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China has pledged to deliver water cannons to the Solomon Islands, just days after Australia provided rifles, underscoring the growing competition for influence in the Pacific nations. China and the Solomon Islands were to hold a ceremony Friday morning to hand over two water cannons and an undisclosed number of vehicles to police, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported, citing program ...

North Korea’s unprecedented barrage of missiles is underscoring the costs of Washington’s tensions with Beijing, since China has shown little appetite for additional sanctions over the country’s nuclear program. China, along with Russia, played a critical role in approving United Nations sanctions on their neighbor after Kim Jong Un tested an atomic bomb and launched a missile designed to carry ...

Slovakia, a Nato and European Union member where polls show half of citizens believe Russia didn’t cause the war in Ukraine, is beefing up a special unit set up this year to fight hybrid threats. Now the Center for Countering Hybrid Threats at the Interior Ministry is looking to buy special AI-based analytical software to detect information operations. “It will ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz he opposed the use of nuclear force in Europe, in his most direct remarks yet on the need to keep Russia’s war in Ukraine from escalating. During the two leaders’ first in-person talks on Friday in Beijing, Xi called on the international community to “reject the threat of nuclear weapons” and ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has unveiled its latest campaign “Experience Abu Dhabi. Find Your Pace”. The campaign shares a variety of experiences that inspire, excite and restore, welcoming the world to come and enjoy memorable moments that matter – in their way and at their own pace. Experience ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Economy imposed AED2.25 million worth of administrative sanctions on three companies, two of them working in the gold and gemstones sector and one in the real estate sector. The move is part of the ministry’s efforts to strengthen the compliance of the business sector and non-designated financial professions (DNFBP) in the country with ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has announced the launch of its latest route to Uzbekistan’s capital Tashkent. This step reaffirms the airline’s commitment to provide travellers with the opportunity to explore numerous experiences across many destinations within its network. The flight to Tashkent will commence in January 2023 and will operate on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Michael ...

Dubai / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has won a platinum UAE Innovation Award from Dubai Quality Group for the company’s success in creating a global competitive advantage through innovation and continuous improvement. Abdulnasser bin Kalban, Chief Executive Officer of EGA, said, “We are honoured to be recognised at the UAE Innovation Awards. Innovation and continuous improvement have been at ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Under the auspices of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the guidance of HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, Sheikh Zayed Festival 2022-2023 will be launched on November 18 at Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi. The Higher Organising Committee of the Sheikh Zayed ...

The Czech central bank confirmed a preference for keeping borrowing costs stable, defying its new forecast that called for significant monetary tightening. Policy makers left the benchmark rate at 7%, keeping it unchanged for a third meeting after the bank’s new leadership halted a year of rapid hikes. Officials also reaffirmed their intervention policy of preventing excessive koruna swings, which ...