American soldiers drive a Bradley fighting vehicle during a joint exercise with Syrian Democratic Forces in north-eastern Syria in 2021. AP
American soldiers drive a Bradley fighting vehicle during a joint exercise with Syrian Democratic Forces in north-eastern Syria in 2021. AP
American soldiers drive a Bradley fighting vehicle during a joint exercise with Syrian Democratic Forces in north-eastern Syria in 2021. AP
American soldiers drive a Bradley fighting vehicle during a joint exercise with Syrian Democratic Forces in north-eastern Syria in 2021. AP

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US and Germany to co-ordinate weapons shipments to Ukraine

Washington and Berlin express importance of aiding Kyiv for as long as needed

The National

January 05, 2023

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A new US weapons package for Ukraine was announced on Wednesday in co-ordination with Berlin.

President Joe Biden said that he intends to send about 50 Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine to help fight Russia's invasion, with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz saying he would send military equipment as well.

In a joint statement, Mr Biden and Mr Scholz expressed the importance of continuing “to provide the necessary financial, humanitarian, military and diplomatic support to Ukraine for as long as needed”.

“To this end, the United States intends to supply Ukraine with Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles, and Germany intends to provide Ukraine with Marder Infantry Fighting Vehicles,” the statement continued.

“Both countries plan to train Ukrainian forces on the respective systems.”

Full details of the latest security package for Ukraine were expected to be unveiled on Friday.

The aid — totalling about $2.85 billion — is the largest in a series of packages of military equipment that the Pentagon has pulled from its stockpiles to send to Ukraine.

It is aimed at getting as many supplies to Ukrainian forces as possible during the winter months, before spring sets in and an expected increase in fighting begins.

  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presents a flag to Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Reuters
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presents a flag to Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Reuters
  • Ms Pelosi gives a US flag to Mr Zelenskyy. AFP
    Ms Pelosi gives a US flag to Mr Zelenskyy. AFP
  • Mr Zelenskyy addresses a joint meeting of the US Congress. Reuters
    Mr Zelenskyy addresses a joint meeting of the US Congress. Reuters
  • The Ukraine President received standing ovations from US politicians throughout his address. AP
    The Ukraine President received standing ovations from US politicians throughout his address. AP
  • Mr Zelenskyy's script for his speech. Reuters
    Mr Zelenskyy's script for his speech. Reuters
  • Mr Zelenskyy arrives to speak. Bloomberg
    Mr Zelenskyy arrives to speak. Bloomberg
  • Mr Zelenskyy and US President Joe Biden share a light-hearted moment during their briefing at the White House. AP
    Mr Zelenskyy and US President Joe Biden share a light-hearted moment during their briefing at the White House. AP
  • Mr Biden listens as Mr Zelenskyy speaks. AP
    Mr Biden listens as Mr Zelenskyy speaks. AP
  • Mr Zelenskyy in the White House with Mr Biden on Wednesday. AP
    Mr Zelenskyy in the White House with Mr Biden on Wednesday. AP
  • Mr Zelenskyy presents Mr Biden with a Ukrainian soldier's award in the Oval Office. AFP
    Mr Zelenskyy presents Mr Biden with a Ukrainian soldier's award in the Oval Office. AFP
  • The Bidens welcome Mr Zelenskyy on his first visit since Russia's invasion on February 24. Bloomberg
    The Bidens welcome Mr Zelenskyy on his first visit since Russia's invasion on February 24. Bloomberg
  • Mr Zelenskyy and Mr Biden walk the grounds of the White House. Reuters
    Mr Zelenskyy and Mr Biden walk the grounds of the White House. Reuters
  • The US authorised another $1.85 billion military aid package to Ukraine before Mr Zelenskyy arrived. AP
    The US authorised another $1.85 billion military aid package to Ukraine before Mr Zelenskyy arrived. AP
  • Mr Biden wore a blue and yellow tie, the colours of the Ukrainian flag, for Mr Zelenskyy's visit. AP
    Mr Biden wore a blue and yellow tie, the colours of the Ukrainian flag, for Mr Zelenskyy's visit. AP
  • Mr Biden and Mr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office on Wednesday. AP
    Mr Biden and Mr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office on Wednesday. AP
  • Mr Biden welcomes Mr Zelenskyy to the White House. AP
    Mr Biden welcomes Mr Zelenskyy to the White House. AP
  • Mr Zelenskyy's vehicle arrives at the White House in Washington. AP
    Mr Zelenskyy's vehicle arrives at the White House in Washington. AP
  • Mr Zelenskyy arrives in Washington. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service / Reuters
    Mr Zelenskyy arrives in Washington. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service / Reuters
  • Ukrainian ambassador Oksana Markarova greets Mr Zelenskyy on his arrival. EPA
    Ukrainian ambassador Oksana Markarova greets Mr Zelenskyy on his arrival. EPA

The Bradley is an armoured vehicle with a powerful gun and has been used as a staple by the US Army to carry troops around battlefields since the mid-1980s.

