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UAE: $250 Million Fund to Invest in Emerging Tech

by Musaid Al-Zayani | Sep 28, 2017 | Business

Dubai- Emirati businessman Mohammad Alabbar urged Arab investors to invest in what he called “e-economy” in the Arab region due to its low percentage in the GDP especially amid pursuits by Arab governments, namely Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt, to adopt modern policies....

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Iraq’s national museum reopened last year after 12 years of painstaking efforts during which close to a third of 15,000 stolen pieces were recovered (AFP Photo/Sabah Arar)

Fund Set up to Protect Endangered Heritage Sites

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 3, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

Representatives of around 40 countries on Saturday approved plans to establish a fund to protect heritage sites in war zones and a network of safe havens for endangered artworks. A closing statement issued after two days of talks in Abu Dhabi did not specify the total...

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Britons Want Queen to Pay for Palace Repair

by Raneem Hannoush | Nov 23, 2016 | Features

London – More than 125,000 Britons have signed an electronic petition calling the resident of Buckingham Palace, Queen Elizabeth II to pay for the palace repair, which is expected to cost £370 million funded by the taxpayer. Activist Mark Johnson has set up the...

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ADFD Deposits $1 Billion in Egypt’s Central Bank

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 25, 2016 | Business

Abu Dhabi-The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) announced it has made a deposit of $1 billion at Egypt’s Central Bank for a period of six years to finance development projects and back the country’s economic growth. This support comes within the framework of...