Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr. Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of Federal National Council (FNC) on Saturday briefed Irina Bokova, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on the agenda of the Global Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament, to be held in Abu Dhabi on December, 12-13. The event will be held under the patronage …

  Italy may be the next stop on the world’s journey to more economic nationalism. First we had Brexit — Britain’s decision to leave the European Union. Then we had the election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president, pledging to put “America first” in his policies. Now Italy may be treading down the same path. What’s at issue …

  Despite their reputation as argumentative, litigious and impatient with regulation, “sharing economy” companies sometimes voluntarily go along with local rules to avoid even worse regulatory problems. Airbnb announced that, starting next spring, it will follow a directive in London that would make it impossible for hosts to rent out entire houses or apartments for more than 90 days a …