May, 2016

• 19 May

  UAE concludes its participation in IDB meet

  

    Jakarta / WAM The UAE concluded its participation in the 41st Annual Meeting of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Board of Governors, and the General Assemblies of IDB Group member institutions of the IDB Group in Jakarta Indonesia on Thursday. The Ministry of Finance’s (MoF) delegation participated in the second day which included the Supreme Council for the Funds of ...

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• 19 May

  Sharjah, Oman Chambers discuss economic cooperation

    Sharjah / WAM Abdullah Sultan Al Owais, Chairman of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) said that the historical and fraternal relations between the UAE and the Sultanate of Oman is a starting point and an additional incentive to continue working hard for the development of bilateral economic relations to achieve a compatible system within the GCC’s common ...

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• 19 May

  Emiratis learn about nuclear energy at ENEC Forum

  

    Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business More than 220 residents, members of the public and students attended a successful public forum organized by Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) in the UAE capital. The forum was held at Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Centre (ADNEC). The forum highlighted the importance of nuclear energy as a safe, clean, reliable and efficient source of ...

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• 19 May

  EgyptAir flight crashes in Med with 66 on board

  

    CAIRO/ AFP An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo crashed into the Mediterranean on Thursday with 66 people on board prompting an investigation into whether it was mechanical failure or a bomb. There were no immediate reports of the discovery of any debris in the area of sea between the Greek islands and the Egyptian coast where the plane ...

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• 19 May

  Turkey to get new PM as Erdogan tightens grip

    ISTANBUL / AFP Turkey’s ruling party was expected to name on Thursday a close ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as prime minister, as the strongman seeks to tighten his grip on power. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) was poised to appoint Transport Minister Binali Yildirim as its chairman, meaning he would automatically become prime minister. ...

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• 19 May

  ‘German speaker’ criticizes Erdogan over immunity

    Berlin / AP The speaker of Germany’s Parliament is criticizing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over a push to strip legislators in Turkey of their immunity from prosecution. Norbert Lammert was quoted in daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung daily on Thursday as accusing Erdogan of “autocratic ambitions.” He added that the development continues “a whole series of events with which Turkey ...

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• 19 May

  Strikes rock France as PM urges measures

  

    Paris, France / AFP France was disrupted by a third straight day of strikes and demonstrations on Thursday as the prime minister called for protesters who torched a police car to face “harsh” punishment. Rail staff and air traffic controllers downed tools in the latest mass protests against the government’s labour market reforms, causing dozens of flights and trains ...

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• 19 May

  Indian ruling party makes gains in eastern state poll

    New Delhi / AP India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party made dramatic gains in elections in the eastern state of Assam but trailed in four other states, the election commission said on Thursday. Data from the commission as of late afternoon showed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies will form the government in Assam, which ...

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• 19 May

  Smuggling rife as refugees cross closed Balkan route

  

    Tabanovce, Macedonia / AFP Mohamad Jomaa breathlessly recounts his covert journey from Greece to Macedonia: a 10-day trek through the mountains, getting robbed by local “mafia” and handing over costly bribes to police. While the so-called “Balkan route” is now officially closed to migrants, hundreds are still finding ways to cross it every day—whether furtively by foot or in ...

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• 19 May

  NATO finalizes military build-up to counter Russian agression

  

    Brussels / AFP NATO foreign ministers met on Thursday to finalise the alliance’s biggest military build-up since the end of the Cold War to counter what they see as a more aggressive and unpredictable Russia. At a Warsaw summit in July, NATO leaders will sign-off on the revamp which puts more troops into east European member states as part ...

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