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  Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday sent a plane carrying 50 tonnes of essential food items to the Republic of Zimbabwe to meet the needs of thousands of families and vulnerable groups such as women, children, and the elderly. Dr Jassim Muhammad Al Qasimi, UAE ambassador to Zimbabwe, said, “Sending food items to the Republic ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai has consolidated its position as a leading destination for international business events in the first half of 2022, securing the rights to host major conferences, congresses, incentive travel programmes and other meetings over the forthcoming years. Over the first six months of 2022, Dubai Business Events (DBE), Dubai’s official convention bureau, collaborated with stakeholders across ...

Bloomberg Russia is preparing to launch intensified strikes against civilian infrastructure as well as government facilities in Ukraine in the coming days, the US embassy in Kyiv said in a statement. It also urged American citizens to leave the country using private ground transportation if possible. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned that Russia “may try to do something particularly ...

Bloomberg A Pakistan court has asked Imran Khan to appear before it next week as it reviews whether remarks he made about the judiciary merit a contempt of court case, the latest in a string of legal troubles for the former premier. Separately, the government has said it is seeking legal advice on whether to pursue action on a police ...

Bloomberg Office availability in central London is at its highest level in more than 15 years, the latest sign of how the pandemic-driven shift to remote working is upending demand for the commercial property. Availability was close to 31 million square feet in August 2022, according to real-estate data and information company CoStar. That’s the equivalent of about 60 Gherkin ...

  Bloomberg The average reservation wage, or the lowest pay level that Americans would be willing to accept for a new job, rose by 5.7% from a year earlier to $72,873 in July, according to the latest labour-market survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as soaring prices change the calculus for workers. The self-reported reservation wage has ...

  Bloomberg Swedish home construction is falling amid what may be the sharpest drop in house prices since the global financial crisis. In the first six months of this year, the number of housing starts dropped by 11% compared with the year-ago period, data from Statistics Sweden showed. The data comes as Sweden’s broader housing market is showing clear signs ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ADCCI), in cooperation with the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (Added), the Emirati Talent Competitiveness Council (Nafis), and the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) have organised a second session for raising awareness about the incentives of the Emirati competitiveness programme “Nafis”. The session also ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Cares, part of Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI), has announced that it received an AED5 million donation from Car Fare group, a vehicle rental and leasing organisation, to empower children and youth in developing countries with access to quality education. Car Fare group’s financial support will be directed to Dubai Cares’ programmes ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Airways has increased flights to New York, United States. From November 15, Etihad will add four weekly flights on the Abu Dhabi – New York route, providing a total of 11 weekly nonstop services to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). The new flights will be operated with a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, while existing ...