Beirut / WAM In the spirit of the ‘Year of Giving’ initiative, launched by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Khalifa Foundation is financing 32 development projects in a number of remote Lebanese areas hosting scores of Syrian refugees. Ahmed Saeed Sultan Al Shamsi, UAE Ambassador to Lebanon, who was accompanied by Mou’een el-Meherbi, Representative of …

Sharjah / WAM The World Economic Forum (WEF) on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), which is taking place at the Dead Sea in Jordan from May 19-21 under the theme “Enabling a Generational Transformation,” brings together over 1,000 government, business and civil society leaders from more than 50 countries. Participants also include 235 women leaders from across the Middle …

Dubai / Emirates Business The ‘Wannacry’ ransomware attack, which has now affected more than 200,000 computers in over 150 countries since originally infecting users’ files on Friday, 12 May, will be a hot topic on the main conference floor and in the corridors of the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) when the 4th Gulf Information Security Exhibition and Conference (GISEC) …