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Angel wakes up the Sun is shining on a beautiful winter day. Even the two hawks sitting high up in the tree are serene. A buzzard flies by very smoothly. The crows are all quiet. The Beast pops his head up just as Angel awakens. He is lying on the …

Blackstone Group chief executive Stephen Schwarzman said on Tuesday that an economic plan presented by White House senior adviser Jared Kushner for the Palestinian territories was “not unachievable”. “This plan is not that financially ambitious. It’s got $27 billion for the Palestinians and it’s only about 20% equity. It’s not …

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces today received Michael L. Corbat, Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup, to discuss prospects of cooperation between Emirati financial institutions and the world’s global bank. The meeting occasioned a …

Even as its legal dispute with the government of Djibouti escalates, DP World said it has a “very positive outlook” on its financial and operational performance, reiterating that Djibouti is a “very small part” of its network. Mohammed Al Muallem, CEO and managing director for the UAE region at DP …

Sundar Pichai, Google’s chief executive, said in an email to employees Friday that the company has never and will never bias its search results for political purposes. Pichai’s message followed a report in The Wall Street Journal this week about an internal email thread from early 2017 in which Google …

Standard Chartered on Sunday announced the appointment of Rola Abu Manneh as chief executive officer of its business in the UAE. Abu Manneh succeeds Julian Wynter, who will be retiring following 26 years of service at the bank. Abu Manneh’s appointment is with immediate effect. Abu Manneh joins from First …

Shaikha Bodour Bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) has appointed Mohammad Juma Al Musharrakh to the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah), the investment promotional arm of Shurooq. The promotion comes in recognition of Al Musharrakh’s “immense …

A former Playmate, who says she has been emboldened by the #MeToo movement and declining health, has confirmed to The New Yorker that she authored an eight-page, hand-written document about her alleged affair with Donald Trump that the magazine said was quietly buried by the National Enquirer after buying exclusive rights …

Commercial Bank of Dubai announced the appointment of Khaled Rasheed Al Hammadi as its new Head of Sales and Distribution. The appointment is in line with the Bank’s Emiratisation strategy. Al Hamadi has more than 20 years of experience in the financial industry. In his new position, he will be …

Al Franken is optimistic about the United States’ future ability to avoid a nuclear showdown with North Korea, but that doesn’t mean that he’s exactly thrilled with the way President Donald Trump has handled the situation. “I don’t think that the president has handled that as well as he could,” …