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  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Chairman of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, has issued a resolution forming the Higher Committee to host the Special Olympics in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, under the chairmanship of ...

  Dubai / WAM Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) carried out trial run of smart pedestrian signal to ensure safe crossing for pedestrians. “The RTA has tentatively installed and operated smart light signals for pedestrians on Al Saada street. The operational system of the signal is designed to eliminate the time allocated to pedestrians if it senses no pedestrians waiting on ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE’s Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation announced that they will donate an Elekta Synergy Digital Accelerator, worth US$2 million, to the Aligarh Muslim University’s Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College. The announcement coincides with the visit to India of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander ...

  The question that swirls around Donald Trump’s inaugural address is whether his aggressively pronounced policy of America First will actually result in America Last — not literally last, but declining in power and prestige because the United States no longer views its role in the world as promoting economic and geopolitical stability for our allies. Instead, he imagines a ...

  As if the bond market wasn’t facing enough headwinds, with inflation starting to stir and the Federal Reserve forecasting a faster pace of interest-rate increases. Now we get news that China dumped more US Treasuries in November than any time since 2011. It’s premature to say the $66.4 billion of net sales were in response to Donald Trump’s election ...

  Chelsea Manning may be getting out of prison in a few months, but the effects of former President Barack Obama’s commutation of her sentence will last far longer. In this case, Obama made a serious error of judgment. Proponents of clemency for Manning, the former U.S. Army intelligence analyst convicted in 2013 of leaking classified material, make plenty of ...

  Turkey’s parliament cleared the decks for constitutional reform that would concentrate even more powers in the office of the president. The parliament voted 339-142 to make the president the head of the executive and abolish the job of prime minister. The voters of the country will decide in a referendum on the proposal. In Turkey’s system, amendments to the ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways announced four additional weekly flights on the popular Abu Dhabi – Malé route, increasing frequency to the idyllic Maldives to 11 services a week between July 1 and September 17. The capacity increase will cater to high demand during the peak summer season. The announcement comes as the Abu Dhabi-based airline completed ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Marka, the first public joint stock retail operator in the UAE, has announced that it is opening the first premium Italian coffee house and kitchen Ca’puccino, outside of Europe. Ca’puccino will make its UAE debut at the newly opened The Outlet Village in Jebel Ali. Khaled Al Mheiri, Vice Chairman and CEO of Marka said: ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business MAX, the largest value fashion brand in the region, has recently undergone a digital transformation to simplify and enhance the shopping experience for its customers. Based on customer feedback around their shopping preferences, Max launched a number of innovative services that continue to build on its regional success. Starting with a single store in the ...