On Monday, donors committed $1.9 billion (nearly Dh7 billion) to eradicate polio globally, including a $1.2 billion commitment announced by Microsoft founder Bill Gates, on the first day of Abu Dhabi Finance Week. Gates also praised the UAE and its…
One of India’s closely watched trials came to a halt on December 8 after the Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court acquitted prominent Malayalam actor Dileep of charges of orchestrating the abduction and rape of a leading South Indian actress eight years…
Verification on social media is a paid feature that users can buy, weakening one of the few signals audiences once relied on to identify trustworthy voices. This message was aired on December 8 at the Bridge Summit in Abu Dhabi,…
The UAE’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MoHESR) has withdrawn recognition of all qualifications issued by Midocean University, which operates an executive office in Fujairah. The move follows a joint compliance inspection with the Fujairah Free Zone Authority…
Actress-filmmaker Parvathy Thiruvothu took to social media on Monday to express her feelings after a Kerala trial court acquitted Malayalam actor Dileep in the 2017 sexual assault case. “We watch a carefully crafted screenplay unfold so cruelly now,” Parvathy, a…
There may be relief ahead for UAE residents traveling to India with personal jewelry. India’s Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, announced that a “complete overhaul of the customs area is on the cards,” calling it her next major…
The taxi-sharing service, which allows multiple passengers to ride together and split the fare in one cab, has been expanded to two more locations between Dubai and Abu Dhabi, Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced on Monday. The shared…
عُقد اجتماع في موسكو بين مستشار الرئيس الروسي والأمين التنفيذي للجنة المنظمة لمنتدى سان بطرسبورغ الاقتصادي الدولي، أنطون كوبياكوف، وسفير المملكة العربية السعودية لدى روسيا، سامي السدحان. أعرب الجانب الروسي عن تقديره لدعم السفارة السعودية في نجاح المنتدى، مشيدًا بمستوى…
ذكرت وكالة ‘فارس’ الإيرانية أن آبادي صرح بأن تصريحات توم باراك، ممثل الرئيس الأمريكي في سوريا، حول القضايا الإيرانية تعكس فشل الأعداء في مواجهتهم مع إيران ويأسهم من تغيير النظام فيها. وأضاف أن هذا السلوك يظهر النفاق وعدم الصدق لدى…
Abu Dhabi will invest Dh240 billion ($65.4 billion) over the coming years in infrastructure development, with a strong role for private-sector entities, as the emirate sees its population doubling by 2040, a senior official said on Monday. “A lot of…
