July, 2016

• 27 July

  Emirates Flight Training Academy signs pact with Boeing for pilot training system

  

    Dubai / Emirates Business The Emirates Flight Training Academy, the new world class flight training facility developed by Emirates airline to respond to the industry’s growing need for pilots, has signed an agreement with Boeing under which both organisations will collaborate on a comprehensive training curriculum and software infrastructure to support Academy operations. Emirates Flight Training Academy, currently under ...

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• 27 July

  Dubai Chamber holds workshop to weigh Kenya investment options

  

    Dubai / Emirates Business As part of the ongoing efforts to support its members’ expansion into the African market and to provide them informative business services, the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry in cooperation with Coface Emirates Services organised a workshop on Kenya Country Overview, at the Chamber premises on Wednesday. Organised as part of the Business Beyond ...

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• 27 July

  ADNOC opens Madinat Shakhbout Service Station

  

    Abu Dhabi /Emirates Business ADNOC Distribution on Wednesday launched the Madinat Shakhbout service station in Abu Dhabi’s Shakhbout City. The launch is in line with the company’s sustained strategy of meeting the growing demand for its products and services to cater to the UAE’s rapid urbanisation and development. Located behind the Abu Dhabi Civil Defence building, the new service ...

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• 27 July

  Record number of Emiratis visit Britain using electronic visa waiver system

  

    Dubai / WAM Official figures released this week have demonstrated the UK’s continued attraction for visitors from the UAE. A record number of UAE nationals used the UK’s electronic visa waiver (EVW) scheme in the last year, according to a report issued by the UK Home Office. It added that there were more than 63,000 applications for EVWs in the ...

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• 27 July

  DMCA’s ‘RASEINA’ to promote Maritime & Leisur sector

    Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) revealed the formation of RASEINA Maritime Domestic & Leisure Working Group, a first of its kind in the UAE, which aims to promote Dubai’s marine and leisure sector activities. The group has been created in a push to advance the Maritime Sector Strategy and further lead Dubai into becoming ...

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• 27 July

  Messe Frankfurt Middle East launches Intersec Saudi Arabia

  

    Emirates Business Intersec, the world’s leading international trade fair for security, safety, and fire protection, is making its debut in Saudi Arabia, offering global suppliers direct access to the Kingdom’s vast market where security spending continues to rise. Organised by Messe Frankfurt Middle East in partnership with Al-Harithy Company for Exhibitions (ACE Group), the inaugural edition of Intersec Saudi ...

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• 27 July

  Obama steps up to bat for former political foe Clinton

  

    Philadelphia / AFP President Barack Obama will step onto the Democratic convention stage on to champion former political foe Hillary Clinton, defend his own legacy and bury Donald Trump’s chances of reaching the White House. Obama will address the penultimate night of the party convention in Philadelphia, making the case that America’s first black president should be followed by ...

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• 27 July

  Kerry says US avoiding ‘confrontation’ in sea row

  

    Manila / AFP US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday said Washington wanted to avoid “confrontation” in the South China Sea, after an international tribunal rejected Beijing’s claims to most of the waters. Kerry made the remarks after meeting with Philippine Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay in Manila where they discussed the Southeast Asian nation’s sweeping victory in the arbitration ...

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• 27 July

  France’s Barnier to lead Brexit talks

    Brussels / AFP European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday appointed veteran French politician and former EU commissioner Michel Barnier to lead the negotiations with Britain on its exit from the bloc. Britain’s June 23 vote to quit the 28-nation European Union shocked EU leaders who had bet on a vote to remain but they have since rallied, with France ...

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• 27 July

  Pressure mounts on Indonesia to call off ‘executions’

  

    Cilacap / AFP Indonesia will be “on the wrong side of history” if it proceeds with a fresh round of executions this week, rights groups warned Wednesday, as authorities confirmed 14 prisoners will face the firing squad. A group of drug convicts including foreigners have been given notice of their executions and could be put to death as early ...

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