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Bloomberg Ukraine is working to get more of its fighters out of Mariupol’s beseiged Azovstal compound, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, as Russia threatened to put on trial those it said had “surrendered” at the steel plant. “The evacuation mission continues” overseen by the military and intelligence service with help from “the most influential international mediators,” Zelenskiy said in his nightly ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The President of the Maldives has congratulated His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the new President of the UAE, saying HH Sheikh Mohamed is a beacon of hope. In an exclusive interview with the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, President of the Maldives, said,”His Highness Sheikh Mohamed’s strong statesmanship and his ...

  Ras Al Khaimah / WAM Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries (Julphar) reported on Tuesday its financial results for the first quarter ending March 31, announcing AED418.6 million in net sales in Q1 2022, a 156% increase from Q1 2021. Growth was driven by an increase in sales attributed to the strategic acquisition of Planet Pharmacies and a 37% organic growth from ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority (NCEMA) and the General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments (GAIAE) announced the requirements for the Hajj in the 1443 AH season. The two authorities also expressed their appreciation for Saudi Arabia’s leadership, government and people. The conditions come as a response to the Hajj restrictions announced ...

  Sharjah / WAM Moody’s Investor Services and Fitch Ratings have assigned Arada first-time credit ratings, which provide a strong foundation for the UAE developer to cement its long-term growth. The successful award of the ratings, just five years since the company’s inception in early 2017, make Arada one of the youngest corporates in the UAE to apply for and ...

  Bloomberg European natural gas futures rose, with traders focused on supplies from Russia and the continent’s imports of liquefied fuel. The European Union said that companies can keep importing Russian gas without breaching sanctions, easing concerns that shipments from the bloc’s biggest provider might be cut amid a payment dispute. But the market is grappling with the implications of ...

  Bloomberg China’s most senior diplomat vowed to counter any perceived US efforts to disrupt a once-in-five-year Communist Party meeting at which President Xi Jinping is set to secure a precedent-breaking third term. Beijing should “resolutely respond to any words and deeds by Washington to suppress and contain China” before the 20th party congress later this year, Yang Jiechi wrote ...

Bloomberg Elon Musk declared he won’t proceed with his $44 billion takeover of Twitter Inc. unless the social media giant can prove bots make up fewer than 5% of its users, casting yet more uncertainty over the deal. The billionaire tweeted “this deal cannot move forward” unless Twitter provides proof of its claims, reiterating his own view that the ratio ...

Bloomberg Microsoft Corp plans to “nearly double” its budget for employee salary increases and boost the range of stock compensation it gives some workers by at least 25%, an effort to retain staff and help people cope with inflation. The move will mainly affect “early to mid-career employees,” the software giant said in a statement. “As we approach our annual ...

Bloomberg The euro-area economy grew more than initially estimated at the start of the year as the region moved past a wave of Covid-19 infections and defied headwinds from the early days of the war in Ukraine. Economic output rises 0.3% in the first quarter, exceeding a flash reading of 0.2%, according to Eurostat figures released Tuesday. Employment, meanwhile, gained ...