Section: United Arab Emirates
Trump scorns IMF globalism, and now he gets to vote on it
Christine Lagarde is racing through Uganda in a black SUV. It’s a bumpy road – not the only one the IMF chief is likely to encounter in the age of President Donald Trump.Since World War II, America has set the agenda for the world economy. The International Monetary Fund has been one of its main tools. The Fund helped steady the finances of...
Wilder stops Washington to retain WBC crown
Undefeated Deontay Wilder stopped Gerald Washington in the fifth round to retain his World Boxing Council heavyweight world title. The 31-year-old champion started poorly in front of hometown fans in Birmingham, Alabama, and was trailing on the scorecards when he sprang to life in the fifth round, knocking Washington down with a right-left...
Wilder stops Washington to retain WBC crown
Undefeated Deontay Wilder stopped Gerald Washington in the fifth round to retain his World Boxing Council heavyweight world title. The 31-year-old champion started poorly in front of hometown fans in Birmingham, Alabama, and was trailing on the scorecards when he sprang to life in the fifth round, knocking Washington down with a right-left...
Svitolina breaks into top 10 after winning title in Dubai
Elina Svitolina beat Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-2 to win a rain-delayed final at the Dubai Tennis Championships yesterday which sent her into the top 10. The Ukrainian cracked the elite on tenth for the first time as she defeated 2011 champion Wozniacki, a former world number one seven years ago. Svitolina’s victory in a match which began...
Russian writer sparks war of words by joining Ukraine rebels
By becoming one of the most high-profile Russians to join east Ukraine’s fighters, Prilepin has prompted outpourings of bile from top literary figures with more liberal views …read more Source: Gulf...
Ensuring Euro-Atlantic security
The chasm between Russia and the West appears to be wider now than at any point since the Cold War.But, despite stark differences, there are areas of existential common interest.As we did during the darkest days of the Cold War, Americans, Europeans, and Russians must work together to avoid catastrophe, including by preventing terrorist attacks...
Three deadly viruses that could spawn pandemic
Bird flu is back.Chinese authorities are closing live poultry markets as H7N9 courses through the country, infecting 192 and killing 79 in January alone.So far, this strain of avian flu appears to have been transmitted only through contact with live poultry, but there’s always a fear it will mutate and start passing between...
Opec needs to prolong cuts to eliminate glut: Total CEO
Opec and Russia will need to prolong their six-month deal to cut oil output if they plan to trim the global inventory glut that has kept a lid on prices, said Total chief executive officer Patrick Pouyanne.“If they want really to have an impact on the market, which means to have the inventories going down because inventories are quite high, it...
Saudi-Ukraine strong relations highlighted at Interpipe reception
RIYADH — Interpipe, global steel pipes and railway wheels producer, hosted a reception in partnership with the Ukrainian Embassy in Riyadh last Tuesday (Feb. 21), attended by key government officials and business representatives from the Kingdom. These included the Chairman of Al Shaye Group Saud Al Shaye, Chairman of Rassais Group and Head of...
Kerber moves closer to top ranking comeback in Dubai
Angelique Kerber dominated Monica Puig 6-2, 6-3 in barely an hour at the Dubai Tennis Championships yesterday to move a step closer to returning to the number one ranking. The top-seeded German who held the top WTA spot in 2016 before Serena Williams took it back in September, could regain the number one ranking were she to win the Gulf event on...
