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STOCKHOLM / WAM Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of State, participated in the European Union’s Ministerial Forum for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, which was held in the Swedish capital, Stockholm. The forum saw the participation of ministers from the European Union, in addition to government officials and experts from the Indo-Pacific region and representatives from a number of regional ...
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14 May
Scholz welcomes Zelenskiy to Berlin with vow of continued aid
BLOOMBERG Chancellor Olaf Scholz made a personal pledge to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that Germany will continue to support the government in Kyiv with military and other assistance for as long as needed. Scholz hosted Zelenskiy in Berlin for the first time since Russia’s invasion and said the Ukrainian leader’s visit was “a strong signal.†It came a day after ...
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14 May
Narendra Modi loses India swing state, boosting Gandhi before 2024 election
BLOOMBERG Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi conceded a loss in the southern swing state of Karnataka, a rare victory for Rahul Gandhi’s opposition Congress party as it looks to build momentum ahead of national elections next year. Congress took 135 seats in the 224-member assembly, its biggest victory against Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in major state elections since the ...
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14 May
33 people die in armed attack in Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU / WAM Thirty three people were killed in an attack by gunmen on an area in western Burkina Faso. Babo Pierre Bassinga, governor of Boucle du Mouhoun region, said in a statement that the village of Youlou in the department of Cheriba, Mouhoun province, had been brutally attacked, with 33 civilians killed in the attack. The attack came three ...
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12 May
Maktoum bin Mohammed meets with CEO of Accenture
DUBAI / WAM H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the UAE, and President of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), met with Julie Sweet, the Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Accenture, one of the world’s largest professional services firms. The meeting held at DIFC ...
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12 May
Abdullah bin Zayed, Singaporean minister discuss boosting ties
ABU DHABI / WAM HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has met with Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies in Singapore, and discussed means of enhancing bilateral and strategic relations between the UAE and Singapore across various sectors. During the meeting held in Abu Dhabi, HH Sheikh Abdullah ...
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12 May
Latakia cleaners receive food, clothing from ERC
LATAKIA / WAM As part of “Operation Gallant Knight 2†launched by the Joint Operations Command of the Ministry of Defence, the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) provided food and clothing to more than 500 cleaners in Syria’s Latakia Governorate. The UAE has provided relief aid to Syrian families affected by the earthquake on February 6. It also launched the humanitarian ...
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12 May
IHC net profit rises 20.5% to hit AED4.3 billion in Q1
ABU DHABI / WAMÂ International Holding Company (IHC) on Friday announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2023. IHC recorded a group net profit of AED4.3 billion, representing a 20.5% increase compared to Q1 2022, with a net profit margin of 27.1%, demonstrating the continued momentum in executing its strategy and commitment to generating higher shareholder value. IHC ...
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12 May
EDF, Engie JV reach financial close on Abu Dhabi’s road lighting LED project
ABU DHABI / WAM  The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (Adio), in collaboration with the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT), on Friday announced that Phase 2 of the emirate’s energy-efficient Road Lighting LED public-private partnership (PPP) project had reached financial close. Nojoom, a 50-50 joint venture between EDF and Engie, was selected to deliver this key infrastructure project in the ...
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12 May
Emirates goes digital, phases out paper boarding passes for flights
DUBAI / WAM Taking a step forward in its drive to offer customers the convenience and assurance of digitally enabled travel journeys, Emirates will require most passengers departing Dubai to use a mobile boarding pass instead of a printed paper version, from May 15 onwards. Passengers checking in at Terminal 3 will receive their mobile boarding pass via email or ...
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