Sharjah / WAM Sharjah Charity International donated AED4 million for the relief campaign targeting vulnerable people in Somalia, under the slogan “For You Somalia”, which aims to eliminate suffering caused by the drought crisis affecting large areas of the country. The campaign is an implementation of the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in co-operation …

  Dubai / Emirates Business Travel trade professionals from across the world’s hospitality industry will descend upon Dubai on Monday for the opening of Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2017, the region’s leading travel industry showcase. Simon Press, Senior Exhibition Director, ATM, said: “We have visitors registered from all corners of the globe and all facets of the hospitality industry for …

  Dubai / Emirates Business DAMAC Properties, a leading luxury real estate developer in the region, on Sunday launched Golfotel, the only premium 5-tower hotel property surrounded by a golf course in Dubai. The announcement was made as part of DAMAC Properties’ participation at the Arabian Travel Market 2017. Golfotel will feature over 2,000 well-appointed contemporary rooms with golf views …

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has issued its Regulations for Electrical Installations 2017 booklet to provide dealers, consultants, electrical engineers and technicians with a guide for the installation and checking of electrical connections, ensuring both their protection and customers. “DEWA is committed to achieving the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, …

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business NYU Abu Dhabi’s (NYUAD) Office of Campus Life hosted the 11th Annual MENASA NASPA Conference at NYUAD’s campus on Saadiyat Island. The conference offered 175 student affairs professionals the opportunity to discuss new approaches, challenges and ideas across higher education in the region. As part of the annual program for NASPA, a professional association …

  Bloomberg French voters were heading to the polls on Sunday to select two candidates for the presidential runoff, an election that will determine how far the populist wave can go in Europe. After a campaign that has remade the nation’s political landscape, four candidates with radically different visions are in a position to qualify for the next round. They …

  Bloomberg Israeli airstrikes killed an unknown number of Syrian soldiers at a weapons depot in rural Quneitra province, Al Jazeera TV reported. An Israeli army spokeswoman declined to comment. Sunday’s strike came after several projectiles from Syria hit the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights on Friday and the army returned fired at areas where the launching originated. Since violence in Syria …

  Bloomberg Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said he fears that a wider majority for Theresa May’s Conservatives in the June 8 general election will give her “a blank check for Brexit at any cost.” Voters should elect candidates of any party who will “keep an open mind” on the shape of the trade deal the U.K. reaches with …

  Bloomberg The UK’s Liberal Democrats won’t be part of any coalition after June’s general election and plans to become the main opposition by attracting voters who want to stay in the European Union, its leader Tim Farron told The Observer. Farron said while Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative party and Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour will push for a hard Brexit …

  Sharjah / Emirates Business An impressive 110,000 people from around the region have stepped through the doors of the Expo Centre Sharjah during the first four action-packed days of the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF). The enormous variety of interactive activities, seminars, workshops and debates is drawing hoards of families and schoolchildren as well as renowned authors, historians, researchers …