His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, tweeted on Monday that Dh 1.5 b have been allocated to start building the first group of the new generation of schools adopted by the UAE. The new generation of schools will have design and robotics […] Read more
Swedbank AB regularly topped rankings of Europe’s safest banks half a decade ago. Thursday, Sweden’s Finance Ministry told regulators to explain how the venerable institution had become enmeshed in allegations of money laundering. Like Danske Bank A/S of Denmark, Swedbank built its reputation in one of the world’s richest corners, until allegations tying the lenders […] Read more
The United States has officially shuttered its consulate in Jerusalem, downgrading the status of its main diplomatic mission to the Palestinians by folding it into the U.S. Embassy to Israel. For decades, the consulate functioned as a de facto embassy to the Palestinians. Now, that outreach will be handled by a Palestinian affairs unit, under […] Read more
Qatar’s foreign minister said he discussed Syria and Libya with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov who is visiting Doha, the first stop in a Gulf tour. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said in joint news conference with Lavrov that a political solution in Syria is the only option for the war-torn country and called […] Read more
