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Aden / WAM Saeed Al Ali, Head of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), in the Yemeni interim capital Aden, has met with a delegation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), headed by Jacqueline Parlevliet, Head of UNHCR Sub Office in Yemen. During the meeting, the two sides reviewed the ERC’s humanitarian and relief activities as part of ...

Dubai / WAM “Zero Waste: Food for Thought” was the topic of a panel discussion organised by the Emirates Environmental Group (EEG), where experts highlighted the importance of sustainable sourcing, production and consumption of food. The panelists shared unique best practices and challenges within wide-ranging disciplines in promoting sustainability along the food value chain, from farm to fork. As a ...

Dubai / WAM Emirates National Oil Company (Enoc), signed an aviation technical and marketing services agreement with Raven Energy, to support its jet fuel supply operations in Nigeria. Commenting on the agreement, Saif Humaid Al Falasi, Group CEO of ENOC, said, “Today, we supply in excess of 2.8 million US gallon of jet fuel per day to a diversified portfolio ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Salvator Mundi, a masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci, will be unveiled to the public at Louvre Abu Dhabi on September 18. Acquired by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) in 2017, Salvator Mundi is one of fewer than 20 known surviving paintings by the Italian Renaissance master, one of history’s ...

Bloomberg Russian President Vladimir Putin and US National Security Adviser John Bolton expressed hope they could reverse the downward spiral in relations, meeting in the Kremlin ahead of a possible summit with President Donald Trump. “Your visit to Moscow gives us hope that we can make at least the first steps towards restoring full-scale relations between our countries,” Putin told ...

Bloomberg A divided US Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump’s travel ban, rejecting contentions that he targeted Muslims and giving him a legal and political victory on a controversy that helped define his presidency. The 5-4 ruling ends a legal saga that dates to the beginning of the Trump presidency and helped establish his assertive, divisive leadership style. The decision ...

Bloomberg The UK should start planning to delay Brexit and extend negotiations with the European Union or face the disaster of leaving without a deal, according to former Prime Minister Tony Blair. In an impassioned appeal for a change of course, Blair will warn that crashing out of the EU with no agreement will be “devastating” for the UK, as ...

Bloomberg Angela Merkel failed to resolve a clash over migration with her Bavarian sister party, ratcheting up pressure on the German chancellor as she faces a weekend ultimatum to tighten borders. Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union is seeking to contain a rebellion by Bavaria’s ruling CSU party, which is taking a hard line on immigration ahead of a regional election in ...

Bloomberg South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar agreed to a permanent cease-fire within 72 hours and signalled they’re prepared for a second attempt at a power-sharing government to end a ruinous four-year civil war. The conflict in the East African nation has claimed tens of thousands of lives, driven about 4 million people from their homes ...

Bloomberg Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s allies led in key provincial races in elections held across the country on June 27, giving him a major boost before the presidential vote next year. Polls were held in 171 regions that collectively hold more than 152 million registered voters across Southeast Asia’s biggest economy. Analysts were particularly watching the results in Java, home ...