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Bloomberg Russian President Vladimir Putin said he believes Donald Trump agrees with his denial that Russia attempted to interfere in the 2016 US presidential election, which would put the US president at odds with the conclusion of multiple intelligence agencies. Putin and Trump met at the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg for more than two hours. At a press ...

Bloomberg Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visited Ukraine to reaffirm US support for the former Soviet republic following the first meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin two days earlier. Tillerson said Ukraine, locked in a more-than-three-year conflict with its neighbor over the annexation of Crimea and Russian backing for an insurgency, “has come a long way”. ...

DUBAI / WAM In unison with the Smart Dubai vision, a smart mobility concept has been launched in the emirate to dedicate routes for the movem-ent of smart vehicles at Dubai Silicon Oasis. The initiative is the brainchild of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), and Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), the regulatory body for Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, has said that the large turnout for registration in the past few days for courses and workshops in theatrical arts, music, creative writing, and visual arts, launched by the ministry as part of ‘Cultural Summer’, reflects the trust of parents and students in the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) announced the formation of a specialised committee for artificial intelligence (AI), which will work to implement the technology and its applications in medical and operational development. Artificial intelligence is a branch of information technology that refers to the ability of machines to simulate the human mind and perform tasks in ...

DUBAI / WAM The Emirates Wildlife Society in association with WWF (EWS-WWF), announced the relocation of its offices to The Sustainable City (TSC), in Dubai. This latest development comes as part of EWS-WWF’s collaborative partnership with Diamond Developers, when the two joined forces last year in an effort to help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG), emissions and promote greater uptake of ...

Bloomberg Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived in Mosul to declare it liberated from IS, three years after the city’s abrupt fall to the extremists alerted the world to the group’s growing strength, territorial ambitions and barbarity. Al-Abadi congratulated the Iraqi people and fighters on a “great victory” after the last pockets under IS control were retaken, according to a ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Despite the short-term challenges posed by global macroeconomic factors across the GCC, the region’s tourism and hospitality industry remains on an upward trajectory as govern- ments recognize the potential of the sector in enabling revenue diversification and job creation, and actively invest in its development. Set to be worth $36.7 billion by 2020 according to Euromonitor ...

Dubai / WAM A steppingstone for a unified clearing house in the UAE has been laid by the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), and Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) to accelerate growth and development of the UAE financial markets and raise the bar in terms of trading and clearing standards. This came through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) ADX ...

Dubai / WAM In line with Dubai Tourism’s vision of attracting 20 million visitors per year by 2020, Atlantis, The Palm, has announced a US$100 million refurbishment programme across Atlantis, The Palm, as well as an expansion with the brands second property, The Royal Atlantis Resort and Residencies also located on The Palm. Atlantis, The Palm shares impressive results during ...