DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Science Park, a science-focused business community, hosted a panel discussion in partnership with CPhI Middle East and Africa, the region’s most comprehensive pharma gathering, to discuss the importance of attracting manufacturing activities to the local pharmaceuticals and medical equipment sector and decrease dependency on medical imports. Themed ‘Dubai Industrial Strategy 2030: Advancing the UAE pharmaceutical ...

Bloomberg Saudi Arabia brokered a new peace agreement between Ethiopia and Eritrea aimed at stabilising the Horn of Africa region, Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki signed the so-called Jeddah Peace Accord on Sunday in the presence of King Salman bin Abdulaziz and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. It’s the second ...

Bloomberg US stocks started the week lower, while Asian equities slumped and European shares gained, as investors grappled with the latest American threats to expand tariffs on Chinese goods. The dollar slipped and emerging-market currencies declined. The S&P 500 Index was pulled down on Monday by technology companies including Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. Semiconductor stocks also slumped, ...