Abu Dhabi / WAM Secretary General of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council Dr. Ahmed Mubarak Al Mazrouei has praised the achievements of Emirati women, saying they represent an exceptional role model in the region. In a statement he made on the occasion of the Emirati Women’s Day, Al Mazrouei said that the decision by H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways has marked Emirati Women’s Day by announcing that more than half the UAE nationals employed by the airline are women, including nearly 50 pilots. Aisha Al Mansoori recalls being mesmorised by the aerial activity at Al Ain Air Show in 2007. Nowadays, she is one of those pilots, flying the largest passenger ...

  Bloomberg Japan will invest $30 billion to boost Africa’s economic growth and infrastructure over the next three years, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said as he sought to win over national leaders already being wooed by China and the US. The Asian economy’s planned investment in the continent of 1.2 billion people shows it has “faith in Africa’s future,” Abe ...