Masonry Layout

Asia-Pacific leaders vow to defend free trade

  Bloomberg Asia-Pacific leaders are expected to send a strong message in defense of free trade on Sunday as they wrap up a summit that has been overshadowed by US President-elect Donald Trump’s protectionism. The broad consensus at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, which features some of the world’s most powerful leaders on both sides of the Pacific, is ...

Read More »

Dubai SME to promote women empowerment, entrepreneurship

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Dubai SME, the agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, will extend its support to the 3rd edition of the Arab Women in Leadership and Business Summit, which will be held in Dubai from November 21-22, as official partners of the ...

Read More »

Expanded Jumeirah Golf Estates Clubhouse officially opens

  Dubai/ Emirates Business The new phase of the award-winning Jumeirah Golf Estates Clubhouse is now open for business, marking the introduction of a brand new F&B concept and 300-capacity events space to Dubai. Located at the heart of Jumeirah Golf Estates, the 12,150m2 Clubhouse has been expanded to include its fourth F&B outlet and first-of-its-kind banquet space in the ...

Read More »

Dubai residential market poised to recover in 2017

  Dubai / Emirates Business dubizzle, the UAE’s leading property platform, released its first property report in collaboration with JLL, the world’s leading real estate investment and advisory firm. The report, launched at the second edition of The Exclusive Agency Club (TEAC) event, provides insights and trends in the Dubai residential market, predicting a gradual upturn in residential properties in ...

Read More »

New retail promotion to enhance National Day celebrations in Dubai

  Dubai / WAM The Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE), an agency of the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism), will launch a new retail initiative, the National Day Sale, on the joyous occasion of the country’s 45th National Day. The National Day Sale, from December 1-3, will feature participating malls and retail outlets offering shoppers mega discounts ...

Read More »

Trump’s pledges to repeal Obamacare faces reality check

  Washington / AFP With his shock victory in the race for the White House, President-elect Donald Trump at last is in position to deliver on one of his most strident campaign promises: to repeal Obamacare. With fellow Republicans in control of the US Congress, Trump has the means and ostensibly a mandate from his party to gut the law. But ...

Read More »

UN envoy in Damascus as regime pounds Aleppo

  Aleppo / AFP Syria’s regime on Sunday pursued a relentless assault of rebel-held east Aleppo that has killed more than 100 civilians in recent days, as the UN’s peace envoy arrived in Damascus for talks. Air strikes, artillery fire and barrel bomb attacks continued through the night and into Sunday morning as the army pressed a new offensive that ...

Read More »

MoFAIC marks historic relations with sub-Saharan Africa

  Dubai / WAM The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC), has, in co-operation with Expo 2020 Dubai, celebrated the cultural collaboration with sub-Saharan Africa at the launch of the book ‘Shared Vision, Shared Voices’ in the presence of HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemi, ...

Read More »

China’s Xi pledges open trade despite pall of protectionism

  Bloomberg China pledges to boost global trade and cooperation by opening up further and giving greater access to foreign investors, President Xi Jinping said on Saturday. China wants to create a level playing field for foreign and local companies so that they can share in the Asian country’s growth, Xi said in a speech at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ...

Read More »

Trump claims he stopped Ford relocation to Mexico

  New York / AFP Ford announced it will keep producing an SUV model in Kentucky, rather than move it to Mexico, in a decision overplayed by President-elect Donald Trump who claimed he had saved an entire plant from closure. Trump repeatedly took aim at Ford and other groups during the White House campaign for moving production overseas in search ...

Read More »
Send this to a friend