• Ivanka Trump, daughter of President Donald Trump, arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, where she met with women entrepreneurs and was to meet Abu Dhabi's crown prince. She was in Abu Dhabi ahead of the two-day Global Women's Forum in Dubai, where she was to give the keynote address today. In Abu Dhabi, Trump met with female business leaders at the Louvre Abu Dhabi before touring the museum. She later visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, the largest mosque in the country. The adviser to President Trump was scheduled to meet with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, who is believed to be the United Arab Emirates' day-to-day ruler. At the Louvre, Ivanka Trump discussed women's economic empowerment in the UAE with businesswomen and government officials. Officials included Reem al-Hashemi, minister of state for international cooperation; Noura al-Kaabi, minister of culture and knowledge development, and Sarah al-Amiri, minister of state for advanced sciences. In the U.S. last week, Ivanka Trump announced that Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., are behind an effort to have her Women's Global Development and Prosperity Initiative written into U.S. law. The proposed legislation would make the economic empowerment of women a priority of U.S. foreign policy and ensure the initiative continues beyond the Trump administration. Ivanka Trump said the legislation is a "long overdue goal." The Graham-Shaheen bill must pass both the Republican-led Senate and the Democratic-controlled House before the president can sign it into law.
• Three people were shot and wounded on Valentine's Day at a restaurant just outside Atlanta that's owned by singer and Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kandi Burruss. A man entered the Old Lady Gang restaurant on Friday night and targeted another man, East Point police Capt. Allyn Glover told news outlets. Police say two bystanders were shot, and that the injuries of all three victims were not life-threatening. The shooter wasn't in custody, Glover said. Serving Southern cuisine, Old Lady Gang is owned by Burruss and her husband, Todd Tucker, and named after Burruss' mother and two aunts, according to the restaurant's website. The first restaurant opened in Atlanta in 2016, and the East Point location -- situated in a large shopping complex about 5 miles west of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport -- followed in 2018. There's also an outpost at the Atlanta Hawks' home, State Farm Arena. Burruss has been a cast member on the Real Housewives of Atlanta since its second season in 2009 and met Tucker, a former line producer, on the show.
A Section on 02/16/2020