Post-Brexit UK eyes FTA with GCC: Brit Minister
DUBAI 11 February 2019: Rt Hon Liam Fox, UK Secretary of State for International Trade, has said that the UK enjoys strong trading relations with GCC countries and is looking forward to have a free […]
Year: 2019
WGS: Pakistan reforms will be painful, Premier Imran Khan
DUBAI 11 February 2019: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan yesterday cautioned his countrymen and partners that the coming reforms will be “painful” – but vowed to carry on. “We launched a comprehensive programme of reform. […]
Filipina cries and asks Pope Francis for UAE…
ABU DHABI 13 February 2019: A Filipina expat residing in the UAE has revealed what she whispered to Pope Francis during this visit to the country earlier this month. She was overcome with emotion and […]
I wouldn’t run for US Presidency even if… Arinna Huffington
DUBAI 11 February 2019: Co-founder of the Huffington Post and a renowned advocate of wellness, Arianna Huffington, “would not run” for U.S. Presidency even if she was eligible, because she wants to have a “bigger […]
Harrison ‘Star Wars’ Ford seen at WGS in Dubai
DUBAI 9 February 2019: Artists, politicians and decision-makers at various levels from around the world will gather at the World Government Summit 2019 to exchange views on addressing the climate change threats to our world. […]
UAE a regional hub for almost quarter of world’s top firms
SHARJAH 10 February 2019: The UAE ids a regional hub for more than 24 per cent of the world’s 500 largest companies, said Hamid Mohammed bin Salem, Secretary-General of Federation of UAE Chambers of Commerce […]
Over 500 paralympic athletes to compete in Sharjah
SHARJAH 10 February 2019: The International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federatio (IWAS), World Games, the world’s eighth largest wheelchair and amputee sports championship, commences today Sunday with 1,462 participants from 50 countries in Sharjah. From […]
Highly contagious Bird Flu strain found in nearby Kuwait
UAE bans import of live birds from Kuwait DUBAI 8 February 2019: Based on a notification from the Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases of the outbreak of a highly contagious strain of bird flu […]
Spreading love with flowers for Valentine’s Day
DUBAI 14 February 2019: Every year, millions of roses are gifted worldwide on Valentine’s Day resulting in a spike in demand for flowers in early February. To meet this requirement, major flower producing nations around the world […]
Hamdan bin Mohammed launches sports initiatives
DUBAI 10 February 2019: Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum stressed the importance of launching new initiatives and ideas to promote sports […]