‘UAE values preserving fish stock, conserving fishing’

UMM AL QAIWAIN / WAM The UAE is giving utmost importance to preserving fish stocks and fishing conservation, one of the oldest professions in the region and a main pillar of the UAE’s national economy, according to a top official. Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE), made these remarks while touring the Umm ...

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Gitex to showcase next-gen tech for business, social good

DUBAI / WAM The upcoming 39th Gitex Technology Week and 4th Gitex Future Stars will feature the region’s largest 5G tech applications, new lifestyle tech and future mobility developments, as well as offer a glimpse into the ways that artificial intelligence and Gen Z will shape the future Held under the theme, ‘Synergising the Mind and Technology Economy’, the event ...

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Hong Kong protesters battle police again

Bloomberg It was just a typical weekend in Hong Kong: tear gas, water cannons, petrol bombs and few signs that protests now in their fourth month would fizzle out anytime soon. Both demonstrators and police on Sunday appeared to get more aggressive earlier on than during the previous 14 weekends of protests. Demonstrators set fire to entrances to Wan Chai ...

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South Africa reaches nations over xenophobia

Bloomberg South African President Cyril Ramaphosa dispatched three officials to seven African nations to discuss how the government is addressing a recent spate of xenophobic attacks in his country. Former minister Jeff Radebe, Ambassador Kingsley Mmabolo and Khulu Mbatha, a veteran leader of the ruling African National Congress, will visit Nigeria, Niger, Ghana, Senegal, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

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Johnson set to defy ban on no-deal Brexit, fight on in court

Bloomberg Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to defy a new law designed to stop him forcing the UK out of the European Union with no deal next month, and is braced for a fight to settle Brexit in the British courts. According to a senior official in the UK government, Johnson has resolved on a hard-line plan as he ...

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Confident Trump will be impeached: Omar

Bloomberg Representative Ilhan Omar said it’s a matter of when, not if, President Donald Trump will be impeached and she’s not worried about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and others not moving ahead right now. “It is OK for some people to have hesitations, for other people to catch up to where some of us have been for a very long ...

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Al-Shabaab kills 8 Somali officials

Bloomberg At least eight government officials were killed in Somalia in attacks claimed by al-Shabaab militants. The deputy governor of Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region was among five people killed when a roadside bomb hit the vehicle they were traveling in, Mohamed Abdi Ware, president of Hirshabelle state, said. Ware’s adviser was also killed in the same attack. In a separate ...

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Dubai Startup Hub launches 4th networking series

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Startup Hub, an initiative of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in cooperation with Area 2071, recently kicked off the fourth edition of its weekly networking series which brings together stakeholders from the Dubai startup ecosystem and features inspirational talks led by successful entrepreneurs and industry innovators. The 10-week series, hosted at Emirates Towers, will ...

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First sliding phase of ‘The Link’ commences

Dubai / WAM Ithra Dubai has announced the start of the first sliding phase of the world’ s largest cantilever or ‘The Link’, on its One Za’abeel development. The commencement of the sliding works commenced on September 12. One Za’abeel is an iconic, high-rise, mixed-use luxury development currently under construction in the heart of the city, standing at the gateway ...

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UAE rescues people affected by floods in Al Jazeerah, Sudan

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE, represented by a team from the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, is continuing to provide food and shelter to thousands of people in flood-ravaged Sudanese provinces. The team dispatched an aid convoy to support villages in Al Jazeerah Province, which includes 6,000 food parcels and 200 tents that were distributed to people who ...

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