Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirati-Italian Friendship Association held its first meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Abu Dhabi. Fahad Obaid Al Taffaq, Director of Economic Affairs and International Cooperation at the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and members of the Executive Committee of the friendship association of both countries attended the meeting. …

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) announced that Abu Dhabi schools are ready for the end of the 2015-2016 year examinations. As many as 64,875 students will sit for their exams, out of whom 14,733 students will sit for Grade 12 Ministry of Education (MoE) curriculum examinations. Grade 12 examinations are scheduled to start on May …

  Tokyo / AFP Japan sidestepped a recession after its economy grew in the first quarter, preliminary data showed on Wednesday, but efforts to cement recovery in the world’s number three economy were gaining little traction. Gross domestic product expanded by 0.4 percent between January and March — or 1.7 percent at an annualised rate — after a contraction in …