WORLD CAPITALS / WAM Gold prices rose on Monday as renewed bets that the US Federal Reserve would begin cutting interest rates in June and a softer dollar lifted bullion’s appeal, Reuters said. Spot gold was up 0.4% at $2,172.09 per ounce, as of 0350 GMT. Also, US gold futures climbed 0.6% to $2,173.40 per ounce. Spot silver gained 0.2% ...

TOKYO / WAM/ AP Asian shares were trading mixed on Monday, as investors awaited further indications the Federal Reserve might begin cutting interest rates. Japan’s Nikkei 225 shed 0.7 percent to 40,619.40, as investors sold shares to lock in profits after the benchmark recently hit record highs. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng climbed 0.5 percent to 16,584.22, while the Shanghai Composite ...

DUBAI / WAM Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, unveiled the MEA region’s Alibaba Cloud Academy Training Centre today, which will serve as a hub for customers and partners to elevate their digital competence. Located in Dubai Internet City, a global tech ecosystem part of TECOM Group PJSC, the training centre is designed to empower ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, in partnership with Astral Aviation, a leading cargo airline with extensive African network coverage, completed the inaugural flight from Nairobi, Kenya, to Abu Dhabi, UAE, on March 21. This flight marked the commencement of a promising collaboration following the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the ...

MRAJEEB AL FHOOD / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) continues its Ramadan project in Jordan with the Emirati Relief Team sharing Iftar with Syrian refugees in Mrajeeb Al Fhood camp. Hassan Salem Al-Qaidi, Head of the Emirati Relief Team, and Yousef Abdullah Al Harmoudi, Deputy Commander of the Emirati Relief Team, alongside dedicated volunteers, came together to have Iftar ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, inaugurated conference titled “The Holy Quran, Cosmological Horizons, and the UAE’s Efforts in Serving It”, organised by the General Authority of Islamic ...

BEIJING / WAM China has introduced its first national-level regulations on water conservation, which experts say will provide legal guarantees for water security and ecological protection. The regulations, issued by the State Council, will come into effect on May 1. According to China Daily, the comprehensive provisions address key issues in water conservation, such as water usage, conservation, and management. ...

BEIJING / WAM China’s aviation regulator announced that domestic airlines reported an accelerated recovery of international flights and a record for cargo transport in February. As reported by China Central Television, the total cargo transported on international air routes to and from China in February amounted to 3.46 billion tonne-kilometres (tkm). This marked a significant year-on-year increase of 108.6 percent ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Municipalities and Transport – Abu Dhabi (DMT) has launched the Abu Dhabi Canvas, a project aimed at adorning the cityscape with murals created by Emirati and locally-based artists. The murals will be placed at bus shelters in various areas including Al Nahyan, Al Bateen, Al Manhal, Al Mushrif, Al Danah and Al Muntazah. ...

ABU DHABI / AD MEDIA OFFICE The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) and Miral have revealed 65 percent completion of the overall development of the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi. Located within Saadiyat Cultural District, the museum is set to be the largest of its kind in the region, once construction is completed by the ...