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SHARJAH / WAM HH Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of HH the Ruler of Sharjah, Chairperson of The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF) and Eminent Advocate for Refugee Children at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reiterated to the Emirati community, on World Humanitarian Day, the importance of responding to global humanitarian needs with a higher ...

GENEVA / WAM The Chairman of the Geneva Centre for Human Rights Advancement and Global Dialogue, Dr Hanif Al Qassim, called for increased solidarity with civilians who are indiscriminately targeted by belligerents in armed conflicts. In this connection, Dr Al Qassim referred to the humanitarian situation in Syria that has resulted in immense human suffering. “In Syria, there are more ...

KHARTOUM / WAM Hundreds of young volunteers provided diagnostic, therapeutic and preventative services for women and children in the White Nile, Sudan, as part of the Sheikha Fatima Global Humanitarian Campaign. Youth workshops on the importance of volunteerism and humanitarianism also took place, coinciding with the upcoming UN WorldHumanitarian Day, sponsored by Dr Widad Babiker, Chair of the Sanad Charity ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation has launched an emergency relief campaign to assist the Kerala flood victims. The campaign follows the directives of President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and HH Sheikh Mohamed ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM) reviewed the best practices of using drones to monitor projects. A delegation from the Zayed City Municipal Center attended a workshop held at the Security Media Department, Abu Dhabi Police GHQ, with the aim of spreading the legal practice of using drones and the criteria for granting permits in this ...

Bloomberg With Brexit talks back from the summer holidays, it’s worth considering one way in which failure to reach a deal before the UK’s departure in March would also be bad for the European Union. Such an outcome would unsettle the City of London, the motor of the British economy. But the danger for the EU is that Britain responds ...

Bloomberg The US and Mexico are resolving their differences on agricultural products covered under Nafta after the Trump administration withdrew some of its sweeping demands, bringing the nations closer to an overall deal, according to five people familiar with the discussions. American negotiators dropped their demand in the last week to erect barriers against seasonal imports of a wide variety ...

Bloomberg Tesla Inc.’s board of directors is at a critical juncture, wedged between a larger-than-life figure to whom many are personally close and their larger responsibility to shareholders. Elon Musk’s astonishing interview with the New York Times has heightened concerns surrounding the health of Tesla’s chairman and chief executive officer, with shares plunging 8.9 percent, the largest drop in nearly ...

Bloomberg The Benetton family’s Atlantia SpA is preparing a compensation package to help victims of the Genoa bridge disaster and provide the region with funds to repair damaged train links and roads. The plan was worked out in consultations between executives at the family’s holding company, the Atlantia infrastructure company they control, and their lawyers and advisers. Autostrade per l’Italia, ...

Bloomberg A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S has decided to list its drilling unit separately, marking its latest step toward a complete exit from the energy industry. Copenhagen-based Maersk, which owns the world’s biggest shipping operations and is working on turning itself into a pure transport company, said that the decision will take effect sometime next year. Maersk shares opened about 4 percent ...