the field of education between the two ministries. Dr ...

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• 17 May

  Microsoft cloud service under scrutiny from EU antitrust arm

  

  BLOOMBERG Microsoft Corp’s Azure cloud business has been targeted by the European Union’s antitrust arm, amid concerns the US software firm is leveraging its market power to squeeze out rivals. As part of an informal probe, regulators are quizzing competitors and customers about how Microsoft may be abusing its access to business-sensitive information belonging to cloud firms it has commercial ...

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• 17 May

  Macron pitches France to Elon Musk as top hub for electric cars

  

  BLOOMBERG Emmanuel Macron made his pitch that France is a leading hub for foreign investments and electric cars directly to Elon Musk, as the president seeks to attract global businesses. Macron and Musk, the head of electric-car maker Tesla Inc and the world’s second-richest person, discussed prospects for development in the electric vehicle and energy sectors at the presidential palace, ...

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• 17 May

  New York manufacturing index plunges most since April 2020

  

  BLOOMBERG A gauge of New York state manufacturing activity slumped in May by the most in more than three years as orders and shipments shrank abruptly. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s general business conditions index dropped 42.6 points to minus 31.8 in May, data showed. Readings below zero indicate contraction and the gauge was weaker than all estimates ...

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