SHARJAH / WAM Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Head of the Sharjah World Book Capital, (SWBC) Advisory Committee and Vice President of International Publishers Association (IPA) has conducted a detailed inspection visit on of the ‘House of Wisdom’ library project. The project is developed by Shurooq, the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority, and slated to open in April 2020. ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Ports announced a long-term agreement with MSC Cruises, giving the world’s largest privately-owned cruise line berthing rights at the Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal and Sir Bani Yas Cruise Beach. The deal, signed by Director of Cruise Business at Abu Dhabi Ports, Noura Rashid Al Dhaheri, and MSC Cruise CEO, Gianni Onorato, at MSC’s headquarters ...

Bloomberg President Xi Jinping pledged that China would meet its economic and social development goals while winning the battle against the deadly coronavirus. “We have the ability and confidence not only to defeat the epidemic, but also to accomplish the set goals and tasks for economic and social development. I believe China will be more prosperous after overcoming this epidemic,” ...