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Accra fashion week fights for women empowerment

  Accra / AFP As the music booms and the lights flare, a model sashays down the runway at Accra Fashion Week in Ghana. But the focus isn’t on her high-waisted black pleather skirt, it’s on something more risqué: her sheer, very tight top. “Everyone should be able to express themselves and not be oppressed in any way,” said designer ...

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Rise of webcam job interview

  Bloomberg The future of job interviews might horrify you. It horrified Jake Rosen. A recent graduate of UCLA, Rosen was applying to be a page at NBC (yes, yes, just like Kenneth) when he learned he wouldn’t be going to an office to talk to a human being about his skills. Instead, he interviewed by webcam, on a laptop. ...

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Tradition gallops in Morocco’s ‘tbourida’

  El-Jadida / AFP The equestrian art of tbourida, inspired by the historical charges of the feared cavalrymen of Morocco, fascinated Romantic painter Eugene Delacroix two centuries ago and still draws enthusiastic crowds today. At this week’s “Salon du Cheval” show in El-Jadida, western Morocco, thousands have been enthralled by the spectacle of groups of riders in colourful traditional dress ...

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Energy Minister visits UAE pavilion at World Energy Congress in Turkey

  ISTANBUL / WAM Minister of Energy, Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, on Thursday visited the UAE pavilion at the 23rd World Energy Congress in Istanbul. The minister visited the stands of participating UAE companies and institutions at the pavilion on the sidelines of the energy congress. He was briefed about Emirati projects and its pioneering experience in ...

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Investments in infrastructure support regional economies

  DUBAI / Emirates Business The building, construction and real estate [BCRE] sector has been one of the cornerstones of the UAE economy for some time and will continue to play a crucial role in the country’s long term economic diversification, making Dubai the ideal venue for KPMG’s 17th Global Real Estate and Construction Conference, according to Vijay Malhotra, the ...

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Abu Dhabi approves billions in raft of projects

  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 and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, chaired the meeting of the Council, held on Thursday at the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court. The meeting reviewed updates on the progress of the ...

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‘Need for concerted efforts to prevent illegal activities, practices’

  Abu Dhabi / WAM A No. 1 membership under the ‘We Are All Police’ initiative was awarded to His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, in the presence of HH Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council. Sheikh Hazza ...

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Princess Haya meets Pope Francis in Rome

  Dubai / WAM In Her capacity as UN Messenger of Peace and Chairperson of International Humanitarian City (IHC), HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, wife of Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, had an audience with His Holiness Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church, Bishop of Rome, at ...

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Hamdan inspects devp projects in Dalma

  Dubai / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in the Western Region, visited Dalma Island, toured a number of development facilities and projects, and inspected the progress in various vital and service sectors on the island. He began his tour by visiting the ports of new port project in Dalma Island and was briefed on the ...

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HolidayMe.com secures $7mn funding from investors

  Dubai / Emirates Business HolidayMe.com, the unique website offering value holiday deals and on-the-fly customized travel solutions to customers across the Middle East raised USD 7 million in Series A funding from a consortium of investors that includes Accel Partners and Saudi Arabia based F&C Overseas Investment. Existing investor Al Sanie Group also recommitted by participating in the round. ...

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