Late last month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the US Congress that the tens of billions of dollars in aid it had approved to help Ukraine combat the Russian invasion was not charity, but an investment in global security.

The US has already sent about $21.3 billion in security assistance to Kyiv as Europe's biggest land conflict since 1945 grinds on, killing tens of thousands.

Ukraine has also repeatedly asked for Germany's Leopard 2 battle tanks in its fight against Russia.

Ukraine latest — in pictures

  • A building burned from a strike as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Bakhmut. Reuters
    A building burned from a strike as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Bakhmut. Reuters
  • Antonina, a refugee from Bakhmut in Donetsk region, with dogs she rescued in Izyum, Kharkiv. AFP
    Antonina, a refugee from Bakhmut in Donetsk region, with dogs she rescued in Izyum, Kharkiv. AFP
  • A resident gives her neighbours hot food brought by volunteers in Izyum. AFP
    A resident gives her neighbours hot food brought by volunteers in Izyum. AFP
  • A Ukrainian soldier salutes as he works to build a bunker with sand in Bakhmut. Reuters
    A Ukrainian soldier salutes as he works to build a bunker with sand in Bakhmut. Reuters
  • Volodymyr Kovalov, 77, carries tree branches attached to his bike as he collects wood for heating and cooking in Kherson region. AFP
    Volodymyr Kovalov, 77, carries tree branches attached to his bike as he collects wood for heating and cooking in Kherson region. AFP
  • A local resident takes pictures of a destroyed monastery in Dolyna, eastern Ukraine. AFP
    A local resident takes pictures of a destroyed monastery in Dolyna, eastern Ukraine. AFP
  • A decoy dummy made with the clothes of a Russian soldier at the entrance of a destroyed cinema in Kamyanka, eastern Ukraine. AFP
    A decoy dummy made with the clothes of a Russian soldier at the entrance of a destroyed cinema in Kamyanka, eastern Ukraine. AFP
  • Destroyed houses in the city of Kamyanka. AFP
    Destroyed houses in the city of Kamyanka. AFP
  • Caesar, 50, a Russian who joined the Freedom of Russia Legion to fight on the side of Ukraine, stands in front of a destroyed monastery in Dolyna. AFP
    Caesar, 50, a Russian who joined the Freedom of Russia Legion to fight on the side of Ukraine, stands in front of a destroyed monastery in Dolyna. AFP
  • An employee stands next to a shelter at a stainless pipes plant in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region. AFP
    An employee stands next to a shelter at a stainless pipes plant in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region. AFP
  • Ivan and Iryna Kalinin before the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Iryna, who was pregnant, was killed in a Russian air strike on Mariupol's maternity hospital. Ivan returned to the occupied city to rebury his wife and baby. AP
    Ivan and Iryna Kalinin before the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Iryna, who was pregnant, was killed in a Russian air strike on Mariupol's maternity hospital. Ivan returned to the occupied city to rebury his wife and baby. AP
  • Natalia, 67, sits inside her house that was damaged in a Russian military strike, in Kramatorsk, Ukraine. Reuters
    Natalia, 67, sits inside her house that was damaged in a Russian military strike, in Kramatorsk, Ukraine. Reuters
  • Ukrainian soldiers ride in a military vehicle in Bakhmut, a city in the Donetsk enclave. AP
    Ukrainian soldiers ride in a military vehicle in Bakhmut, a city in the Donetsk enclave. AP
  • Smoke billows from a building on fire after a Russian attack in Bakhmut. AP
    Smoke billows from a building on fire after a Russian attack in Bakhmut. AP
  • Sasha and her grandfather stand outside their home in Bakhmut. AP
    Sasha and her grandfather stand outside their home in Bakhmut. AP
  • Ukrainian soldiers set up a barricade in Bakhmut. AP
    Ukrainian soldiers set up a barricade in Bakhmut. AP
  • Nastya carries her cat as her mother Anna says goodbye to neighbours with whom they lived for months in a basement during Russian attacks in Soledar, a city in the Donetsk enclave of Ukraine. AP
    Nastya carries her cat as her mother Anna says goodbye to neighbours with whom they lived for months in a basement during Russian attacks in Soledar, a city in the Donetsk enclave of Ukraine. AP
  • Anna and Nastya in the basement during a Russian attack nearby. AP
    Anna and Nastya in the basement during a Russian attack nearby. AP
  • A Ukrainian soldier is wheeled on a stretcher at a hospital in the Donetsk enclave. AP
    A Ukrainian soldier is wheeled on a stretcher at a hospital in the Donetsk enclave. AP
  • A woman looks a building damaged by Russian shelling in Kherson. AFP
    A woman looks a building damaged by Russian shelling in Kherson. AFP
  • Oleksandra Koshkina, 85, sits in a car as she returns to her village of Torske, in the Donetsk enclave. Reuters
    Oleksandra Koshkina, 85, sits in a car as she returns to her village of Torske, in the Donetsk enclave. Reuters
  • A resident of Bakhmut walks along an empty street. Reuters
    A resident of Bakhmut walks along an empty street. Reuters
  • A street market in Bakhmut. Reuters
    A street market in Bakhmut. Reuters
  • A Ukrainian soldier poses for a picture in the Donetsk enclave. Reuters
    A Ukrainian soldier poses for a picture in the Donetsk enclave. Reuters
  • Officials tend to a patient on a plane carrying Ukrainian Jewish refugees as they wait to disembark at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv. AFP
    Officials tend to a patient on a plane carrying Ukrainian Jewish refugees as they wait to disembark at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv. AFP

