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Ivanka Trump a 'rockstar' in India

Hyderabad - Arab Today

Ivanka Trump on Wednesday pushed business leaders to change their attitudes toward women at an Indian summit where she has drawn mixed reviews amid criticism over her White House role and clothes brand. US President Donald Trump's eldest daughter stole the show at the summit in Hyderabad, where Indian officials feted the 36-year-old presidential adviser with a grand reception usuallyRead more

Ivanka Trump, Chelsea Clinton, defend Obama daughter

Washington - Arab Today

Both sides of the US political divide are defending Malia Obama's right to privacy after a video went viral showing the eldest daughter of former president Barack Obama apparently smoking. Chelsea Clinton and Ivanka Trump were among the numerous defenders of Malia, 19, on Twitter after the video on Friday seemed to show her blowing smoke rings in a bathroom.Read more

Ivanka Trump touts launch of World Bank

Washington - Arab Today

Ivanka Trump, President Donald Trump's daughter and a White House advisor, on Saturday touted the creation of a new World Bank initiative to foster entrepreneurship among women. The initiative launched this week, the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative or We-Fi, aims to boost access to capital for businesswomen in the developing world. "Fully unleashing the power of women in our economyRead more

A historic day for Saudi women, US presidential daughter Ivanka

Dubai - Arab Today

US presidential daughter Ivanka Trump has congratulated Saudi Arabian women after King Salman issued an order allowing them to get behind the wheel. “Today was a historic day for women in Saudi Arabia as a decree was announced to lift the ban on women drivers. #SaudiArabia,” Ivanka, who has 4.62 million followers, posted on Twitter. King Salman’s decree orders theRead more

Fed chief Yellen met with Ivanka Trump in July, records show

Washington - Arab Today

US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen met briefly in July with presidential adviser and first daughter Ivanka Trump, according to the Fed chief's appointment schedule released Monday. Ivanka Trump is an unpaid adviser and assistant to her father, a role that is not clearly defined and has drawn criticism. The previously undisclosed meeting, unusual for a member of the president'sRead more

WBank launches loan program for women entrepreneurs

Hamburg - Arab Today

The World Bank has launched a public-private loan program aimed at providing over $1 billion to support women entrepreneurs in developing countries, a project first initiated by US President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump. The event put a spotlight on the powerful political role Ivanka Trump plays in the White House, where she has a formal job as an adviserRead more

Ivanka Trump surprised by ‘viciousness’ of father’s critics

New York - Arab Today

Ivanka Trump kicked off the week with a rare television interview, sitting down with the hosts of “Fox & Friends” to rave about the work her father’s administration is doing, dismiss his detractors and bemoan her new job working in the swamp. Ivanka was asked at one point by host Brian Kilmeade if her new role as President Donald Trump’sRead more

Activist probing Ivanka Trump supplier in China detained: NGO

Beijing - Arab Today

A labour activist investigating working conditions at a supplier for the Ivanka Trump brand in central China has been detained, and two of his colleagues are missing, their non-governmental organisation said Wednesday. Hua Haifeng, who was working undercover with the two other men in Jiangxi province, has been held by police and accused of illegally using a wiretapping device, ChinaRead more

Ivanka Trump says still defining role, wants to help empower women

Berlin - Arab today

Ivanka Trump said on Tuesday she was still in the process of defining her role as an informal White House adviser to her father Donald, and wanted to use her influence to help empower women. During a podium discussion in Berlin at a women's summit organised by the Group of 20 major economies, Trump said she was still defining howRead more