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Abu Dhabi / WAM Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, on Saturday received at the ministry, Prof Dr Verena Lepper, Curator of Agyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung (Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection) in Berlin, and co-founder of the Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA). At the start of the meeting, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) has highlighted the pivotal role played by global hospitality partners in accelerating the city’s tourism recovery. At a meeting with the General Managers of Marriott International hotels in Dubai, Issam Kazim, Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Tourism shared a positive industry overview underlined by the steady growth in ...

Sharjah / WAM The Emirate of Sharjah is gearing up to host the 48th edition of the Watch & Jewellery Middle East Show (WJMES), which is organised by the Expo Centre Sharjah from October 5-9 with the support of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI). The event will see the participation of world-leading companies in the watch and ...

Bloomberg President Joe Biden and the leaders of Australia, India, and Japan made a show of unity against China, meeting together at the White House in a first-ever summit to discuss initiatives to counter Beijing’s influence across the Pacific. The group is “coming together to take on key challenges of our age, from Covid to climate to emerging technologies,” Biden ...

Bloomberg Petrol shortages are worsening in parts of the UK as more stations run dry following panic buying, as the government considers easing visa rules to attract truck drivers from Europe. Britain is short about 100,000 heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers licensed to operate trucks or lorries, the Road Haulage Association has estimated. To start plugging the gap, Prime Minister ...

Bloomberg Shipments from a US West Coast terminal that handles almost 20% of the nation’s soybean meal exports have been curbed while damage from a crane collapse earlier this month is repaired, marking the latest setback to global trade flows. A loading boom at farm cooperative Ag Processing Inc’s export facility in Aberdeen, Washington, fell September 1 as a bulk ...

Bloomberg AstraZeneca Plc will invest $360 million building a new manufacturing facility for small molecules in Dublin, dashing UK hopes that the drugmaker would develop the site at home. The plant will ensure that Astra’s global supply network can meet the needs of its pipeline of new medicines, the company said in a statement. The facility will create 100 highly ...

Bloomberg Emergency unemployment benefits in the US expired two weeks ago, but employers who expected an increase in job applications are still largely waiting for them to roll in. Federal programs that had offered an extra $300 per week for jobless Americans, provided extended benefits for the long-term unemployed and gave special aid for the self-employed expired on September 6. ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE will join Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in celebrating the Kingdom’s 91st National Day, which falls on September 23. The UAE’s official and public participation in this year’s celebrations, held under the slogan “Together Forever”, confirms the deep ties between the two countries. The strong historic relations between the two countries have guaranteed the security ...

Dubai / WAM Expo 2020 Dubai’s must-see aviation attraction is gearing up to open its doors to the public on October 1. Located in the Opportunity District, and within walking distance of the Al Wasl Dome, the Emirates Pavilion offers a preview for the future of commercial aviation, reframing the role that science and technology will play in the next ...