June, 2016

• 18 June

  Masdar, Moscow univ to partner for research

  

    Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology and Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) have announced they have signed an international scientific and technological cooperation agreement to collaborate on conducting educational activities, research and innovation. The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the 20th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2016) by Mohamed Jameel ...

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• 18 June

  ADNOC opens new Motor World service station

  

    Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business ADNOC Distribution announced the opening of Motor World service station in Shamkha area of Abu Dhabi. The station is the largest within the company’s network of stations and petroleum services. The opening ceremony was attended by Abdulla Salem Al Dhaheri, Director, Sales and Marketing Directorate, ADNOC Group and Saeed Mubarak Al Rashdi, Acting Chief ...

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• 18 June

  Etihad Airways, Avianca Brasil announce ties

    Emirates Business Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, and Avianca Brasil, one of the leading airlines in Latin America, have announced a codeshare partnership. Under the agreement, Etihad Airways will put its ‘EY’ code on domestic flights operated by Avianca Brasil, while Avianca Brasil will put its ‘O6’ code on Etihad flights between Abu Dhabi ...

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• 18 June

  Cerba Healthcare and Menalabs join hands to expand presence

    Emirates Business Cerba healthcare and Menalabs Management F.Z. L.L.C have jointly announced that they have established a partnership to accelerate and expand the presence of both companies in the Middle East and Levant regions. Under the agreement, Cerba healthcare will own 51% of MENALABS and will operate under the name of Menalabs, A Division of Cerba healthcare. It will ...

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• 18 June

  ‘Heart of Sharjah’ in Ramadan glow

  

    Sharjah / Emirates Business The Heart of Sharjah (HOS), the largest heritage tourism project undertaken by Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), has been decorated with colourful lights and lanterns in celebration of Ramadan. The enhancement of the area has been undertaken in conjunction with an extension of its store working hours to facilitate Ramadan timings and attract more ...

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• 18 June

  What a Duterte admin means for Philippines’ central bank

  

    Once described as giver of “stability,” the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), or the Philippine central bank, has tightly guarded the local financial system and inflation during the past six years of overflowing credit in the country. It was not an easy job: 24 positive credit rating actions that allowed the Philippines to move up to investment grade lured ...

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• 18 June

  Will India’s next light fighter be from Sweden?

  Aaron Karp SPECIAL TO EMIRATES BUSINESS The report that Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, India’s 61-year-old Air Force chief, capped a tour of Sweden with a flight in a Saab Gripen-D on June 10 comes a crucial moment in Indian security planning. Just a few weeks before, when Saab unveiled the Gripen-E fighter, the significance was easy to miss. The ...

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• 18 June

  A shocked UK isn’t fighting about firearms

  

    Therese Raphael Though it is only days after the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, Americans aren’t too numb to share a sense of solidarity with Britain over the murder of the Labour Party politician Jo Cox. Former U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords, who was shot by a would-be assassin in 2011, summed up the reaction of many with a ...

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• 18 June

  PlayStation VR to debut in Oct

  

    Relaxnews It might already be the Year of Virtual Reality as far as high-end PC users are concerned, but console brands PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo see things panning out in quite different ways. Microsoft’s gaming arm Xbox was the first console manufacturer on stage for the 2016 Electronic Entertainment Expo. While it didn’t tackle virtual reality head-on, Xbox did ...

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• 18 June

  TV now keeps mosquitos away

  

    Relaxnews The LG 32LH520D broadcasts ultrasonic sound waves as well as viewers’ favorite shows. And these waves should be enough to scare mosquitos away in the same way that a high-pitched whistle drives dogs crazy because only they can hear it. The integrated Mosquito Away Technology, as LG calls it, has in recent years become a staple feature of ...

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