WORLD CAPITALS / WAM Gold prices edged lower on Thursday as the US dollar gained, though bullion remained near record-high levels, Reuters reported. Spot gold fell 0.2% to $2,171.05 per ounce as of 0426 GMT, and the US gold futures also dipped 0.2% to $2,175.40. Spot platinum fell 0.3% to $935.50 per ounce, palladium shed 0.3% to $1,056.24, and silver …

ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates and Hungary have signed an economic cooperation agreement aimed at stimulating trade and investment flows between the two nations in priority sectors of mutual interest. The agreement was signed in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, by Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, and Péter Szijjártó, Minister of …

AL AIN / WAM The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD), in collaboration with the Citizens and Community Affairs Office of the Presidential Court, held an awareness-raising lecture on “The Right Parental Relationship” at Majlis Saif bin Maya Al Afari in the Al Amerah area of Al Ain. The lecture is part of the “Majalisna” initiative launched by the Judicial Department …