DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has announced Dr Mohamed El-Erian, President of Queens’ College at Cambridge University, as the winner of the first Great Arab Minds (GAM) award in the economics category, in recognition of his incredible contributions to the field of economics …

SHARJAH / WAM HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has issued an Emiri decree forming the Sharjah Consultative Council in the eleventh legislative term. The decree stipulates that the Sharjah Consultative Council, in its eleventh legislative term, shall be formed of the following: From Sharjah City, Jamila Mohammed Khalfan Al Shamsi; …

BLOOMBERG Thai Airways International Pcl is leaning toward awarding a winner-take-all widebody jet deal to Boeing Co after a rival offer by Airbus SE was thwarted by a stalemate with a key partner. Boeing is closing in on a sale of as many as 80 of its 787 Dreamliners in a mix of firm orders, options and purchase rights that …