Germany’s government may remain a shareholder if Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank merge, people familiar with the discussions said.

With the possibility of a government-backed merger formally on the table, the option of converting the state’s 15.6 per cent stake in Commerzbank into shares in the combined bank is the preferred option within Chancellor Angela Merkel’s administration. It would avoid the politically unpopular move of"...

Dead Sea, March 10 (Petra) -- Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah attended the main session of the fifth annual Teacher Skills Forum (TSF), on Sunday, where she met with a number of international professionals working in education.

Held under the patronage of Her Majesty under the theme 'Agile Minds, Turning Tides,' the forum spanned three full days, starting on Friday and concluding on Sunday, at the King Hussein bin Talal Convention Center at the Dead Sea. The Queen Rania Teacher Academy (QRTA) organizes"...

AMMAN — Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and his Indonesian counterpart, Retno Marsudi, on Tuesday discussed ways to enhance bilateral relations and the latest regional developments.

The two ministers noted that there are “genuine” opportunities to increase Jordanian-Indonesian cooperation in the economic, investment, tourism and defence fields, according to a Foreign Ministry statement.

During"...

BAGHDAD, Sunday, March 03, 2019 (WAFA) – President Mahmoud Abbas Sunday evening met with his Iraqi Prime Minister, Adel Abdel Mahdi in Baghdad, capital of Iraq, where they discussed the latest political developments in the Palestinian cause, particularly the Israeli violations against Jerusalem and its Muslim and Christian holy sites, including al-Aqsa mosque.

President Abbas briefed Abdel Mahdi on the latest political developments in the"...

HANOI, Vietnam: President Donald Trump and Vietnamese President Nguyen Phu Trong presided over the signing of several trade deals in Hanoi on Wednesday, including agreements to sell the booming Southeast Asian country 110 Boeing planes worth billions of dollars.

The deals give Trump tangible progress to take home ahead of meetings expected for later in the day with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the Vietnamese capital. Those talks, which follow"...

Doha
THE Orphan Care Center ‘Dreama’, in collaboration with the Geneva Institute for Human Rights, hosted the second training workshop for departmental heads and social service and care providers recently under the title ‘Mechanism of the Work of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’.
Dr Nizar Abdulqadir and Dr Kholoud al Khateeb delivered the workshop which aimed to enhance the capabilities of the centre’s staff in drafting reports for the UN committee.
The report includes"...

TAP)- The Court of Auditors called on the House of People's Representatives (HPR) to implement the mechanisms for monitoring and overseeing the government's activity in order to implement its commitments (government) relating to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 'Agenda 2030'.

The government is preparing to report on the implementation of these objectives this year.

The"...

RAMALLAH, Wednesday, February 20, 2019 (WAFA) - President Mahmoud Abbas said today that he will not accept the tax revenues Israel collects on behalf of the Palestinians if they were short by one penny.

He also said that the decision of the Israeli government to deduct money from the Palestinian tax revenues, which he described as piracy, under the pretext it was paid to the families of prisoners and those killed by Israel is part of the Israeli"...