Bloomberg President Donald Trump rebuked his national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, saying in a tweet that his aide had neglected to defend his 2016 victory when discussing US claims that Russia meddled in the election. “General McMaster forgot to say that the results of the 2016 election were not impacted or changed by the Russians and that the only Collusion ...
Read More »Trump: FBI miss on Florida school killer is not acceptable
Bloomberg President Donald Trump has criticized the FBI after the agency disclosed that it failed to follow up on a detailed warning about the 19-year-old gunman who is charged with killing 17 people and wounding a dozen others at a Florida high school on Wednesday. “Very sad that the FBI missed all of the many signals sent out by the ...
Read More »McMaster :Investors ‘cutting a check’ to Iranian guards
Bloomberg Investing in Iran is like “cutting a check†to the country’s Revolutionary Guards, a group labeled as a terrorist organization by the US, according to President Donald Trump’s national security adviser. Speaking at a security conference on Saturday, National Security Adviser H.R McMaster also took aim at the North Korean regime and said now is the time to cut ...
Read More »May wants total alignment with EU data rules
Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Theresa May proposed keeping Britain in total alignment with the European Union’s data-sharing rules after Brexit, something that would allow both intelligence agencies and business to continue to share information across borders. The UK regards the EU’s data rules, which are crucial to both companies and security agencies, as one of its successes within the bloc ...
Read More »Australian PM vows he can work with deputy after rift
Bloomberg Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull declared he can “absolutely†continue working with his deputy after the pair met in a bid to avoid fracturing the coalition government amid the fallout from Barnaby Joyce’s extramarital affair with a former staffer. “It’s always very important to meet, to work through the various challenges and issues that we face, but the important ...
Read More »We want to bring our dear nation up among the world’s bests: VP
Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, attended the 12th Forum of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC), in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed underlined ...
Read More »UAE places great importance on investing in young people in building nation’s future, says Mohamed
Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Sunday met members of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s Future Leaders’ programme (AFL) where he underlined the important role the Group’s young leaders are playing in transforming ADNOC into an industry leading, ...
Read More »VP welcomes participants at Gulfwood Exhibition
Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Sunday visited the 23rd Gulfwood Exhibition at the Dubai World Trade Centre, which will be held for five days. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed toured the exhibition, while accompanied by Khalifa Saeed Soliman, Director-General of the Protocols and Hospitality ...
Read More »â€˜Global halal industry platform’ kicks off today
Dubai / WAM The third Global Halal Industry Platform, organised by the Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (ESMA), will open today in Dubai with the participation of 300 experts and specialists from around the world. The two-day platform is expected to be launched by Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy and Chairman of ESMA, and will be ...
Read More »100,000 parking bays implemented in Abu Dhabi in 8 years
Abu Dhabi / WAM As part of the Department of Transport’s (DoT), endeavor to improve Mawaqif Services according to the Surface Transport Master Plan, national qualified competencies were hired to utilise the best global practices to increase the level of efficiency of the transport network. These efforts are aimed at making Abu Dhabi the best destination for residents and visitors ...
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