Geneva / WAM The UAE has reiterated the critical role global parties can play by engaging in promoting values of tolerance. During a session entitled, ‘Celebration of diversity: beyond tolerance, the path towards empathy’, Obaid Salem Al Zaabi, UAE Permanent Representative to the UN and Other International Organisations in Geneva, stressed the importance of the role international bodies and governments ...
Read More »â€˜Zayed Al Khair Camp’ to assist Rohingya refugees
Abu Dhabi / WAM The Sheikha Fatima Global Humanitarian Campaign has announced the launch of the ‘Zayed Al Khair Camp’ which will see thousands of Rohingya refugee women and children receive medical care, under the supervision of a UAE-Bangladesh volunteer medical team. This latest endeavour was launched in conjunction with Mother’s Day, and falls within the framework behind ‘We Are ...
Read More »Dubai to host inaugural ‘Abundance 360 Summit’
Dubai / Emirates Business A world-class speaker line up has been confirmed for the signature Abundance 360 (A360) Summit in Dubai, taking place at Emirates Towers on March 26-27. Conceptualised by renowned futurist Peter Diamandis, A360 is hosted by Dubai Future Foundation, and held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Crown Prince ...
Read More »Apple CEO urges China to ‘open up’ its economy
Bloomberg Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook encouraged China to keep opening up its economy, as his company grapples with weaker demand from the nation and uncertainty over its trade war with the US. “We urge China to continue to open up,†Cook said during a speech at the annual China Development Forum in Beijing. “We see that as essential. ...
Read More »Italy, China to sign up to $23 billion of deals, says official
Bloomberg Chinese and Italian companies will sign 10 accords potentially worth as much as 20 billion euros ($23 billion) at a ceremony with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday, according to an Italian official who declined to be named before the event. Xi and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will separately sign a memorandum of understanding giving Italy a role ...
Read More »IS lost its final territory in Syria, say US-backed forces
Bloomberg IS, the militant group that once controlled parts of Iraq and Syria, is completely eradicated from its last pocket of territory on the Euphrates River, the Syrian Democratic Forces announced on Saturday. “Our forces have raised their flag over Baghuz and declare complete military victory over the terrorist IS after six years of war,†according to a statement on ...
Read More »China factory blast leaves 64 dead
Bloomberg The death toll from an explosion that ripped through a chemical plant in the eastern province of Jiangsu rose to 64 on Saturday morning, state media said, as local authorities continue searching for survivors. The blast on March 21 at the Jiangsu Tianjiayi Chemical Co, in Chenjiagang, was the latest reminder of continued industrial risks in China, which has ...
Read More »US to leave in place N Korea-related sanctions on Chinese shipping firms
Bloomberg The US will leave in place North Korea-related sanctions on two Chinese shipping companies, and President Donald Trump has no plans to impose additional penalties on Kim Jong-un’s government, according to two people familiar with the matter. The two people, who were granted anonymity to discuss the issue, spoke hours after Trump threw US sanctions policy towards North Korea ...
Read More »Trump Jr. escapes Mueller Russia probe
Bloomberg Special Counsel Robert Mueller ended his probe without indicting one of its most politically sensitive subjects: Donald Trump Jr. A key episode in Mueller’s 22-month probe into Russian election meddling was a secret meeting that the president’s eldest son took at Trump Tower in Manhattan in 2016 with a Russian lawyer connected to the Kremlin on the promise of ...
Read More »UK cabinet ministers war-gaming the fall of May
Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Theresa May is confronting what could be the end of her premiership as the near impossible task of delivering a Brexit deal cracks her fragile government apart. In the past two weeks, May has lost the trust of her cabinet ministers, infuriated members of parliament on all sides, and been told to her face a growing ...
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