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Bloomberg Lebanon is at risk of “implosion” unless it develops a new governance model that’s more transparent than today’s system, according to the World Bank. “Politicians need to stop and listen,” Ferid Belhaj, the World Bank’s most senior official for the Middle East and North Africa, said in an interview. “You cannot continue doing what you’ve been doing for years ...

DUBAI / WAM HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, described the Global Women’s Forum Dubai 2020 as a major event that supports comprehensive women’s empowerment. Holding the forum in the UAE is the outcome of the global attention ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation Group, has bolstered its global handling partnership agreements with dnata, an Emirati airport services provider. The new agreements align the two UAE-based companies until 2023, with dnata providing warehouse and cargo handling services to manage 180,000 tonnes of air cargo carried annually across 15 gateways in ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Organised by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, the 2nd Abu Dhabi Manuscripts Conference kicked off on Monday at Saadiyat Island’s Manarat Al Saadiyat. The event aims to highlight issues and technical challenges in the field of manuscript preservation, while exploring practical solutions. Taking place under the theme, ‘Issues and Insights’, the opening ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Maritime Academy signed a strategic partnership agreement with MICE Global Singapore to augment the academy’s current programme. The agreement with MICE Global Singapore, a specialist in professional marine training is part of the academy’s commitment to providing world-class training and education in the maritime sector, not only for the UAE but also for ...

DUBAI / WAM The Emirati-designed Expo Live Pavilion in Expo 2020 Dubai’s Opportunity District aims to inspire millions of visitors to become change-makers by showcasing the social innovators, supported by Expo Live, who are having a measurable impact on people’s lives across the world. A human-focused experience, ‘The Good Place’ was designed by Ahmad Abdulrahman Bukhash, founder of Dubai architecture ...

DUBAI / WAM The 9th edition of the STEP Conference, the leading technology festival for emerging markets, under the theme, “the World in Dubai”, just concluded with over AED600 million worth of funding deals announced between companies, regional and homegrown start-ups. The two-day event drew 7000 visitors with a total of 300 international and local exhibitors from 24 countries and ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Cares announced the launch of three innovative educational programmes in Jordan, aimed to empower Syrian refugees and Jordanian children, along with educators and government representatives. The launch of the programmes was witnessed by a Dubai Cares delegation, led by the organisation’s Chief Executive Officer Dr. Tariq Al Gurg, at the Um Farwah Primary School in Jordan’s ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The newly established Abu Dhabi Exports Office (Adex), and the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Abu Dhabi Chamber), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to cooperate on a series of initiatives. Through the partnership, the two entities aim to leverage the innovative financial products and services offered by the Adex to elevate the international ...

DUBAI / WAM DP World’s parent company Port and Free Zone World has offered to acquire the 19.55 percent of DP World’s shares traded on Nasdaq Dubai, returning the company to private ownership. According to a statement released by the company, the move will enable DP World to focus on its medium-to-long-term strategy of “transforming from a global port operator ...