LUXEMBOURG / WAM Obaid bin Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, held a meeting with Pierre Gramegna, Luxembourg’s Minister of Finance. The meeting, held in Luxembourg City, was aimed at strengthening the UAE’s economic and trade ties with the Duchy of Luxembourg, as well to enhance cooperation in Islamic Banking. The UAE is considered the capital of ...

Sharjah / WAM The Emirate of Sharjah has witnessed a significant number of achievements in 2019, among them is its ever-growing vibrant cultural scene bringing together Emirati and Arab artists, actors, literary greats and poets. Sharjah’s efforts to bolster the Arab world’s cultural prowess is not tied to a specific geographic location but spans diverse areas to build bridges of ...

Bloomberg Energean Oil & Gas Plc, the Greek energy producer that sold shares in London last year, is bidding for the oil and gas business of Electricite de France SA’s Italian unit, people familiar with the matter said. Energean has submitted a final offer for Edison SpA’s exploration and production assets, the people said, asking not to be identified as ...

Bloomberg Tens of thousands of demonstrators poured into central Hong Kong as organisers remained defiant even after the city’s leader suspended consideration of the China-backed extradition plan that sparked some of the biggest protests in the city in decades. Organisers pressed ahead with a march on Sunday afternoon, following the same route as last week’s demonstration, when hundreds of thousands ...

Bloomberg Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj called on Sunday for a national conference to end a war that threatens to rip the North African oil producer apart amid an offensive by eastern-based strongman Khalifa Haftar. Al-Sarraj, in a televised news briefing in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, proposed the conference be held with the help of the United Nations and that ...

Bloomberg The Philippines has asked the United Nations to make protecting life at sea a priority after the collision this month between a Filipino fishing boat and a Chinese vessel in the South China Sea. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, in a post on his Twitter account, said he authorised the Philippine embassy in London to make an “appeal” to ...

Bloomberg A majority of American voters say they would be “very uncomfortable” voting for President Donald Trump in 2020, an NBC-Wall Street Journal poll shows. Some 52% reported being very uncomfortable about Trump and another 10% had some reservations. That combined 62% compared with a combined 37% who said they were enthusiastic or comfortable with a Trump vote, the poll ...

Bloomberg There’s “no doubt” Iran was responsible for attacks on two oil tankers leaving the Persian Gulf last week, and the US will guarantee safe commercial navigation going forward with its partners, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said. “The United States is going make sure that we take all the actions necessary, diplomatic and otherwise, that achieve that outcome,” Pompeo ...

Bloomberg Samsung Electronics Co. Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee said the company will pursue investment in future businesses including sixth-generation mobile networks and system semiconductors as the South Korean tech giant faces a rapidly changing global business environment that has already put pressure on profit. Lee, the company’s de facto leader, last week held discussions with Samsung executives on potential ...

Bloomberg Japan’s Inpex Corp. agreed on a framework with Indonesia for the $20 billion Abadi liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, a key step towards reaching final investment for one of the world’s biggest export ventures. The heads of agreement includes an extension of the company’s contract to operate the Masela field by 27 years until 2055, Inpex President Takayuki Ueda ...