Bloomberg Near the rural town of Badin in southern Pakistan, about a four-hour drive from the financial capital of Karachi, dozens of men wait through the night for a chance to meet with Zulfiqar Mirza. The landowner’s family holds sway in a part of Sindh province the size of the US state of Delaware, and villagers go to Mirza for ...

Bloomberg Emmanuel Macron’s reliance on a small coterie of advisers and assistants helped propel him to power in France 14 months ago. That same system now threatens to taint his presidency. Macron is under siege from voters, the opposition and even some allies demanding that he overhaul his way of working after it emerged that his office covered up violent ...

Bloomberg Prime Minister Theresa May is taking control over the UK’s Brexit negotiations and will direct strategy from her own office, in a move that reinforces her drive to keep close to the EU. The pound rose on the news. May shook up her team on Tuesday, sidelining the troublesome ministry that she created two years ago to lead the ...

Bloomberg Greek firefighters say that at least 49 people were killed in wildfires near the country’s Attica region as a summer heatwave has increased the risk of blazes across Europe. The fires struck two coastal resorts popular with vacationers from Greece’s capital on Monday and also resulted in 156 injuries, including 16 children, a fire department spokeswoman said in televised ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has affirmed that the UAE, under the leadership of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, supports every effort aimed at achieving peace, security and stability across the world. At an official ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has conferred the Order of Zayed (First Class) to Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea, and Dr Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, in recognition of their efforts to end the conflict between their countries and open new horizons for cooperation and coordination, and in appreciation for their ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM At the end of the tripartite meeting between His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, the President of Eritrea, Isaias Afwerki, and Dr. Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, held in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, the UAE hailed the historic peace ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE and Bahrain on Tuesday discussed ways of accelerating knowledge transfer and exchange of expertise between the two countries in areas of scientific research. This came during a meeting between His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, and Dr Sheikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Under-Secretary ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai Holding and Emaar Properties have announced the launch of Dubai Square, a new retail metropolis that pushes the boundaries of modern retail and leisure in Dubai Creek Harbour by drawing on next-generation technology. Blurring the boundaries of online and in-mall shopping, integrating indoor and outdoor, and delivering a social experience like none other, the all-new ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The opening of Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi reflects positively on the global tourism status of the UAE capital, according to Saif Saeed Ghobash, the Under-Secretary of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi. “The choice of Yas Island as the home of the world’s first indoor Warner Bros. theme park reflects so positively ...