Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Internet City (DIC), the largest technology business hub in the region, has launched its GoFreelance permit that will enable freelance talent to work in the technology sector. This product will further enhance Dubai’s global credentials as an incubator that thrives by innovating. Introduced by Tecom Group, a member of Dubai Holding, the GoFreelance package is ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business Continuing to play a key role in educating, guiding and supporting new entrepreneurs across the emirate, the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa) and Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further develop the entrepreneurship ecosystem. The MoU, signed by HE Najla Al-Midfa, CEO of Sheraa, and HEAbdallah Sultan Al ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Albwardy Marine Engineering, founded in Al Jadaf in 1978 by Ali Albwardy, celebrated its 40th anniversary in the UAE along with its 10th anniversary for a successful joint venture with the Dutch shipyards ‘Damen’. Albwardy Damen, a joint venture providing shipbuilding and ship repair services to the marine and oil and gas related industries in the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with Japan Oil Development Co. Ltd. (JODCO) and the Kumon Institute of Education (KIE) to pilot the highly successful Kumon Method of learning mathematics in two Adnoc Schools in Abu Dhabi. The world-renowned Kumon method was pioneered in Japan and guides ...

Bloomberg German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned the UK it can’t set unilateral terms for leaving the European Union as Prime Minister Theresa May heads to Brussels to try to complete a contentious Brexit deal. Addressing lower-house lawmakers in Berlin, Merkel gave short shrift to Brexit while rattling off domestic achievements, pleading for stronger bonds between EU nations and criticising go-it-alone ...

Bloomberg A trio of US naval vessels anchored in Hong Kong on Wednesday, the first US naval ships to harbour in the city since China barred entry to another American ship in September, in a sign of easing military tensions between the two powers. The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville, and guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis D. ...

Bloomberg Interpol delegates elected South Korean Kim Jong Yang as the new president of the global policing body after international criticism of the possibility that rival Russian candidate Aleksander Prokopchuk might get the job. Kim was selected in a snap election organised at Interpol’s general assembly in Dubai following the arrest in China of former president Meng Hongwei last month. ...

Bloomberg Former South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said there was a deliberate scheme to loot taxpayer funds during Jacob Zuma’s rule and accused the former president of helping facilitate it and lying to and misleading members of his cabinet. Gordhan, who now oversees state companies, was testifying before a judicial panel that’s investigating claims that members of the Gupta ...

Bloomberg At least three Republicans are jockeying to serve as President Donald Trump’s first line of defense against any effort by House Democrats to seek his impeachment, a job that that carries high risk and narrow rewards. The position: top GOP seat on the House Judiciary Committee, which could investigate whether there are grounds to remove Trump from office. The ...

Bloomberg US stocks climbed on tech strength, trimming recent losses from the sharp declines across asset classes during Tuesday’s session. Treasuries erased a drop and the dollar fell amid speculation the Federal Reserve may soften its policy stance. All major benchmarks were higher, with the Nasdaq 100 Index leading gainers and erasing more than half of Tuesday’s decline. Retailers and ...