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Bloomberg Kremlin-backed candidates swept most major contests in Russian regional elections over the weekend but supporters of opposition leader Alexey Navalny claimed wins in two Siberian cities, including the one where he was poisoned last month. “The authorities have shown they control the situation in the country,” said Alexei Makarkin, deputy director of the Center for Political Technologies in Moscow. ...

DUBAI / WAM Jebel Ali Free Zone, Jafza, has ramped up efforts to support the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) sector, the free zone operator said on Sunday. The free zone hosted a webinar titled “Empowering Growth During Business Uncertainty” that attracted top industry experts and Jafza associates, which included Abdullah Alajaji, Founder, Driven Properties, Paul Bryson, Director of Domestic ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE-Pakistan Assistance Programme (UAE PAP) announced that it has vaccinated 12,144,323 Pakistani children under five years old against polio from August 17-26 in a nationwide campaign to vaccinate to 12,788,000 children as part of the Initiative of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for Global Polio Eradication. UAE PAP said the second exceptional ...

KHARTOUM / WAM A second Emirati aid aircraft arrived in Khartoum as part of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) air bridge under the current UAE humanitarian aid programme, with relief for those affected by the floods in Sudan. The plane carried large quantities of medicines, medical and food supplies, and shelter materials, and was received at Khartoum Airport by the ...

Bloomberg Uganda’s planned oil pipeline will result in more than 12,000 families losing their land and the development threatens sensitive ecosystems, according to research by Oxfam International. The East African nation’s crude industry has “opaque processes” to compensate affected communities, the London-based charity said in a statement. Oil majors and the state should address the issues before the next stage ...

Bloomberg Russian President Vladimir Putin is tightening his embrace of beleaguered ally Alexander Lukashenko as the Belarusian ruler intensifies a crackdown on month-long protests. Putin, who hosts Lukashenko for talks in Sochi on Monday, is determined opposition demonstrators won’t topple the Belarusian president, said five people close to the Kremlin, who asked not to be identified discussing internal policy. It’s ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) the leading global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (Measa) region, has reaffirmed its commitment to driving the future of finance by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF). The agreement between the two forward-looking counterparts will advance the innovation agenda within Dubai ...

AL KHOKHA / WAM The UAE continues to provide aid relief to the people of Yemen, as part of its efforts to alleviate suffering and restore normalcy to the lives of families facing financial hardship. Accordingly, the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has provided 16 tons of food aid to 1,400 families who have fled cities in the Al Hodeidah governorate ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) signed a cooperation agreement with Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) for the establishment of a Real Estate Dispute Settlement Centre in Abu Dhabi. The initiative is part of the endeavours undertaken to consolidate bilateral cooperation and strategic partnership with objective of establishing an integrated system capable of improving alternative ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) on Saturday, said it carried out over 95,287 additional Covid-19 tests in the country over the last 24 hours, using the latest testing methods. The ministry said in a statement that the intense testing drive uncovered 1,007 new cases of various nationalities, who are all in a stable condition ...