May, 2016

• 29 May

  Gargash tours Cairo’s visa-issuing centre

    CAIRO / WAM Dr Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, visited the UAE consular section and visa-issuance centre, opened recently in the Egyptian capital. The centre, the fifth to open outside the UAE, will speed up issuance of Emirati visas for Egyptian and expatriates and streamline entry of Egyptian workers to the UAE through e-gates ...

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• 29 May

  Emirates to participate in int’l labour conference

    ABU DHABI / WAM A high-level UAE delegation, headed by Saqr bin Ghobash Saeed Ghobash, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, will participate in the 105th session of the International Labour Conference, which will be held from May 30 to June 10 in Geneva, under the banner, “Building a future with decent work”. The UAE delegation include will include ...

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• 29 May

  UAE to host UNEP FI global roundtable in October

  

    DUBAI / WAM The UAE will host the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) 2016 roundtable in October, Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, announced at the Second UN Environment Assembly (UNEA). The event, which will take place from October 25-27, will bring together than 400 representatives from financial, governmental and civil organisations ...

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• 29 May

  DP World’s $1.2bn sukuk to be listed on Nasdaq Dubai

  

    Dubai / WAM DP World on Sunday announced that the company has raised $1.2bn in a new 7-year sukuk set to be listed on NASDAQ Dubai, the Middle East’s international financial exchange. The issue received strong investor interest and was 2x oversubscribed receiving more than $2bn in bids. The new sukuk issue followed DP World’s successful refinancing of over $1.1bn ...

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• 29 May

  Mohammed receives President of Chad

  

    Dubai / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, received President Idriss Deby of Chad in Zabeel Palace on Sunday, along with his accompanying delegation. In the presence of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed welcomed President Deby and stressed ...

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• 29 May

  Expo 2020 Dubai partners with Emirates

  

    Dubai / WAM The Expo 2020 Dubai on Sunday announced Emirates Airline as its Official Airline Partner. The partnership agreement, which was signed by Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, and Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemi, Minister of State for International Cooperation and Director-General of Bureau Expo Dubai 2020, links Emirates ...

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• 29 May

  UAE to ramp up trade ties with Germany

    Berlin / WAM Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, stressed the importance of boosting cooperation between the UAE and Germany in the aviation sector. In a statement made to the Emirates news Agency (WAM), Al Mansouri said that such cooperation would drive both countries’ commercial relations forward and provide greater access for new markets as both countries enjoy ...

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• 29 May

  Strategic plans of government entities reviewed

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Executive Committee of Abu Dhabi Executive Council reviewed strategic plans of those government entities aligned with the Abu Dhabi Plan. The plans were first reviewed by the sub-committees of the Executive Council. The Committee reviewed the strategic plans for government sectors, including social development; security, justice and safety; economic development; infrastructure and the environment; in addition ...

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• 29 May

  ‘Big data’ to play huge role in 2016 US vote

  

    Washington / AFP “Big data” could play a huge role in the 2016 US election, even if Donald Trump doesn’t think so. Trump, who sailed through the Republican primaries using unconventional campaign rallies and Twitter messages, has indicated that he sees little use for popular data analytics tools to help target specific voters. But analysts say he may be at ...

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• 29 May

  Venezuela extends shortened workweek for public sector

  

    Caracas, Venezuela / AFP Venezuela’s government on Saturday extended by two weeks a decree reducing the public sector workweek to Mondays and Tuesdays in a bid to tackle the oil-rich country’s electricity crisis. The enforced leave was first announced in late April, a drastic move for a government also grappling with an economic crisis that has Venezuelans queuing for hours ...

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