Dubai / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), received a delegation headed by Abdullah Al Musleh Al Ahbabi, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA), at DEWA’s head office in Dubai. These ongoing visits aim to consolidate cooperation among government organisations in the UAE to identify international best practices. ...

  Al Ain / WAM Abu Dhabi General Services Company, Musanada, has so far completed 32 percent of Al Ain Hospital, which will be handed over to Abu Dhabi Health Services Company – (SEHA). This forms part of Musanada’s efforts to realize the vision of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and to carry out the projects that ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Sovereign Art Foundation launched its coveted Art Prize in the MENA region, the most prestigious art prize for contemporary artists, in association with START. Having executed 12 successful years of Art Prize events in Asia, most notably Hong Kong, this year the competition will arrive in the UAE for the very first time, culminating ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM A new decree has been set by the Ministry of Human resources and Emiratisation to exempt small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from bank guarantees by the beginning of October 2016. The new decree supports the initiation of fresh projects and classifies them within the ministry’s first category, according to the stipulated conditions. Saqr Ghobash, Minister of ...

WASHINGTON America’s top spymaster offered contrarian assessments of some key issues — warning against “hyping” the threat posed by the Syrian terror group Jabhat al-Nusra, cautioning against administration plans to share intelligence with Russia on Syrian targets, and questioning Turkish claims that last Friday’s coup was organized by a cleric living in America. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper made ...

  Calls for boosting the slowing global economy, dominated G20 forum on Saturday as the declining growth in China and Britain’s vote to leave the European Union (EU) threaten to cut global growth. With their eyes set on turning the slowing economic growth around, central bank chiefs and finance ministers from the world’s top 20 economies met in the southwestern ...

  Conor Sen Those who argue that the U.S. Federal Reserve should keep interest rates low typically point to the same piece of evidence: The central bank’s preferred measure of inflation remains below its 2 percent target, suggesting that the economy still needs stimulus. What they ignore is that during the dot-com and housing booms of the 1990s and 2000s, ...

Following their assertive actions in the East China Sea in recent years, Chinese foreign policymakers now find themselves under considerable pressure. China’s expansionist strategies in the East and South China Seas have earned Beijing widespread criticism from the international community. When Japanese foreign minister Fumio Kishida visited Beijing in April, his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, was not happy. One of ...

  Dubai / EMIRATES BUSINESS Sally Sarieddine, Founder of LaLaQueen, firmly believes that being conscious and ethical is not just the hottest trend in the fashion right now, it is also non-negotiable. Timeless, versatile and full of surprises: LalaQueen is a contemporary, sustainable Middle Eastern handbag label based in Beirut and designed for the travelers, explorers and the boundary breakers. ...

  Relaxnews Alexander Wang is rumoured to be the latest high fashion recruit by sportswear giant Adidas. The designer, known for his attitude-laden urban street style aesthetic, is set to have been working with the brand on a ready-to-wear collection. The collaboration, although unconfirmed by both parties, is expected be revealed this fall during New York Fashion Week, following Wang’s ...