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February, 14th 2010
Ukraine’s Tymoshenko to fight poll defeat in court
She says more than one million votes, which would have handed her victory, had been subject to fraud. Her refusal to concede to Yanukovich flies in the face of international monitors’ official endorsement of his election. Tymoshenko, however, insists some individual observers are ready to back her claims. |
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February, 03th 2010
The ECSSR has organized a lecture entitled "Europe's Muslims Between Marginalization and Integration"
The ECSSR has organized a lecture yesterday 27th of Jan 2010 entitled, «Europe's Muslims Between Marginalization and Integration», which was delivered by Dr Hasni Abidi who is currently the Director of the Study and Research Center for the Arab and Mediterranean World (CERMAM) in Geneva—the only scientific center in Switzerland that focuses on the affairs of the Arab world, both internally and externally, and examines the effects of the presence of Islam in Europe. |
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January, 27th 2010
UAE Government is among most trusted entities, says survey
Edelman’s global survey released annually at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, has revealed UAE opinion-formers have relatively high levels of trust across most institutions, including government, business and media. |
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January, 07th 2010
Understanding other religions is key to peace, Tony Blair tells Dubai
An understanding of other religions may hold the key to peaceful global coexistence, the former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said yesterday during a visit to the Winchester School in Dubai. “If we only understood each other a little better it might be easier to get along with each other,” he said during an event last night held in his honour. “Ignorance breeds fear and fear breeds conflict.” |
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December, 07th 2009
UAE calls for global climate action
With the United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen beginning today, the UAE has agreed to strengthen its commitments to tackling climate change and has called for renewed global action. |
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November, 25th 2009
EU telecoms reforms enter force in December
Broad new telecommunications rules for the European Union have finally been fully approved, carrying various customer benefits. When a customer chooses to change service providers, the company will be required to transfer the same mobile phone number to the company that has landed the customer, within one working day. And the automatic downloading of personalised information to a user’s computer when he visits a Web site will need the customer’s consent.
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November, 13th 2009
Bush warns of threats to freedom, economic growth
Former President George W. Bush, outlining plans for a new public policy institute, on Thursday said America must fight the temptation to allow the federal government to take control of the private sector, declaring that too much government intervention will squelch economic recovery and expansion. |
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October, 15th 2009
Ambassador lauds UAE -Kazakhstan bilateral ties
UAE Ambassador in Kazakhstan, Ibrahim Hassan Saif, has said that bilateral relations between his country and Kazakhstan continue to witness great development in all areas of cooperation and attributed that to the commitment of President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan to boost those relations for the mutual interest of the two friendly countries and their peoples. |
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October, 14th 2009
OIC announces Sharjah as Capital of Islamic Culture for 2014
Ministers of culture of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) have accepted nomination of Sharjah as capital of Islamic Culture for the year 2014 in recognition of remarkable contributions made by H.H. Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, |
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September, 24th 2009
UAE gets more support for IRENA
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Foreign Minister, received further support from countries for Abu Dhabi-based International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) during his meetings with counterparts and senior officials from other countries on the sidelines of the United Nations Summit on Climate Change in New York. |
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September, 18th 2009
IRENA and Abu Dhabi
The decision on June 29, 2009 in Sharm el-Sheik Egypt to make Abu Dhabi--one of the world's largest suppliers of oil--the headquarters for the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), was a bold and important one. |
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September, 10th 2009
Dubai to launch Metro
Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has officially inaugurated in a graceful ceremony the Dubai Metro's Red Line from the Mall of the Emirates station. |
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September, 08th 2009
Dubai Airshow likely to grow 10%
The Dubai Airshow, the largest civil and military aircraft showcase in the Middle East, this year expects to see growth of 10 per cent, despite the global aviation industry facing its largest losses in history. |
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September, 07th 2009
UAE spares no effort to advance IRENA's mission: Khalifa
The UAE will spare no effort to offer adequate support and assistance needed to make the mission of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) a success after selecting Abu Dhabi as home to the world organisation, President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan affirmed yesterday. |
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September, 06th 2009
NBAD Launches US$ 850 Million Fixed-rate Notes
National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has successfully launched a USD 5-year transaction under its recently updated US$5 billion EMTN Programme with Barclays Capital, BNP Paribas, National Bank of Abu Dhabi and the Royal Bank of Scotland plc as joint-bookrunners. |
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August, 03th 2009
GCC Monetary Union: à Cost–Benefit Analysis
It remains open to question whether or not the unfolding global economic slowdown will aid or abet the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) monetary union plans. |
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August, 03th 2009
New NATO chief faces busy term
The new NATO Secretary General has promised the Alliance’s mission to Afghanistan will go on as long as necessary, despite worsening violence on the ground and rising public disquiet among member nations. |
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July, 21th 2009
Swine flu worsens; schools may close
The latest swine flu figures show the virus increasing its march around the world, with the global number of deaths almost doubling in a fortnight. |
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June, 02th 2009
Dollar to stay as UAE reserve currency
The current weakness in the dollar is a "temporary situation" and nothing could replace it as a reserve currency, the UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Bin Nasser Al Suwaidi said on Sunday. "The dollar is the currency of international trade, not the euro. It is the currency for investment," he said. |
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May, 26th 2009
UAE to put diplomats in French embassies
The UAE will station diplomats in French embassies in countries where the Emirates have no diplomatic mission under an agreement announced yesterday. |
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May, 25th 2009
Spain backs UAE for renewable energy agency headquarters
Spain will back UAE’s bid to host the headquarters of the International Renewable Energy ? Agency (IRENA), of which Spain is a member, in Abu Dhabi. Spanish Ambassador to the UAE, Manuel Piñeiro, said, “Spain, a world leader in the field of renewable energies, contemplates with great sympathy the UAE candidature to host the headquarters of Irena.” |
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May, 24th 2009
French President to arrive in UAE on Monday
President Nicolas Sarkozy’s chief diplomatic advisor Jean-David Levitte has stressed the importance of the strategic partnership between UAE and France and said that the unique relations present a living model that meticulously integrate the preservation of traditions with modernity. |
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May, 05th 2009
United Arab Emirates submits official bid to host headquarters of International Renewable Energy Agency
The UAE has officially submitted its bid to host the interim and eventual permanent seat of the International Renewable Energy Agency in Abu Dhabi, a move that is aligned with the UAEs' clear commitment towards the development of renewable energy. The UAE will compete with three European countries to host the IRENA HQ, marking the only submission from a developing country. If the UAE is successful in its bid, this will be the first time a major international agency is located in the developing world. |
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