Abu Dhabi / WAM As many as 1,000 entries across nine categories have already been received for the 16th edition of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award, the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC), part of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), has revealed. With the submission process beginning in June and running until October ...

President Joe Biden’s handling of crisis in Afghanistan has few vocal defenders. What they lack in numbers, though, they make up for in unity of message: The press is being too hard on Biden. The president is a victim of “a press corps desperate to show they do not have a liberal bias.” It’s the “overt editorialising” from the press ...

Best Buy Co has deftly navigated its business through the pandemic. The hardest part may come now. The consumer-electronics retailer’s range of products put it in a good position to take advantage of the surge in demand for gadgets, PCs and other devices people could use at home during lockdowns. And by beefing up its online sales and curbside pickup ...