Bloomberg All commitments made so far in talks with the US over trade will be withdrawn if President Donald Trump carries out his threat to impose tariffs, China said. While both sides reported some progress in discussions this weekend about how to reduce China’s $375 billion goods-trade surplus with the US, Trump’s revival last week of a plan to slap ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways has announced the introduction of a new scheduled service linking Abu Dhabi, and Barcelona, effective from November 21. The route will initially be operated five times a week by a two-class Airbus A330-200 before becoming a daily operation from March 31, 2019. Barcelona will become the second city in Spain served by Etihad Airways, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Tawazun Economic Council and Abu Dhabi Polytechnic, which is managed by the Institute of Applied Technology, have signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding, with the aim of enhancing cooperation in training and developing the skills of Emirati youth in technical and technological fields. The MoU was signed in Abu Dhabi by Matar Ali Al Romaithi, Chief ...

DUBAI / WAM Mashreq Bank, in collaboration with Waypoint Systems FZCO, announced the launch of Poynt Smart Terminals in the United Arab Emirates. The launch marks the UAE’s leading financial institution’s inaugural introduction of smart payment terminals to merchants in the region. The Poynt Smart Terminal offers an exciting range of features for retailers; it is equipped to accept a ...

ABU DHABI / WAM On Monday, the UAE will celebrate the annual Zayed Humanitarian Work Day on 19th Ramadan, which will coincide with the anniversary of the death of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. This year’s celebrations will witness the launch of important humanitarian and charity initiatives, through thousands of government and community events organised by public, ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Airports announced on Sunday that it will be taking part in the 142nd IATA Slots Conference in Vancouver, Canada to open and enhance links within the aviation industry. The company will be joining Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture & Tourism (DCT) and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc). Set to run from ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM) has called upon contractors and consultants to take all preventive measures and abide by the Environment, Health and Safety (EHS), standards in order to maintain the safety of employees, protect their lives and eliminate potential hazards at the workplace. The municipality recently inspected several areas on Abu Dhabi Island, Al Reem ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), on Sunday announced that it expanded its annual Ramadan activities, committing to provide more than one million community members with food, water and power, helping to enhance Muslims’ lives during the Holy Month of Ramadan, across the UAE, on the occasion of the Zayed Humanitarian Day. Adnoc’s Ramadan programme ...

YEMEN / WAM Backed by the UAE Armed Forces, the fighter jets and artillery of the Saudi -led Arab Coalition in Yemen have targeted Iran-backed Houthi militias’ locations and assemblies in the Tahita, Al-Barrah and Al-Madman districts which resulted in the destruction of their military reinforcements and equipment and the killing of a number of militias amid large collapse and ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai has become the first city in the Middle East and 24th in the world to be appointed a UNESCO Creative City of Design. During a press conference held on Sunday at the Youth Hub in the Emirates Towers, the UNESCO announced the selection of Dubai as the first Creative City of Design in the Middle East ...