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Month: August 2019

Central Bank of Egypt signs agreement with DFSA to fight financial crimes

August 8, 2019 Jaber Ali

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) on cooperation in the field of supervising markets.   The memorandum was signed by CBE Governor Tarek Amer and CEO of DFSA Read more

Gulf News, Headlines, World NewsCentral Bank of Egypt, DFSA, financial crimes, MoU

Egyptian Football player Salah donates $3M for reconstruction of cancer institute damaged in terror attack

August 8, 2019 KanelkaTagba

Egypt’s national football team captain has donated $3 million for the reconstruction of Cairo’s cancer institute after a terror attack destroyed a part of the hospital. Dr Mohamed Osman Elkhosht, President of Cairo University told dmc in an interview that Read more

Headlines, World News$3M donation, Cancer Institute reconstruction, Egypt, Mohamed Salah

Sudan: KSA, UAE begin providing 540,000 tons of wheat as pledged

August 8, 2019 KanelkaTagba

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have begun supplying Sudan with 540,000 tons of wheat as part of $3-billion pledge made to alleviate the country’s financial and economic situation. Of the 540,000 tons, 280,000 tons have already been delivered, Read more

Gulf News, Headlines, World News$3-billion pledge, KSA, Sudan, UAE

Intensified Al Qaeda & ISIL activity in Yemen ‘deeply worrying’, says UN Human Rights Office

August 7, 2019 Jaber Ali

Armed groups affiliated with Al Qaeda and ISIL terror groups appear to have intensified their activities in Yemen, Ravina Shamdasani, a spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) declared on Tuesday, describing the situation as an example of “deeply Read more

Gulf News, Headlines, World NewsAl-Qaeda, ISIL, OHCHR, spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani, Yemen

Kuwait: Mezzan Holding acquires majority stakes in KSPICO

August 7, 2019 KanelkaTagba

Mezzan Holding, a major food, beverage and healthcare products manufacturer and distributor in the Gulf region, said Tuesday it acquired 67 per cent of stakes of Kuwait-based KSPICo, a Kuwaiti Saudi Pharmaceutical Industries Company. The deal cost Mezzan Holding $69 Read more

Gulf News, HeadlinesKSA, KSPICO, Kuwait, Mezzan Holding

Another ‘devastating week’ for children in MENA region, UNICEF

August 5, 2019 Jaber Ali

July had seen another “devastating week” for children living through conflict and instability in the Middle East and North Africa, with killings and other violent acts committed against them, on a daily basis. This sobering assessment was delivered on Friday Read more

Gulf News, Headlines, World NewsAnother ‘devastating week’, MENA region, UNICEF Chief Henrietta Fore

UAE to invest two billion dollars in Angola

August 5, 2019 Jaber Ali

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will invest about $2 billion in the Angolan economy, the Macauhub news agency reported. The announcement was made by Ahmed Dalmoor Al Maktoum, head of the Ameri Group LLC conglomerate and one of the influential Read more

Gulf News, Headlines, World News$2 billion investment, Ahmed Dalmoor Al Maktoum, Angola, President João Lourenço, UAE

UAE: State pledges 2,000 jobs to absorb skillful nationals

August 5, 2019 KanelkaTagba

The UAE has pledged to create 2,000 jobs in the next 100 days in its electricity and energy sectors, as part of its Emiratization of the job markets dominated by foreign skills. The talents to fill the future positions will Read more

Gulf News, Headlinescreation of 2000 jobs, skillful nationals, UAE

South Africa: visa waivers for Saudis, Emiratis, Qataris

August 5, 2019 KanelkaTagba

South Africa has removed visa requirements for seven countries including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar in a move to boost business and tourism. The visa waiver will enable holders of the three Gulf countries’ passports to Read more

Gulf News, Headlines, World NewsKSA, Qatar, South Africa, UAE, visa waivers

UN Secretary General to Set up Board of Inquiry in Northwest Syria

August 2, 2019December 16, 2020 Jaber Ali

The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced on Thursday that he would establish an internal UN Headquarters Board of Inquiry to investigate a series of incidents that have occurred in northwest Syria since last September, when Russia and Turkey signed the Read more

Headlines, World NewsBoard of Inquiry, Secretary General Antonio Guterres, syria, UN

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