TOULOUSE, FRANCE  / WAM “Ghada” of Al Shaqab Arabians, trained by Thomas Forsey and ridden by Anthony Crastus, won the cup of the G2-PA Sheikh Mansoor Festival — Prix Nefta 2,000-metre race for purebred Arabian horses at the Toulouse racecourse, Hippodrome de Toulouse. The HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Racing Festival is staged on the directives of His …

SHARJAH / WAM His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has approved 834 jobs in the emirate of Sharjah. The announcement was made on Monday by Mohamed Hassan Khalaf, Director-General of the Sharjah Broadcasting Authority (SBA), through “Direct Line” programme. This includes 545 positions in the Sharjah Police, 50 positions each …

BLOOMBERG Procter & Gamble Co (P&G) raised its sales projection for the fiscal year ending in June, citing higher prices and a slight increase in demand for some of its products. The shares rose the most in three years. The maker of Bounty paper towels and Herbal Essences shampoo said organic sales, which exclude fluctuations, should grow 6% from the …