Bloomberg The woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of an assault while both were in high school is willing to testify to Congress after prospects for a swift confirmation were put in doubt amid calls from key GOP senators for an investigation. The White House reiterated its support for Kavanaugh, who “categorically and unequivocally” denied the accusations. ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has decided to share, with the world, its efforts to shape the future and foresee its developments and challenges, by finding practical solutions that will improve the quality of peoples’ lives and match the level of social expectations. ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, affirmed that Arab youth are the cornerstone to building and advancing societies via their innovative potential and creative energies across various sectors, creating a brighter future for communities in the region. His Highness’ remarks came during a meeting ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), will chair an FNC delegation that will participate in the 2nd Euro-Asian Women Forum, which will be held in Saint Petersburg, Russia, from September 19-21. The forum is being organised by the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and the Parliamentary Assembly of State ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE has formed ‘Air Transport Infrastructure Quality Board’ chaired by Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy and Chairman of the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). The decision was taken at the first meeting of the Infrastructure Quality Council of the authority, which was attended by several UAE aviation decision makers and the Federal ...

Dubai / WAM Following the three-day C40 Steering Committee meeting in San Francisco, USA, Abdulla Mohammad Al Basti, Secretary-General of the Executive Council of Dubai, reaffirmed that Dubai continues to expend efforts in dealing with climate change issues and minimising waste and green-house gas emissions by innovating solutions that forestall future challenges. This comes in line with the vision of ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), as part of the Cruise Arabia delegation, is to attend SeaTrade Cruise Med, a high-level event which will take place from September 19-20 in Lisbon, Portugal. Abu Dhabi’s participation in this international event is just one in a series of initiatives aimed at ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has honoured the winners of the first edition of the UAE Emiratisation Award, during a ceremony that took place in Abu Dhabi. The ceremony was attended by HH Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, on Monday announced an initiative to launch a FinTech digital sandbox. The digital sandbox allows financial institutions (FIs) and FinTech innovators to come together to experiment on products and solutions in a digital platform environment, supported by regulatory standards developed by the Financial ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), on Monday successfully launched its second edition of fintech Abu Dhabi Summit, held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, at the Fairmont Bab Al Bahr, Abu Dhabi. The two-day event, was well-attended by about 1,000 participants comprising senior government ...