Bloomberg German Chancellor Angela Merkel told President Vladimir Putin that European Union sanctions will have to remain on Russia, in a chilly encounter in the Black Sea resort of Sochi that exposed their differences on issues from Ukraine and human rights in Chechnya to Russian electoral interference. Addressing a joint press conference with Putin after about two hours of ...

  Bloomberg U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May alluded to the leaked details of her disastrous dinner with Jean-Claude Juncker to remind voters that Brexit talks will be tough and she alone is up to the task. Germany’s Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung newspaper on Sunday said that the European Commission president left the April 26 talks at Downing Street shocked at May’s ...

  Leaked details of a dinner conversation between UK Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker suggest that the Brexit talks won’t just be contentious — they’ll be brutal. At this point, the perception helps May as much as it does the EU leaders. After the June election in the UK, however, May will be at a ...

  Statements by two leaders in opposite hemispheres could help explain an announcement Tuesday that Infosys Ltd., the Indian outsourcing giant, will hire 10,000 American workers over the next two years. We believe jobs should be offered to American workers firstand. This will be the last year when we can be ahead of the curve in technology … Two years ...

  Finally, thankfully, the first 100 days of the Trump presidency have passed. This meaningless standard for judging a president can now fade into oblivion, where it belongs, and where it will remain for at least another four years. Maybe the passage of the 100-day mark will allow both the president and those who write about him (which includes, of ...

  In the latest attempt to strengthen his grip on power, the beleaguered Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has ordered for writing a new constitution. The socialist leader’s call for a constitutional assembly has further angered his opponents whose relentless campaign to oust him has brought hundreds of thousands into the streets demanding his removal. The move comes two days after ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Infrastructure Development, stressed that maritime transport in Dubai is witnessing major international development, while highlighting the fact that the UAE’s maritime transport sector is considered the hub of international maritime trade in the Arab Gulf and West-Asia in terms of port capacity and development. During his speech ...

  Ajman / WAM Ajman Free Zone (AFZ) has set up a representative office in the Cypriot capital, Nicosia, aimed at strengthening investment co-operation between the AFZ and Nicosia. “Ajman Free Zone has opened its doors to Cypriot investments with promising opportunities in an encouraging environment with the laws and facilities offered by the emirate, which will lead to strong partnerships ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM General Manager of the Abu Dhabi City Municipality, (ADCM) Musbbah Mubarak Al Murar, and senior officials of the municipality, have opened a new customer service centre dedicated to assisting customers on the move. The centre, which is situated beside the head office of the municipality, gives clients the convenience of being served and having their transactions processed ...

  Dubai / WAM The Dubai Health Authority (DHA), on Tuesday launched a social fund programme which aims to support staff members in need. The DHA’s Human Resources Department launched the programme in light of the President, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, announcing 2017 as the “#Year of Giving” in the UAE. The initiative aims to create a ...