UAE, Qatar Reopen Embassies After Years Of Tensions

The United Arab Emirates and Qatar announced the reopening of their respective diplomatic missions, six years after the Gulf rivals severed ties during a regional blockade that sent tensions soaring. The two resource-rich monarchies restored official relations in January 2021 after the end of the nearly four-year diplomatic and transport blockade that isolated tiny Qatar. “The United Arab Emirates and the State of Qatar announced the restoration of diplomatic representation between the two countries,” said a statement on the UAE’s official WAM news agency. The sides are “resuming the work at the embassy of the UAE in Doha, and at the embassy of Qatar in Abu Dhabi and its consulate in Dubai”, it said.

Equal Pay For Equal Work Directive Enters Into Force In The EU

The European Union directive on salary transparency has entered into force, and EU member states have three years to transpose its provisions into domestic laws. The directive introduces a wide range of pay transparency measures, including mandatory reporting of the gender pay gap in all EU member states, pre-employment pay transparency obligations, extensive rights to information about the pay of employees doing the same job, and a ban on pay secrecy clauses. Equal pay for equal work is one of the fundamental principles of the European Union contained in Article 157 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Despite this, the European Commission has identified a lack of pay transparency as one of the key obstacles to achieving equal pay, as well as inconsistency in enforcement mechanisms across the EU.

George Soros Handing Over Control Of His Financial Empire To His Son

Billionaire George Soros has handed over control of his huge financial empire to his son Alexander, the PR service of the Open Society Foundation announced. Soros (92) changed his decision since he previously stated that he did not want his foundation to be taken over by one of his five children. But speaking about his ultimate decision to hand over the foundation and the rest of his $25 billion empire to his 37-year-old son, whom he calls Alex, George Soros said: “He deserved it”. Alexander Soros mentioned in his media appearances that he is “more into politics” than his father and plans to continue donating family money to left-wing political candidates in the USA.