SINGAPORE / WAM Asian shares hit two-year highs while copper and gold struck records on Monday as investors wagered on interest rate cuts around the corner and China stepping up efforts to steady its property sector, Reuters reported. Brent crude futures rose to a one-week high of $84.25 a barrel after reports on fresh instability in the Middle East. Gold …

THESSALONIKI / WAM As part of its participation in Sharjah’s Guest of Honour Programme at the 39th Thessaloniki International Book Fair in Greece, the Emirates Publishers Association (EPA) shared the UAE’s distinguished publishing experience with an international audience. During the fair, which began on May 16 and concluded on Sunday, the association highlighted its efforts in advancing the Emirati and …

BALI / WAM The 10th World Water Forum in Bali will produce its first-ever ministerial declaration since the forum was first held in 1997 in Morocco, an official from the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. “For the first time in World Water Forum history, it will produce a ministerial declaration which is not negotiated but through consultation,” Director General …