London / AFP A rare handwritten letter from a young Queen Elizabeth II telling the story of her romance with Prince Philip before their 1947 wedding has been sold at auction. The note, penned when she was a 21-year-old princess, recounts the early stages of their relationship from their rare meetings in wartime to the London dances they attended together. ...

  DPA Charlie Chaplin touched the hearts of millions of fans and now they can visit the English-born silent-film comedian’s former Swiss home, which has just been converted into a museum. Chaplin’s World is comprised of the entertainer’s former mansion, studio and park stretching out over nearly 10 acres alongside Lake Geneva in Switzerland. The museum promises “an extraordinary adventure ...

  Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business Riverbed was founded in 2002, shipped its first product (SteelHead) in 2004, went public in 2006 with the most successful IPO that year, surpassed US$1 billion in revenue in 2013 for the first time, and again in 2014 and 2015. The company now works with over 27,000 customers which includes 98 percent of the ...

  Our Correspondent / EMIRATES BUSINESS The Zuhour Group successfully operates and conceptualises F&B propositions in the Middle East. With a dedicated core approach, the Group has profitably developed a track record of working on unbeatable restaurant concepts, and offers its employees a great environment to work. The Group accentuates on its ability to build unique concepts with restaurants and ...

  DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched on Monday the Dubai Autonomous Transportation Strategy, which aims to transform 25% of the total transportation in Dubai to autonomous mode by 2030, saving AED 22 billion in annual economic costs. He said, “Dubai is ...

  Riyadh / AFP Saudi Arabia said on Monday it would create the world’s largest wealth fund and sell shares in state energy giant Aramco as it unveiled a vast plan to transform its oil-dependent economy. The announcement of the long-term reform programme, dubbed “Saudi Vision 2030”, marks the beginning of a hugely ambitious attempt to move Saudi Arabia beyond ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and its diverse group of 21 subsidiaries, is participating in the Offshore Technology Conference, OTC 2016, which is taking place in Houston, Texas, from May 2-5. In addition to gaining technical knowledge and meeting with energy industry experts from around the world, the ADNOC delegation will also promote the ...

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi is set to host the world’s leading cruise line executives when they meet in the emirate for the return of the annual Seatrade Middle East Cruise Forum this December. The forum is being organised and managed by Seatrade, planners of cruise industry events worldwide, and brought to the emirate by Abu Dhabi ...

  SHARJAH / WAM A UK delegation representing seven leading universities paid a visit to Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority, SEWA, as one of the leading world class organisations selected as best sustainability and environment models to be taught at several UK universities. The aim of the delegation’s visit to SEWA is to exchange views about the possibilities of initiating ...

  Dubai / EMIRATES BUSINESS Takaful Emarat (“the Company”), the DFM-listed, Shariah-compliant life and health insurer, during its Annual General Meeting (AGM) voted for a proposed cash dividend of AED 8 million, equating to 5.33% of its paid-up capital. The Company’s first ever dividend payout, proposed by the board of directors, follows a 42% uplift in Net Profit for the ...