China pledges to ‘work with all’ for results at Abu Dhabi WTO conference
Abu Dhabi, UAE--China is willing to work with all parties to achieve more pragmatic results at the 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) held in Abu Dhabi, according to the country's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on Sunday. During his meeting with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the WTO...Bank takes over Amiantit subsidiary
The bank will absolve Amiantit of all its financial obligations.Google to pay US$700m to US consumers
It is an antitrust settlement made public recently.Israel acknowledges failure to prevent attack on Palestinians
In a rare acknowledgment, the Israeli army said that it "failed" to prevent an attack by Jewish settlers on a Palestinian village in the West Bank in which one villager was killed. Revenge attacks on Turmus Ayya and other villages followed the killing of four Israelis by Palestinian gunmen on...Four shot dead near West Bank settlement: Israeli officials
A day after the Israeli army killed six Palestinians, four people were killed on Tuesday near a settlement in the occupied West Bank. Around 100 Jewish settlers attacked residents and set fire to olive groves in Huwara, near Nablus. The deaths are the latest in a surge of violence, leaving...DIFC, PwC launch program to boost tax settlement knowledge
DUBAI, UAE- DIFC Academy announced a collaboration with PwC’s Academy to offer a globally recognized diploma program aimed at upskilling tax practitioners in the UAE. Under the deal, DIFC Academy will offer the UAE Corporate Tax Diploma Program in collaboration with PwC’s Academy, becoming the first institution alongside PwC’s Academy...DEWA approves payment of US$1.29bn in dividend to shareholders
DUBAI, UAE - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) which is listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) on Monday reported that its shareholders approved the payment of total dividend of US$1.29 billion (AED 4.77 billion) with a record date of April 20, 2023. This approval came during DEWA’s general...US pharma giant J&J proposes US$8.9bn settlement of talc cancer claims
New York, United States--US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday proposed an $8.9 billion settlement to resolve years-old lawsuits claiming that its talcum powder products caused cancer. The New Jersey-based company said the proposed settlement, which still needs the approval of a bankruptcy court, "will equitably and efficiently resolve all...Qatar Airways and Airbus settle long A350 dispute
After a months-long dispute between Qatar Airways and Airbus, the two announced on Wednesday the end of a $2.5 billion dollar battle over peeling paint on passengers jets before it became an embarrassing court case. Both sides said they were "please to have reached an amicable and mutually agreeable settlement"...Walmart posts Q3 loss of $1.8bn
Settlement on opioid cases hit earnings of the firm.Credit Suisse to pay $234m fine
Bank to pay fine on money laundering, tax fraud charges.Teenager killed by Israeli forces in West Bank: Palestinian sources
A Palestinian teenager died from his wounds hours after being shot by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian sources said Saturday.Putin of Russia says crypto has value but not for oil trading
Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled tolerance of cryptocurrencies, but is still not convinced they can replace the US dollar in settling oil trades.NATO chief calls for negotiated settlement with Taliban
Jens Stoltenberg said the situation in the country is deeply challenging amid UN's warning that more civilians could die140 Palestinians injured in clashes at flashpoint West Bank village
Hundreds of Palestinians gathered in Beita, located in the north of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, to protest against the nearby outpost of Eviatar, an AFP correspondent saidCompensation deal reached over Suez Canal ship
The blockage that lasted a week had disrupted global shipping Details of the deal have not yet been disclosed Egyptian authorities and the owners of the container ship that blocked Suez Canal back in March have reached a settlement, media reports said on Wednesday. Details of the deal...Sharjah Ruler approves nearly AED52 million in debt settlements
This is the emirate’s 20th group of payments approved to the Sharjah Debt Settlement Committee The total amount processed since the first payments is AED 786,786,153 for 1,576 beneficiaries Sharjah’s ruler Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi has approved AED 51,907,000 to settle 99 cases of debt for citizens of...



















