June, 2016

• 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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• 25 June

  DEWA participates in Ramadan campaign

  

    Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) staff are distributing Iftar meals to drivers on the roads and at traffic intersections before Maghrib prayers during the holy month of Ramadan. The gesture is in implementation to the directives of Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, to mark June ...

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• 25 June

  DHA, Unilever to raise health awareness

  

    Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) and Unilever signed an agreement to promote healthy lifestyle through a yearlong campaign comprising of several awareness initiatives and outreach programs for Dubai residents. The MoU was signed at the DHA headquarters by His Excellency Humaid Al Qatami, Chairman of the Board and Director-General of the Dubai Health Authority(DHA) and ...

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• 25 June

  AMAF launches new service for widows, elderly

  

    Dubai / WAM In line with its continued efforts to offer optimum services to customers, the Inheritance Department at the Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF) has launched an initiative to provide enabling services to beneficiaries at their homes, particularly widows and the elderly. Customers who are sixty years old and above, as well as widows passing through the Idda ...

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