Alongside the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2019, ADWPJJC, to be held under the patronage of His More…

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and H.H. Sheikh More…

The donation is part of a $500 million joint initiative announced by both countries in November.

Thousands of followers are set to throng to Abu Mureikha to witness the four-hour ceremony.

SAN FRANCISCO. Uber’s autonomous vehicle unit has raised $1 billion from a consortium of investors including SoftBank Group Corp, giving the company a much-needed funding boost for its pricey self-driving ambitions on the eve of its public stock offering. Uber Technologies Inc said on Thursday that the investment values its Advanced Technologies Group, which works […]

BEIRUT Lebanon’s finance minister said on Thursday that Lebanese banks should play a role in reducing the state’s budget deficit to complement measures planned by the government to rein in public spending. Ali Hassan Khalil, in a televised interview, signalled government plans to cut the public-sector wage bill, saying a ceiling must be put on […]

WASHINGTON US homebuilding dropped to a near two-year low in March, pulled down by persistent weakness in the single-family housing segment, suggesting the housing market continued to struggle despite declining mortgage rates. Some of the weakness in homebuilding reported by the Commerce Department on Friday likely reflected disruptions caused by massive flooding in the Midwest, […]

TOKYO. Nintendo Co Ltd shares jumped 17 per cent in morning Tokyo trade on Friday, a day after China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd won a key approval to begin selling Nintendo’s Switch console in the world’s largest video games market. That is the biggest percentage gain since July 2016, when enthusiasm for Nintendo-backed smartphone game Pokemon […]

TOKYO. Tokyo prosecutors will indict former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn on a new charge on Monday when his detention period over suspected financial misconduct expires, local media reported Friday. The 65-year-old is being questioned in a Tokyo detention centre over allegations he siphoned off millions of dollars from his former company Nissan to a dealership […]

They discussed UAE-US cooperation and ensure security in the Middle East and around the world.