Aiwa opens warehouse in Jebel Ali
1990 - Aiwa, one of the leading Japanese electronics companies, began warehousing and distribution operations for the Middle East and Africa from Dubai’s Jebel Ali Free Zone, following the inauguration of Aiwa Gulf Co. The new company was inaugurated by Sultan Bin Sulayem, Chairman of Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority (Jafza). The warehouse facility of Aiwa covers 1,500 square feet and houses a wide range of audio and video products. Aiwa is the ninth Japanese company to set up a warehouse facility at the Free Zone, Sulayem said. Yoshiaki Kubo, general manager of Aiwa’s international sales division said, the Jebel Ali facility would ensure speedy availability of goods in the region and more marketing personnel from Japan were being appointed by Aiwa.
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1836 - The first Canadian railroad opens, running between Laprairie and St John, Quebec.
1920 - Sinn Fein and unions riot in Belfast.
1940 - Soviet Union annexes Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
1960 - Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka becomes the world’s first woman Prime Minister.
1962 - Indian and Chinese troops clash in two disputed areas of Kashmir.
1969 - Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin Jr blast off from Moon and head back to Earth after first lunar landing.
1970 - After 11 years, the Aswan High Dam across the Nile River in Egypt is completed.
1974 - US announces ceasefire agreement between Greece and Turkey in war on Cyprus
1980 - Salah Al Deen Al Bitar, former premier of the United Arab Republic, is assassinated in Paris.
1987 - Bernard Hinault becomes the third man to win five Tours de France.
1989 - Eight people are killed after a Philippine Airlines jet overshoots the runway and ploughs through a highway near Manila.
2002 - WorldCom, the second-largest US telecommunications company, files for the largest US bankruptcy ever.
2003 - Jenny Thompson of the US becomes the most bemedalled woman swimmer in World Championships history.
2011 - The space shuttle programme comes to an end after 30 years as Atlantis lands at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
2012 - Bradley Wiggins is first Briton to win 99th Tour De France.
2013 - King Philipp I becomes the seventh Belgium monarch after his father Albert abdicated.
