MOSUL, Iraq – A United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) project is hiring widows and other female workers to renovate schools in West Mosul.

Painting murals, fixing school desks and planting trees are just some of tasks undertaken by the women.

Wearing dusts masks and overalls these women get to work at a school in West Mosul.

Some were widowed during the conflict in Iraq while others are new graduates, but all are working to provide a better educational space for the next"...

Practical work at the first phase at Erbil’s largest ring road, “150 Meter Road', which is 14 kilomtes long, have been ongoing for a month now. The first section starts from Baharka Road to Koya Road in eastern Erbil.

The total project is a 70 kilometer-long ring-road highway that will encircle the Kurdistan Region’s capital city of Erbil.

The first section alone will have three interchanges and underpasses with"...

Dubai: Doors to the Ramadan Nights in Sharjah are set to open today and UAE residents can expect to bag some bargains, with retailers promising to offer up to 75 discount on various goods.

The 17-day extravaganza at Expo Centre Sharjah aims to provide a budget-friendly venue for consumers and tourists to shop, as well as enjoy food and entertainment with their friends and family after sundown. It's also a perfect opportunity for bargain hunters"...

New York: Gold edged lower on Wednesday to hover near a two-week low, as a stronger dollar and signs of easing Sino-US friction dented demand for bullion ahead of the minutes from US Federal Reserve’s latest meeting.

Spot gold edged down 0.1 per cent to $1,273.47 (Dh4,677) per ounce at 0704 GMT. In the previous session, the metal fell to $1,268.97, its lowest since May 3.

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Mumbai: The BSE Sensex hit another lifetime high of 40,030.86 on Thursday as the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was seen leading in the Lok Sabha vote count.

The VIX, or the volatility index, dropped by over 27 per cent to 20.15 from the 30 that it had hit on Wednesday when fresh nervousness gripped investors ahead of counting day.

This signals that the market"...

(AETOS Wire)-- Today, Diligent Corporation launched a new category, called modern governance, designed to provide leaders with the missing key to bring governance into the digital age, along with new technology and a summit to support this well-designed system. Modern governance is the practice of empowering leaders with technology, insights, and processes to fuel good governance that organizations require to thrive and endure.

Modern"...

Sharjah English School, a not-for-profit school, has received a glowing report from a team assigned to inspect accredited British schools overseas (BSO) by the UK Department for Education. The BSO report characterised SES as “an outstanding school”, stating that “it is very effective and standards across all areas are high”.

Commenting on the report, SES Principal John Nolan said: “We are very proud that the BSO team"...

(AETOS Wire)-- The 26th HKTDC Hong Kong Fashion Week for Spring/Summer will curtain up at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 8-11 July 2019. The four-day fair is expected to welcome some 1,000 exhibitors from across the globe, presenting a wide array of spring/summer clothing, designers’ collections, international brands, garment and fabrics, and fashion accessories. As a premier sourcing platform for global buyers, the Hong Kong Fashion Week is also a gateway"...

(AETOS Wire)-- The Angels Initiative announced today at the European Stroke Organisation Conference (ESOC) 2019 in Milan that their three-year goal to create a network of 1,500 stroke-ready centres and hospitals across Europe has been achieved.

The Angels Initiative is a unique healthcare approach to improve care for people who have just suffered a stroke (acute stroke care) across Europe and in emerging"...