Agencies contributed to this report

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Engine: 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo

Power: 268hp at 5,600rpm

Torque: 380Nm at 4,800rpm

Transmission: CVT auto

Fuel consumption: 9.5L/100km

On sale: now

Price: from Dh195,000 

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Engine: 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 plus rear-mounted electric motor

Power: 843hp at N/A rpm

Torque: 1470Nm N/A rpm

Transmission: 9-speed auto

Fuel consumption: 8.6L/100km

On sale: October to December

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Quick pearls of wisdom

Focus on gratitude: And do so deeply, he says. “Think of one to three things a day that you’re grateful for. It needs to be specific, too, don’t just say ‘air.’ Really think about it. If you’re grateful for, say, what your parents have done for you, that will motivate you to do more for the world.”

Know how to fight: Shetty married his wife, Radhi, three years ago (he met her in a meditation class before he went off and became a monk). He says they’ve had to learn to respect each other’s “fighting styles” – he’s a talk it-out-immediately person, while she needs space to think. “When you’re having an argument, remember, it’s not you against each other. It’s both of you against the problem. When you win, they lose. If you’re on a team you have to win together.” 

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Mercer, the investment consulting arm of US services company Marsh & McLennan, expects its wealth division to at least double its assets under management (AUM) in the Middle East as wealth in the region continues to grow despite economic headwinds, a company official said.

Mercer Wealth, which globally has $160 billion in AUM, plans to boost its AUM in the region to $2-$3bn in the next 2-3 years from the present $1bn, said Yasir AbuShaban, a Dubai-based principal with Mercer Wealth.

“Within the next two to three years, we are looking at reaching $2 to $3 billion as a conservative estimate and we do see an opportunity to do so,” said Mr AbuShaban.

Mercer does not directly make investments, but allocates clients’ money they have discretion to, to professional asset managers. They also provide advice to clients.

“We have buying power. We can negotiate on their (client’s) behalf with asset managers to provide them lower fees than they otherwise would have to get on their own,” he added.

Mercer Wealth’s clients include sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and insurance companies among others.

From its office in Dubai, Mercer also looks after Africa, India and Turkey, where they also see opportunity for growth.

Wealth creation in Middle East and Africa (MEA) grew 8.5 per cent to $8.1 trillion last year from $7.5tn in 2015, higher than last year’s global average of 6 per cent and the second-highest growth in a region after Asia-Pacific which grew 9.9 per cent, according to consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG). In the region, where wealth grew just 1.9 per cent in 2015 compared with 2014, a pickup in oil prices has helped in wealth generation.

BCG is forecasting MEA wealth will rise to $12tn by 2021, growing at an annual average of 8 per cent.

Drivers of wealth generation in the region will be split evenly between new wealth creation and growth of performance of existing assets, according to BCG.

Another general trend in the region is clients’ looking for a comprehensive approach to investing, according to Mr AbuShaban.

“Institutional investors or some of the families are seeing a slowdown in the available capital they have to invest and in that sense they are looking at optimizing the way they manage their portfolios and making sure they are not investing haphazardly and different parts of their investment are working together,” said Mr AbuShaban.

Some clients also have a higher appetite for risk, given the low interest-rate environment that does not provide enough yield for some institutional investors. These clients are keen to invest in illiquid assets, such as private equity and infrastructure.

