Bloomberg The UK is blurring more red lines in the Brexit negotiations, raising the chances of clinching a deal but also heightening the danger Theresa May will be toppled before she can deliver it. On Monday, the prime minister was expected to face angry lawmakers as she defends in Parliament the progress she’s made in talks so far. She was ...

Bloomberg Poland’s ruling party won a smaller-than-expected victory in regional elections, drawing a warning from voters unnerved by its unprecedented clash with the European Union. The nation of 38 million is ground zero in a battle between populist leaders rebelling against the bloc’s liberal norms from Rome to Warsaw and mainstream forces who say they’re undermining democracy. Prime Minister Mateusz ...

Bloomberg Support for Italy’s populist League party surged in regional voting in the small northern region of Trentino-Alto Adige, while their national-level coalition partner failed to make much headway among voters. In the Bolzano area—where the two parties competed head-to-head—support for the League jumped to around 11 percent, initial results posted by La Repubblica newspaper showed. That’s up from 2.5 ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation, attended on Monday the opening of the second United Nations Data Forum 2018 in Dubai. The three-day forum will bring together more than 2,500 data experts, high-ranking government officials and prominent policy makers from 120 countries around the ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, received on Monday in Madinate Jumeirah in Dubai, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Amina Mohammed. HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai also attended the meeting. Sheikh Mohammed and Amina Mohammed ...

ABU DHABI / WAM­­­­­ Masdar City, Abu Dhabi’s flagship sustainable urban development, has embarked on the next phase of its sustainable mobility network by unveiling its first Navya autonomous vehicle. Capable of transporting up to 12 people, the Autonom Shuttle was inaugurated in the presence of dignitaries representing the Department of Transport, Abu Dhabi Police, and the French Embassy. Also ...

DUBAI / WAM The Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority (FCSA) has announced the signing of ten MoUs and strategic partnership agreements that aim to develop national capabilities in the field of statistics and accelerate the effort to meet the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals 2030 (SDGs). The announcement was made on the first day of the second UN World Data ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), is organising both the third Dubai Solar Show and the 20th Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (Wetex 2018), which will be held from October 23-25, at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. Both events are organised under the directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President ...

DUBAI / WAM Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), is participating in SIAL 2018 in Paris this week, where it will highlight its strengths as the destination of choice for the food and beverage (F&B), as well as agri-food industries. DP World and Jafza are both participating in the five-day premier global F&B event, which started on October 21, as a ...

Bloomberg As China braces for the full impact of President Donald Trump’s trade war, it’s seeking to learn from Japan’s economic battles with the US during the Reagan years. Chinese officials, business people and academics have been pressing Japanese counterparts to share experiences from the 1980s, when Tokyo found itself in Washington’s crosshairs as its huge trade surplus and increasing ...