New Delhi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Narendra Modi, India’s Prime Minister, have expressed support for the on-going strategic dialogue, aimed at expanding energy partnerships between the two countries. This came during a meeting here on Monday between the two sides following a joint workshop organised by ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE Cabinet adopted a resolution to reform the UAE Gender Balance Council, which is headed by HH Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The council was formed in 2015 to promote the role of Emirati women in all areas of work, as well as the UAE’s domestic and international position. The council also ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), on Monday launched its framework to regulate spot crypto asset activities, including those undertaken by exchanges, custodians and other intermediaries in ADGM. The move follows the successful completion of a public consultation on the introduction of a robust crypto asset regulatory framework by ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), on May ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The State Audit Institution (SAI), organised a workshop on modern auditing in the technological age, which was attended by employees of the national audit authorities. The workshop held at SAI headquarters in Abu Dhabi, was aimed at raising the awareness about the importance of scrutinising information systems in light of the electronic transformation of government authorities. ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Ninety-seven percent of the companies who participated in the previous edition of the International Franchise Exhibition (IFE) are returning for the exhibition’s sixth edition, demonstrating the event’s seminal role within the region and internationally. Organised by Abu Dhabi Chamber, the exhibition is taking place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec) from October 16-17. ...

Bloomberg European leaders put on a brave face over their persisting differences on how to handle migration flows, even as the lack of tangible progress could further escalate a crisis that threatens to unravel the bloc’s passport-free travel area and create a rift in Germany’s governing coalition. “There was a lot of goodwill today and, next to a few differences, ...

Bloomberg At least 86 people were killed in an attack in central Nigeria’s Plateau state by suspected herders on several farming villages, police said. About 50 houses were also destroyed in the attack on June 23 in the Barkin Ladi district, Plateau state police spokesman, Mathias Tyopev, said on local television network, Channels News. “The figure that we have now ...

Bloomberg Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort is appealing a judge’s order revoking his bail and ordering him jailed for allegedly tampering with witnesses against him in criminal cases signed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Manafort, 69, filed notice on Monday that he will appeal the detention order this month by US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson in Washington. ...

Bloomberg Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad has revived the muscular foreign policy that characterised his first stint in power, seeking to renegotiate a longstanding water supply agreement with Singapore and taking shots at both the US and China. In an interview with Bloomberg Television, the 92-year-old Mahathir criticised a 1962 water supply deal with Singapore as “too costly,” adding to tensions ...

Bloomberg Donald Trump’s family separation policy is continuing to create havoc for his administration, and ramped-up rhetoric from the president won’t help. The White House has struggled to display a unified response to a self-imposed crisis that appears likely to dominate the national agenda for a third straight week. June 24 offered a fresh signal that immigration would continue to ...