ABU DHABI / WAM The Higher Shari’ah Authority (HAS), for financial and banking activities in the UAE, has held its third meeting for 2019 under the chairmanship of Sheikh Dr Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al Haddad, Chairman of the HSA. The Authority reviewed, during the meeting, product approval requests and related inquiries submitted by several Islamic Financial Institutions (IFIs), highlighting the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Ahmed Hatem Al Manhaly, UAE Ambassador to Mexico, received José Navalón, Ambassador of the Confederation of Chambers of Commerce in Mexico in Charge of the UAE Affairs. During the meeting, Navalón, who participated in the third Global Business Forum on Latin America that was held in Panama, praised the forum’s organisation and the aspirations of the ...

RIYADH / WAM The Federal National Council (FNC), and the Saudi Shura Council condemned the sabotage of four civil commercial ships near the UAE’s territorial waters. They issued a joint statement after a meeting between Dr Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of the FNC, and Sheikh Dr Abdullah bin Mohamed bin Ibrahim Al Sheikh, Chairman of the Saudi Shura Council, ...