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For the seventh consecutive year, some of the greatest minds in politics, business and science will arrive in Dubai for the World Government Summit. Among the thousands of attendees will be former UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon, the Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman, Nobel Peace prize laureate Leymah Gbowee and International …

The largest ever World Government Summit will begin tomorrow to redefine the future of governments and unite efforts to solve universal challenges facing humanity. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, said, “The human being is the centre of the World …

In an incident that is apparently caused by illegal cutting of the cylinders to be sold as scrap, Sharjah Police and Civil Defence units were able to rescue 93 workers who were exposed to a Chlorine gas leak in a labour accommodation in Al Sajja Industrial Area in Sharjah, killing one …

H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Chairman of Sharjah Executive Council, has directed that an Innovation Award be launched at which he will honour the best three innovations presented by the participants as part of UAE Innovation Month in …

NASA is planning to take the “next giant leap in deep space exploration” as it looks to send astronauts to the moon who are able to stay there. The space agency’s administrator, Jim Bridenstine, called for American firms to help develop human lunar landers – “reusable systems for astronauts to …

Filipinos are still ‘ecstatic’ about the visit of Pope Francis to the UAE earlier this week, according to a report in the UAE-based ‘The Filipino Times’. The publication quoted the Philippines Ambassador to the UAE, Hjayceelyn Quintana, as thanking the Pope for ‘reinvigorating’ the Catholic faithful, noting that his presence …

An Emirati doctor, Abdullah Rawah, a consultant in cardiothoracic surgery in the United Kingdom, vice president of Lugano University in Switzerland and director of the London Coroner Cardiac Surgery Program, generously stated that he will perform 100 free surgeries for poor children in order to thank Pope Francis for his …

The world’s richest man, Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, has accused the owner of a US gossip magazine of trying to blackmail him over lewd pictures. He said the National Enquirer’s parent company, American Media Inc (AMI), wanted him to stop investigating how they had obtained his private messages. Mr Bezos …

President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has issued the first two laws of 2019. Law No.1 is on the establishment of an Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) and Law No.2 on regulating partnerships between public and private sectors. The Abu Dhabi Investment Office will be responsible for …

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has approved the official logo for the ‘Year of Tolerance’. The logo, which is inspired by the Ghaf, the UAE’s national tree, is set to be used by government, private and media entities in …