“What we have seen is a desire for higher returns in what has been a low-return environment specifically in various fixed income or bonds,” he said.

“In this environment, we have seen a de facto increase in the risk that clients are taking in things like illiquid investments, private equity investments, infrastructure and private debt, those kind of investments were higher illiquidity results in incrementally higher returns.”

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, one of the largest sovereign wealth funds, said in its 2016 report that has gradually increased its exposure in direct private equity and private credit transactions, mainly in Asian markets and especially in China and India. The authority’s private equity department focused on structured equities owing to “their defensive characteristics.”

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5. Felix Kemutai(KEN) 2:10:48  

Women:

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2. Eunice Chumba(BHR) 2:26:01 

3. Immaculate Chemutai(UGA) 2:28:30 

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5. Aleksandra Morozova(RUS) 2:33:01  

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Battery: Rimac 120kWh Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide (LiNiMnCoO2) chemistry

Power: 1877bhp

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In numbers: China in Dubai

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Number of Chinese people in International City: Almost 50,000

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Daily visitors to Dragon Mart in 2010: 20,000

Percentage increase in visitors in eight years: 500 per cent

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Moment of the day Dinesh Chandimal has inherited a challenging job, after being made Sri Lanka’s Test captain. He responded in perfect fashion, with an easy-natured century against Pakistan. He brought up three figures with a majestic cover drive, which he just stood and admired.

Stat of the day – 33 It took 33 balls for Dilruwan Perera to get off the mark. His time on zero was eventful enough. The Sri Lankan No 7 was given out LBW twice, but managed to have both decisions overturned on review. The TV replays showed both times that he had inside edged the ball onto his pad.

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A comparison of sending Dh20,000 from the UAE using two different routes at the same time - the first direct from a UAE bank to a bank in Germany, and the second from the same UAE bank via an online platform to Germany - found key differences in cost and speed. The transfers were both initiated on January 30.

Route 1: bank transfer

The UAE bank charged Dh152.25 for the Dh20,000 transfer. On top of that, their exchange rate margin added a difference of around Dh415, compared with the mid-market rate.

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Route 2: online platform

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Who has lived at The Bishops Avenue?
  • George Sainsbury of the supermarket dynasty, sugar magnate William Park Lyle and actress Dame Gracie Fields were residents in the 1930s when the street was only known as ‘Millionaires’ Row’.
  • Then came the international super rich, including the last king of Greece, Constantine II, the Sultan of Brunei and Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal who was at one point ranked the third richest person in the world.
  • Turkish tycoon Halis Torprak sold his mansion for £50m in 2008 after spending just two days there. The House of Saud sold 10 properties on the road in 2013 for almost £80m.
  • Other residents have included Iraqi businessman Nemir Kirdar, singer Ariana Grande, holiday camp impresario Sir Billy Butlin, businessman Asil Nadir, Paul McCartney’s former wife Heather Mills. 
Hunting park to luxury living
  • Land was originally the Bishop of London's hunting park, hence the name
  • The road was laid out in the mid 19th Century, meandering through woodland and farmland
  • Its earliest houses at the turn of the 20th Century were substantial detached properties with extensive grounds

 

 

 

Barcelona 3
Messi (27’, 32’, 87’)

Leganes 1
El Zhar (68’)

Key figures in the life of the fort

Sheikh Dhiyab bin Isa (ruled 1761-1793) Built Qasr Al Hosn as a watchtower to guard over the only freshwater well on Abu Dhabi island.

Sheikh Shakhbut bin Dhiyab (ruled 1793-1816) Expanded the tower into a small fort and transferred his ruling place of residence from Liwa Oasis to the fort on the island.

Sheikh Tahnoon bin Shakhbut (ruled 1818-1833) Expanded Qasr Al Hosn further as Abu Dhabi grew from a small village of palm huts to a town of more than 5,000 inhabitants.

Sheikh Khalifa bin Shakhbut (ruled 1833-1845) Repaired and fortified the fort.

Sheikh Saeed bin Tahnoon (ruled 1845-1855) Turned Qasr Al Hosn into a strong two-storied structure.

Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa (ruled 1855-1909) Expanded Qasr Al Hosn further to reflect the emirate's increasing prominence.

Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan (ruled 1928-1966) Renovated and enlarged Qasr Al Hosn, adding a decorative arch and two new villas.

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan (ruled 1966-2004) Moved the royal residence to Al Manhal palace and kept his diwan at Qasr Al Hosn.

Sources: Jayanti Maitra, www.adach.ae

Updated: January 05, 2023, 8:11 PM
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