June, 2016

• 25 June

  Emirates lures visitors with its sea charm

    Ritika Sharma / Emirates Business After the desert safaris and picturesque road trips, increasing number of tourists are exploring the UAE waters to know the Emirates from a different angle. In recent years, there has been a rise in the number of ferry or jetty services as tourists demand more options to explore UAE. Offering a stimulating alternative to ...

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• 25 June

  Pink Caravan Ride reviews achievements

  

    Sharjah / Emirates Business Pink Caravan Ride (PCR), the UAE breast cancer initiative that travels the emirates spreading awareness of and providing early detection for breast cancer, has held its annual Higher Steering Committee meeting to review its most recent activity. Taking place at Al Jawaher Reception & Convention Centre in Sharjah, the event discussed the results of the ...

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• 25 June

  Visa launches carpool drive ahead of Rio Games

    Dubai / Emirates Business This week, Visa Inc. (NYSE:V), the exclusive payment provider at the Olympic and Paralympic Games, launched its most ambitious integrated global Olympic Games campaign in the company’s history. Marking a bold new direction in Visa’s marketing and communications, the “Carpool” campaign will air in the lead-up to, and throughout, the Rio 2016 Olympic Games — ...

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• 25 June

  EMAC adopts fast-track rules to hasten dispute resolution

  

    Dubai / Emirates Business The Board of Trustees of the Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre (EMAC), has adopted advanced global arbitration rules and is implementing special fast-track arbitration rules to ensure speedy decision-making and less time, effort and cost for all parties involved. The decisions were made during the Centre’s first official meeting at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) ...

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• 25 June

  UK, EU plunge into uncertainty post vote

  

    LONDON / AP Britain has jumped. Now it is wildly searching for the parachute. The UK’s unprecedented decision to leave the European Union sent shockwaves through the nation and around the world, rocking financial markets, toppling Prime Minister David Cameron and even threatening the ties that bind the United Kingdom. Britons absorbed the overwhelming realization that their anti-establishment vote ...

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• 25 June

  23 killed in West Virginia floods, many stranded

  

    Washington / AFP Flooding in the US state of West Virginia killed 23 people and stranded others who had to be plucked from rooftops and rescued from fast-moving waters, state officials said. “The damage is widespread and devastating. Our focus remains on search and rescue,” Governor Earl Ray Tomblin told a news conference after floods caused by a day of ...

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• 25 June

  2 die in California wildfire

    LAKE ISABELLA / AP A deadly wildfire that roared through dry brush and trees in the mountains of central California gave residents little time to flee as flames burned dozens of homes to the ground, propane tanks exploded, and smoke obscured the path to safety. An elderly couple trying to flee from the flames were overcome with smoke outside ...

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• 25 June

  Oppn claims enough signatures for Maduro recall vote

  

  Caracas / AFP Opposition leaders in Venezuela said they have finished the process of authenticating signatures on a petition to recall President Nicolas Maduro, and have enough to hold a referendum on removing him. “The number of signatures has clearly exceeded the minimum needed,” said Vicente Bello, coordinator for the referendum effort. Government election authorities now have 20 days to ...

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• 25 June

  Iceland elects new president under Brexit shadow

    Reykjavik / AFP Iceland began voting in a presidential election Saturday, two months after the Panama Papers scandal tainted part of the political elite, with newcomer Gudni Johannesson seen clinching an easy victory. Polling stations opened at 0900 GMT, with 245,000 Icelanders eligible to cast ballots. Polls were to close at 2200 GMT, with the first results expected shortly ...

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• 25 June

  UAE-Pakistani Friendship Road opens in Pak’s tribal region

  

    Tribal Areas / WAM The UAE-Pakistani Friendship Road, funded by the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) at cost of US$60.6 million, has been inaugurated in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Pakistan. The move follows the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of ...

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