ABU DHABI / WAM The Emirates Schools Establishment (ESE) has joined the National ICV Programme following a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT). The MoU supports the programme, launched as one of the UAE’s Projects of the 50 and, in enhancing  coordination and integration between federal and local entities. The signing was attended ...

SHARJAH / WAM HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Salem bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Deputy Chairman of Sharjah Executive Council (SEC), chaired, on Tuesday, the SEC’s meeting. The council discussed a draft law restructuring the Sharjah Districts and Villages Affairs Department and reviewed the response of the Department of Statistics and Community  Development to the recommendations of ...

BLOOMBERG Chinese stocks in Hong Kong tumbled as disappointing trade data added to investor concerns about the strength of the economic recovery and as worries about the real estate sector intensified. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index slid 2.2% to close at its lowest in almost two weeks. A Bloomberg Intelligence gauge of property developers plunged more than 4% intraday, ...