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DAE leases five Boeing 9-787 Dreamliners to Bahrain’s Gulf Air

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd announced its leasing division, DAE Capital, and Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, have signed an aircraft lease agreement for five Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft that are scheduled to enter the Gulf carrier’s fleet in 2018. These modern, fuel efficient planes will help Gulf Air expand its network, facilitating ...

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200 global health leaders to converge in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI / WAM Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, over 200 global health leaders will gather in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, for ‘Reaching the Last Mile – Mobilising Together to Eliminate Infectious Disease’. This milestone convening of government officials, ...

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Khalifa University highlights research plans in energy sector

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Khalifa University of Science and Technology, a research university dedicated to the advancement of learning through teaching and research and to discovery and application of knowledge, has announced it is participating through Petroleum Institute as an academic partner in the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) 2017. ADIPEC, which opened today, runs ...

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American Tower boosts India footprint with $1.2 billion deal

Bloomberg American Tower Corp. agreed to buy mobile-phone towers from Vodafone Group Plc’s Indian business and Idea Cellular Ltd., boosting its infrastructure in the country by a third, as the merging carriers sell off assets to raise cash for debt repayment amid a scathing price war. The Boston-based real estate investment trust agreed to pay 78.5 billion rupees ($1.2 billion) ...

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Gaming firm Razer surges 42% on Hong Kong debut

Bloomberg Razer Inc. climbed 18 percent in its Hong Kong coming-out party, as the maker of gaming laptops and accessories rode red-hot demand for first-time technology share sales this year. The San Francisco and Singapore-based company closed at HK$4.58 on Monday, a first-day performance bested only by e-books publisher China Literature and Wuxi Biologics among Hong Kong initial public offerings ...

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Uber approves SoftBank’s offer to buy multibillion-dollar stake

Bloomberg Uber Technologies Inc. approved SoftBank Group Corp.’s offer to buy a multibillion-dollar stake in the ride-hailing company, setting the stage for one of the largest private startup deals ever. The agreement lets SoftBank and other firms invest up to $1 billion in Uber and proceed with a tender offer in coming weeks to buy up to $9 billion in ...

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Brookfield bids over $14bn for rest of GGP

Bloomberg Brookfield Asset Management Inc. has bid more than $14 billion to acquire the stake it doesn’t already hold in mall owner GGP Inc., according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The Canadian investment firm made an offer of about $23 per share, the person said, asking not to be identified because the information is private. The price ...

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‘Model 3’ depositors stay put as wait in line lengthens

Bloomberg Brian Lawley was among the first to reserve a Tesla Model 3 after standing in a lengthy line in March 2016 to plunk down $2,000 for not one but two reservations. Almost 20 months later, he’s not going anywhere—even though the wait just got longer. “I just want Tesla to get the Model 3 right, even if it takes ...

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Over 400 killed as strong quake jolts Iran, Iraq

BAGHDAD / ANKARA / Reuters More than 400 people were killed in Iran when a magnitude 7.3 earthquake jolted the country on Sunday, state media said, and rescuers were searching for dozens trapped under rubble in the mountainous area. At least six have died in Iraq as well. State television said more than 407 people were killed in Iran and ...

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Mohammed opens Dubai Airshow 2017

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Sunday inaugurated the 12th edition of the Dubai Air Show. Also present during the inauguration were HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, HH Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman ...

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