ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Finance (MoF) signed a cooperation agreement with the UAE Central Bank at its premises in Abu Dhabi. The agreement aims to enhance cooperation in areas of joint work, including monetary statistics and government financial and banking information. The agreement was signed by Younis Haji Al Khoori, Under-Secretary of the MoF, and Mohammed …

  Brussels / AFP Britain leaving the European Union would strip the bloc of a nuclear-armed global player and prove “disastrous” for its presence on the world stage, analysts say. The timing could hardly be worse, as the EU struggles with its biggest migration crisis since World War II and the continent facing a growing threat from terrorism fuelled by conflict …

  BEIJING / AP A small explosion at a check-in area of Shanghai’s Pudong airport injured three people on Sunday, Chinese authorities said. The blast at China’s second-busiest airport occurred around 2:20 p.m. and appeared to have been caused by some sort of homemade explosive, the airport’s management said on its verified microblog account. It said the three injured people …