Ajman / WAM Some 305 muezzins (men who call Muslims to prayer) and imams (men who lead prayers) of mosques in the emirate of Ajman have received training on how to act, deal with, and put out fires using various types of extinguishers and techniques. The training was provided by the Ajman Civil Defence and the General Authority of Islamic ...

  Dubai /Emirates Business Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, hosted an event to celebrate Arab Manuscript Day at the Dubai Public Library Al Twar branch, in collaboration with Juma Al Majid Centre for Culture and Heritage. Visitors attended an ‘Arabic Manuscript in Risk’ lecture, which saw the participation of ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business DAMAC Properties, a leading luxury real estate developer in the region, recently awarded a contract worth AED 58.4 million for the main structure works of villas at Mulberry cluster in AKOYA Oxygen, a 55-million-square-foot lush green development in Dubailand. The main structure works contract has been awarded to Towers Technology Contracting Co LLC – Dubai. ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Many of the world’s best chefs and culinary media have experienced Etihad Airways’ award-winning hospitality on their way to Australia for this week’s announcement of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants. As the Official Airline Partner of the 2017 event, Etihad Airways has had the honour of flying some of the biggest names in global ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Shoppers and visitors of Sahara Centre in Sharjah can now enjoy the benefits of Wi-Fi UAE as it rolls out in the Mall. Providing everyone with access to the Internet through a choice of either free or premium Wi-Fi. This latest launch expands the Wi-Fi UAE footprint to help enhance happiness through connectivity, which has ...

  The US is in a period of institutional sclerosis, and more people are noticing it. Even JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon is sounding the alarm. But it’s reasonable to ask whether, despite all its difficulties, the US is still the proverbial best house in a bad neighborhood. Many other rich, industrialized nations are facing their ...

  After its plan to offer free internet in India was rejected, Facebook Inc. may soon find that the fastest way to consumers’ hearts is through their wallets. Digitally. Its WhatsApp service is preparing to start digital payments in the country, a move that would leverage India’s rush to online transactions after November’s sudden demonetisation, the Financial Times reported. WhatsApp ...

  Another day, another cloud of pepper spray and tear gas in the streets of Caracas. The autocratic government of President Nicolas Maduro has hardly changed its spots. It may have seemed otherwise, after the Venezuelan Supreme Court was forced last month to reverse its unconstitutional takeover of the country’s legislature. But Maduro has continued to suppress peaceful protests of ...

  Once again, Assad gassed his own people. At least 74 civilians died, including a dozen children, in one of the worst chemical weapons attack in an opposition-held town of Khan Sheikhoun in northern Syria. The mind-numbing images of people gasping for breath and convulsing in the streets show that Assad regime atrocities against Syrians have crossed all limits. The ...

  People in the West, certainly Americans, have long had a fascination with the East, with many predicting an inevitable “Asian century” marked by economic and market dominance. I have long disagreed with the consensus on China and other Asian Tigers, and others are beginning to agree. Many problems stand in the way of the “Asian century.” Japan dazzled Westerners ...