Dubai / Emirates Business DAMAC Properties, a leading luxury real estate developer in the region, collected five awards at the Arabian Property Awards held recently in Dubai, where it was recognised as a leader in the five categories for distinctive architecture and exceptional interior design. DAMAC also received two nominations for the International Property Awards that will be held next ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism (TCA Abu Dhabi) is to host a lecture as part of Al Ain National Museum’s Coffee Morning series in Al Ain Municipality Theater on September 27, led by Dr. Mark Beech, Head of the Department of Coastal Heritage and Palaeontology at Al Ain National Museum. Titled ‘Why Studying the ...

Bloomberg Iraqi Kurds went to the polls on Monday for a referendum on independence, ignoring dire warnings from Baghdad as well as neighbours fearful that the vote will bolster the cause of Kurdish nationalism across the region. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered his gravest threat to date after balloting began, hinting at a shutdown of oil exports that the ...

Bloomberg UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson was on his best behaviour on a trip to Prague following a weekend of news reports that suggested he was ill at ease with his boss’s Brexit policy. Speaking in the Czech capital, he reiterated Prime Minister Theresa May’s promise that UK will continue to honour all existing European Union rules during the two-year ...

Bloomberg US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross met with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang amid rising trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies and the escalating risk of North Korea’s nuclear progress. China hopes the countries can improve economic and trade ties and that their common interests outweigh their differences, Li told Ross. US officials have been greeted warmly, Ross ...

Bloomberg A day after Angela Merkel’s party turned in its worst performance since 1949, the political reality began setting in that forming a new German government will not be an easy task. The chancellor’s partner the last time around, the Social Democrats, did even worse, leading them to conclude they don’t want to take part in the next government—at least ...

Bloomberg Kenya is lurching towards a constitutional crisis as a standoff deepens between the two presidential candidates over how to manage a rerun of last month’s botched election. Both sides have entrenched their positions: Raila Odinga’s opposition coalition has called mass protests starting Tuesday to demand the electoral commission is overhauled before the vote takes place, while President Uhuru Kenyatta’s ...

Bloomberg Lithuania’s ruling coalition was saved from collapse after lawmakers from its junior partner defied their own party by opting to support the 10-month-old government. The Social Democrats’ members of parliament voted 10-4 to remain in the alliance, with one abstaining. They decried the party’s “premature” decision at the weekend to quit. The party’s foreign and justice minister had already ...

Bloomberg Berlin residents voted to keep open the city’s Tegel airport in a backlash over the fiasco surrounding Willy Brandt international, which is meant to replace the Cold War relic. The measure won 56.1 percent of the votes cast in Sunday’s election, surpassing the required majority, according to the city’s website. While the result sends a signal to Berlin’s Senate ...

Bloomberg Airbus SE is courting China with its first wide-body jet facility outside Europe, positioning the company to chase billions of dollars in potential orders from an aviation market that’s set to become the world’s biggest within a decade. Chief Operating Officer Fabrice Bregier inaugurated the $200 million completion centre in Tianjin, a site designed to give finishing touches such ...