Marseille / AFP Two men were killed with a Kalashnikov assault rifle and a 14-year-old girl seriously wounded in a shooting early Saturday in the southern French city of Marseille, Police Commissioner Laurent Nunez said. The two men, whose identities were not revealed, were shot dead in their car in a carpark in the Consolat housing estate in a ...

  WASHINGTON The Leave campaign won the referendum on withdrawing Britain from the European Union because the arguments on which the Remain side relied made Leave’s case. The Remain campaign began with a sham, was monomaniacal with its Project Fear, and ended in governmental thuggishness. The sham was Prime Minister David Cameron’s attempt to justify Remain by negotiating EU concessions ...

    The UK has voted to leave the European Union, but the strenuous exit process could take years. Brussels wants an immediate start to it, while London insists it is a new Prime Minister who will negotiate with the EU in October. London’s position doesn’t augur well with sullen Brussels, apparently annoyed by UK’s unprecedented decision to leave the ...

    Catherine Putz SPECIAL TO EMIRATES BUSINESS There are few topics bigger in the region than the question of China. EurasiaNet is running a five-part series addressing different aspects of Chinese engagement in Central Asia. Raffaello Pantucci tackles the overview, writing that “China’s rise in Central Asia marks one of the most consequential changes in regional geopolitics since the ...

  When Margaret Thatcher visited the College of Europe in 1988, she joked that a British leader coming to address an elite college of European civil servants was like Genghis Khan being invited to a peace conference. But in what became known as the Bruges speech, Thatcher’s message was anything but hostile. Nobody, she said, can deny that Britons are ...

  Alkesh Sharma / Emirates Business Creativity and innovation are the buzzwords around which the future economic plans and strategies of the United Arab of Emirates revolve around these days. UAE leadership announced a detailed plan worth over AED300 billion to become a “knowledge-based economy” and end dependence on oil for sustainable growth. “UAE is witnessing burgeoning corporate ecosystem where ...

  Ritika Sharma / Emirates Business After the desert safaris and picturesque road trips, increasing number of tourists are exploring the UAE waters to know the Emirates from a different angle. In recent years, there has been a rise in the number of ferry or jetty services as tourists demand more options to explore UAE. Offering a stimulating alternative to ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Pink Caravan Ride (PCR), the UAE breast cancer initiative that travels the emirates spreading awareness of and providing early detection for breast cancer, has held its annual Higher Steering Committee meeting to review its most recent activity. Taking place at Al Jawaher Reception & Convention Centre in Sharjah, the event discussed the results of the ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business This week, Visa Inc. (NYSE:V), the exclusive payment provider at the Olympic and Paralympic Games, launched its most ambitious integrated global Olympic Games campaign in the company’s history. Marking a bold new direction in Visa’s marketing and communications, the “Carpool” campaign will air in the lead-up to, and throughout, the Rio 2016 Olympic Games — ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Board of Trustees of the Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre (EMAC), has adopted advanced global arbitration rules and is implementing special fast-track arbitration rules to ensure speedy decision-making and less time, effort and cost for all parties involved. The decisions were made during the Centre’s first official meeting at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) ...