50% of UAE's FNC members to be women; Talks focus on control of Hodeida port; Mexico's Vanessa Ponce de Leon bags Miss World 2018 crown

[Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here]( Sunday, December 09, 2018 [50% of UAE's FNC members to be women]( The step reflects the country's future approach aimed at achieving "full empowerment" of Emirati women. [Talks focus on control of Hodeida port]( The rebels seized Hodeida in a takeover of territory in 2014. [Mexico's Vanessa Ponce de Leon bags Miss World crown]( Thailand's representative Nicolene Pichapa Limsnukan, 20, got the runner-up spot. Others in the top 5 included contestants from Belarus, Jamaica and Uganda. [Norway-style Brexit Plan B being readied]( A Norway-style relationship with the bloc might also offer a way out of the current deadlock. [Tear gas, mass arrests as new 'yellow vest' protests hit Paris]( Protests began on Nov 17 with road blockades against rising fuel prices but have since ballooned into a mass movement against Macron's policies and top-down style of governing. [Relive history at Qasr Al Hosn, UAE's royal ancestral house]( For those who do not know the legend of the gazelle leading the Bani Yas to water, Qasr Al Hosn has the answer, and all other stories. [US accuses Russia of fabricating chemical attack story in Syria]( US said it had "credible information" that the chlorine account was false and that Russian and Syrian forces instead had fired tear gas. [Videos]( [Star Wars exhibit comes to Dubai Mall]( [Sharjah school attempts dallah formation record]( [More from Nation]( [Duo in dock for forging government seal in UAE]( [No more toothaches for 33 inmates who got new 'pearls']( [Sex worker on Snapchat loses appeal in UAE]( [More from Business]( [Dubai seeks to draw more Indian property investors]( [Opec, allies agree to larger-than-expected oil output cuts]( [Dubai targets 1 million cruise tourists by 2020]( [More from International]( [Mexico's Vanessa Ponce De Leon bags Miss World 2018 crown]( [Woman goes to buy cabbage, wins Dh826,425]( [Company takes staff on month-long holiday every year]( [More from Sports]( [Salah's trick sends Liverpool top of Premier League]( [Oosthuizen opens up three-stroke lead]( [DeRozan, Spurs rally past Lakers]( [More from Technology]( [DIFC draws world's top FinTech innovators]( [White House huddles with tech execs on future of jobs]( [Half the world is now on the internet]( [More from Entertainment]( [Priyanka-Nick to get married again at Dubai's Burj Khalifa?]( [Sarandon and Stiller lead galaxy of stars in Dubai]( [Did you check out ABRA's set in Dubai on Saturday?]( [More from Editorial and Opinions]( [Smart thinking makes the UAE shine]( [Germany after Merkel could be less tolerant]( [Has the year been a failure? Where did we go wrong?]( Trouble reading? [Click here]( to view in your browser. © Galadari Printing and Publishing Co. L.L.C. All rights reserved You have received this email message from khaleejtimes.com. Your email address has been recorded because you have subscribed to one of our print publications /newsletters or are registered with one of our web sites. For more information, visit [www.khaleejtimes.com]( [Subscribe]( | [Contact Us]( | [Advertise]( | [Privacy Policy]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [twitter]( [twitter]( [linkedin]( All rights reserved. [Unsubscribe from list.](