How to solve the housing crisis: Hire more lawyers

Bloomberg In the overheated U.S. housing market, just complaining about a leaky ceiling can land you on the street. Randy Dillard was living with five kids in a four-bedroom house in the Bronx when he informed his landlord of a persistent drip. Dillard rented his $1,800-a-month home near the New York Botanical Garden with help from the federal government’s Housing ...

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Aviation experts to propose modern safety strategies

Dubai / Emirates Business International aviation specialists will convene this April in Dubai at the 4th edition of the World Aviation Safety Summit, to propose new procedures for enhancing a culture of safety across the industry. Global experts will analyse how the sector can ensure that safety is standardised and best practice is implemented worldwide, particularly as airlines in emerging ...

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UAE schools preparing students for ‘life after school’

Ritika Sharma / Emirates Business UAE has a comprehensive education system and its competency is recognisedworldwide. Taking a step forward, Dubai-based Academia Management Solutions International (AMSI) has launched ‘AMSI Voices’ — a programme aimed at harnessing the benefits of corporate networking by bringing alumni of different schools under one roof. The annual event will aim at bringing together alumni and ...

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Manazel venturing into Jordan’s lucrative middle-class segment

Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business UAE-based leading real estate company Manazel is all set to venture into overseas in search of new market. Manzel has recently announced its new project in Jordan aiming at the mid-segment market. “As it has been witnessed that Jordan is experiencing exponential growth, and our new venture ‘Manazel Amman’ is our effort to provide affordable ...

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GCC facilities management catching up with global mkt

Dubai / Emirates Business Imdaad, a leading provider of integrated facilities, waste and energy management solutions in the GCC, announced that the region’s facilities management (FM) sector is still immature compared to those in other parts of the world but is nevertheless learning well and growing at a fast pace. The company foresees abundant opportunities for the UAE market in ...

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Global Village closes 20th season with a record attendance

Dubai / Emirates Business Global Village concluded its extremely successful 20th season with the highest ever guest attendance at 5.3 million and business transactions worth AED2.2 billion, and closed to a packed house over its final weekend when more than 90,000 guests attended the park while the Lebanese superstar Nancy Ajram took to the stage a spectacular concert to be ...

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Saudi, Egypt draw up maritime borders

CAIRO / Reuters Saudi Arabia and Egypt have signed agreements to specify maritime borders, a cabinet statement said, allowing both countries to benefit from maritime zones that were previously untapped. The agreement was signed during Saudi Arabia’s King Salman visit to Egypt during which several investment projects were announced. The technical drawing of the border include the Tiran and Sanafir ...

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Egypt to cut fuel subsidies as govt seeks to reduce deficit

CAIRO / Reuters Egypt will reduce spending on fuel subsidies by nearly 43 percent in the 2016/17 budget due mainly to lower global energy costs, officials said on Saturday. Finance Minister Amr al-Garhy told a news conference state energy subsidies would fall to 35 billion Egyptian pounds ($3.94 billion) from about 61 billion pounds in the 2015/16 budget. Consumers reacted ...

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Kerry in landmark Hiroshima visit

Hiroshima / AFP G7 foreign ministers on Sunday began two days of talks in Hiroshima, with John Kerry’s visit to the atom-bombed city—the first-ever by a US secretary of state—overshadowing the broader agenda. Kerry’s landmark trip is seen as possibly paving the way for Barack Obama to become the first serving US president to journey to the thriving metropolis next ...

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Prince William and wife Kate begin royal tour of India

MUMBAI / AP The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have begun a weeklong visit to India and Bhutan, their second major trip representing the British crown and their first royal tour in almost two years. Prince William and his wife, the former Kate Middleton, began their first engagement in India by laying a wreath at a memorial Sunday at Mumbai’s ...

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