ABU DHABI/AD MEDIA OFFICE Under the honorary patronage of His Highness Sheikh bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Shamsa bint Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Assistant to the Chairman of Emirates Red Crescent for Women’s Affairs, the 22nd Abu Dhabi Festival will take place on February 7 …

TOKYO/WAM Japan’s real wages fell 0.3 percent in November from a year earlier, marking the fourth consecutive monthly decline, government data showed Thursday. Kyodo News quoted the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as saying that nominal wages, or the average total monthly cash earnings per worker including base and overtime pay, increased 3.0 percent to 305,832 yen ($1,900), rising …

RAS AL KHAIMAH/WAM Mohamed Mosbeh Al Nuaimi, Chairman of Ras Al Khaimah Chamber of Commerce and Industry received on Thursday Robert Raines, US Consul-General in Dubai and the Northern Emirates in the presence of Dr Ahmed Al Shemeili, Director General of Ras Al Khaimah Chamber of Commerce. The meeting discussed ways to enhance trade relations and develop partnerships between business …