BRUSSELS / WAM Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President Designate, met with Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to discuss preparations for COP28, the 2023 UNFCCC climate conference, which will take place in Dubai from November 30 to December 12. Dr Sultan was joined by ambassador Lana Zaki ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Mohamed bin Zayed University for Humanities (MBZUH) has launched three new academic journals that will focus on research studies and developments in Philosophy, Islamic Studies and Applied Linguistics. The publications, which will be peer-reviewed, are part of the university’s efforts to enhance the position of the Arabic language in research and knowledge production and strengthen its ...

BLOOMBERG US futures and European shares drifted lower, as a bigger-than-expected drop in Chinese exports stoked further concerns about the strength of global demand.  Signs of fading momentum in the world’s second-largest economy are weighing on sentiment globally, damping the optimism earlier this year surrounding China’s reopening from pandemic restrictions. The nation’s exports to most destinations contracted in May. Despite ...