May, 2023

• 8 May

  Enec signs pact with key Chinese energy entities

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) has announced the signing of three memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with the Nuclear Power Operations Research Institute, the China National Nuclear Corporation Overseas and the China Nuclear Energy Industry Corporation. The signings of the MoUs were attended by Mohamed Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Enec. ...

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• 8 May

  UAE welcomes talks between Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE has welcomed the start of talks between representatives of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces in Jeddah. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) commended the role of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America and their efforts to ensure the dialogue ...

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• 8 May

  Annual Investment Meeting commences in Abu Dhabi

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Participants from 170 countries have started arriving to attend the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM Global 2023), the premier investment platform for global investors that is set to kick off its 12th edition in Abu Dhabi on May 8 to 10. The three-day event is expected to attract an international audience of top executives, decision makers, senior ...

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• 8 May

  ‘Gallant Knight 2’ provides medical treatment for 300 cases in Syria

  

  LATAKIA / WAM The number of beneficiaries of humanitarian, medical and treatment aid has reached about 1,100 Syrian families, with some 6,000 people, including 300 Syrian beneficiaries of urgent medical cases, according to the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) delegation in Syria operating as part of Operation “Gallant Knight 2” that was launched by the Joint Operations Command of the Ministry ...

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• 8 May

  Japan, S Korea seek to mend ties at rare summit in Seoul

  

  BLOOMBERG The leaders of South Korea and Japan said they planned to discuss cooperation on global issues and security concerns raised by North Korea as they started their first formal summit held in Seoul in about a dozen years. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol told Fumio Kishida at their on Sunday meeting that he sees the visit of the ...

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• 8 May

  Ukraine says it shot down Russian Kinzhal missile for first time

  

  BLOOMBERG Ukraine’s military confirmed the interception of a Russian “Kinzhal” hypersonic air-launched ballistic missile after it deployed Patriot air-defense systems obtained this spring from Western allies. The rocket was launched from a Mikoyan MiG-31 fighter jet towards the Kyiv region of May 4, according to Mykola Oleshchuk, Ukraine’s air force commander. The confirmation followed discussion on social media that a ...

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• 8 May

  Thailand begins early voting ahead of general election

  

  BLOOMBERG More than two million Thais who registered for early voting began casting their ballots on Sunday ahead of next week’s general election, with opposition parties projected to win a majority. The vote is taking place amid an intensifying struggle for power in Thailand. The May 14 election pits supporters of the ruling military-backed coalition led by Prime Minister Prayuth ...

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• 8 May

  State of emergency declared in Canada’s Alberta over wild fires

  

  ALBERTA / WAM Canadian province of Alberta declared a provincial state of emergency after tens of thousands of Albertans have been forced to evacuate their homes as “unprecedented” wildfires rage on in Alberta, Premier Danielle Smith, head of the ruling United Conservative Party (UCP) said at a press conference. More than 24,000 Albertans had been evacuated from their homes, with ...

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• 8 May

  Russian pro-war writer hit by car blast

  

  BLOOMBERG Russian pro-war novelist and politician Zakhar Prilepin was injured and his driver killed in a car bombing as he was returning from Ukraine’s occupied territories, according to media reports. The attack, which took place about 460 kilometres (285 miles) east of Moscow in the Nizhny Novgorod region, followed two high-profile bombing deaths of Russian war supporters in recent months. ...

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• 8 May

  IAG boosts outlook after swinging to surprise profit in Q1

  

  BLOOMBERG IAG SA raised its full-year earnings outlook after reporting a surprise profit in the typically weak first quarter, highlighting how the airline industry has rapidly bounced back from the depths of the pandemic slump. The parent company of British Airways and Iberia now expects operating profit to exceed the upper end of its previous guidance, which called for a ...

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