Sharjah / WAM Twenty-nine action and result-oriented workshops touching upon a diverse range of topics, and which seek to promote women’s economic participation and advancement across sectors, will be amongst the key highlights of the second edition of the Women’s Economic Empowerment Global Summit (WEEGS), to be held from December 10-11, at the Al Jawaher Reception and Convention Centre in Sharjah. ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), the regulatory body for Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), an integrated free zone technology park, and Finsa, a Spanish industrial company, celebrated today the inauguration of Finsa Middle East’s new regional office at Dubai Digital Park in DSO. Dr Juma Al Matrooshi, Deputy CEO of DSOA, officially inaugurated the new office along with ...

Sharjah / WAM With the onset of the festival season, residents looking for best quality furniture and furnishing materials can bank on an upcoming consumer fair in Sharjah. Showcasing the widest range of products from fast-moving high-volume items to high-end designs, at bargain deals, the inaugural home furnishing exhibition “Furniture 360” will bring together leading brands and stores in the ...

Bloomberg US President Donald Trump and his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in said talks involving North Korea should continue, referring to the situation on the peninsula as grave. The two leaders spoke by phone for about 30 minutes on Saturday morning in Seoul, in a call that took place at Trump’s request, according to Moon’s spokeswoman Ko Min-jung. “The two ...

Bloomberg Rockets have been fired at two Iraqi air bases this week where American military forces are stationed, a US official said. The attacks, on the Al Asad base on Tuesday and Balad on Thursday were believed to be the work of militants with ties to Iran, according to the official, who was granted anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter. ...

Bloomberg Boris Johnson is heading for a clear victory in next week’s UK general election, according to senior officials in both his ruling Conservatives and the main opposition Labour Party. Speaking on condition of anonymity, five senior figures drawn from the two biggest parties said Johnson’s campaign promise to “get Brexit done” is winning ground in Labour heartlands in northern ...

Bloomberg Joe Biden said he would not rule out appointing donors as ambassadors, but wouldn’t make decisions about those roles based on someone’s financial contributions. “Nobody in fact will be appointed by me based on anything they contributed,” he told a group of reporters aboard his “No Malarkey” bus in Decorah, Iowa. “But, for example, you have some of the ...

Bloomberg Iran released the Chinese-American graduate student Xiyue Wang on Saturday as part of a prisoner swap, US officials said. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif confirmed that the US freed Iranian scientist Massoud Soleimani. Soleimani was “delivered to Iranian officials in Switzerland,” Iran’s foreign ministry said on its Telegram channel. Zarif later tweeted photos of himself with his countryman. ...

Bloomberg India’s economy may be faltering, but its $2.1 trillion stock market has been powering to new highs as foreign investors pile into country’s shares, betting the worst may have already passed. Economic growth is at the lowest since before prime minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014. The economy expanded 4.5% in July-September, slowing for a sixth straight ...

Bloomberg Bank of America Corp and Kotak Mahindra Capital Co are among banks Indian billionaire Radhakishan Damani picked for another planned stake sale in Avenue Supermarts Ltd, owner of the DMart brand, said people with knowledge of the matter. Damani selected the banks as he prepares to pare his stake in India’s largest listed retail chain by selling about 5.2% ...