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  Bloomberg Oil soared as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continued to raise the specter of major global supply disruption. Futures in New York climbed as much as 6.1% to, the highest since 2014. Brent futures jumped by more than $6 to above $104 a barrel. The European Union is discussing the exclusion of seven Russian banks from the SWIFT ...

  CAIRO / WAM The Arab Parliament (AP) lauded the resolution of the United Nations (UN) Security Council to list the Houthi militias as a terrorist organisation. The Council also placed the Houthis on a list of entities banned from being supplied with arms. The AP described this step as a victory for legitimacy, stressing that the resolution was issued ...

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has launched a ground-breaking artificial intelligence (AI) and coding license in cooperation with the UAE Artificial Intelligence Office. The license, which is a UAE first, will advance the country’s Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2031, which aims to enhance the UAE’s reputation in this field by attracting AI companies and coders from around ...

  DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) on Tuesday hosted a live panel discussion in collaboration with Schneider Electric to boost the UAE’s ongoing efforts to forge a globally competitive and sustainable industrial base at the forefront of the Fourth Industrial Revolution “4IR”. The panel hosted Sarah bint Yousif Al Amiri, Minister of State for ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates SkyCargo official has outlined how the air cargo carrier supports Spanish agri-businesses and perishables exporters by helping transport premium exports rapidly from Spanish gateways to global markets through Dubai. This came during a meeting held between Nabil Sultan, Emirates Divisional Senior Vice President, and Luis Planas Puchades, the Spanish Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; Iñigo ...

  DUBAI / WAM Moro Hub, a subsidiary of Digital Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) and its digital arm, has launched Geospatial (GIS) Services aiming to assist government and enterprises in the region to scale their operations and achieve their digital transformation goals. Moro Hub will offer three types of GIS services: GIS Professional Services to build GIS systems, ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) announced that it will host RESOLVE 2022, Abu Dhabi’s first international dispute resolution forum, on March 16. The one-day event, hosted by ADGM Courts and the ADGM Arbitration Centre, is designed to provoke, challenge and encourage the local and international dispute resolution community to drive change for a sustainable ...

  AJMAN / WAM The Ajman Department of Tourism Development has organised an “Innovation Lab” at the Expo 2020 Dubai as part of the “UAE Innovates 2022” initiatives. Entitled “Re-engineering the Ajman Visitors’ Experience”, the lab was held in the presence of Saleh Mohamed Al Geziry, Director-General of the Ajman Tourism. It was moderated and conducted by the Ajman Tourism ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, discussed by phone with the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, a number of regional and international issues, in the context of wider discussions which included earlier calls with the British PM, Boris Johnson, and French ...

  Dubai / WAM In line with international initiatives that promote innovative and sustainable agricultural practices to achieve sustainability and food security, the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) hosted the ‘Brazil-UAE Agri Talks,’ in association with the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC). The high-level event brought attention to the potential of the Brazilian agribusiness sector and UAE’s ...