DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, issued a Resolution promoting 821 officers, non-commissioned officers and members of staff at the General Directorate of Residency of Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA), in Dubai. Commenting on the announcement, Major General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri, Director-General of GDRFA Dubai, extended his ...

Bloomberg Near the rural town of Badin in southern Pakistan, about a four-hour drive from the financial capital of Karachi, dozens of men wait through the night for a chance to meet with Zulfiqar Mirza. The landowner’s family holds sway in a part of Sindh province the size of the US state of Delaware, and villagers go to Mirza for ...

Bloomberg Emmanuel Macron’s reliance on a small coterie of advisers and assistants helped propel him to power in France 14 months ago. That same system now threatens to taint his presidency. Macron is under siege from voters, the opposition and even some allies demanding that he overhaul his way of working after it emerged that his office covered up violent ...