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Bloomberg Oil gained after its biggest weekly slump since July ahead of the resumption of US-China trade talks that may sway a cloudy demand outlook. Futures in New York added as much as 1.7% after losing 5.5% last week. Chinese officials are signaling they’re increasingly reluctant to agree to a broad deal pursued by President Donald Trump, according to people ...

GENEVA / WAM The UAE, represented by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), chaired the annual meeting of the ITU Council Working Group on Child Online Protection (COP), at the ITU headquarters in Geneva. The meeting, chaired by the TRA’s Abdelaziz Al Zarooni, saw participants discuss the development of global COP guidelines and the exchange of experiences among Member States on ...

Bloomberg Chinese officials are signaling they’re increasingly reluctant to agree to a broad trade deal pursued by President Donald Trump, ahead of negotiations this week that have raised hopes of a potential truce. In meetings with US visitors to Beijing, senior Chinese officials have indicated the range of topics they’re willing to discuss has narrowed considerably, according to people familiar ...

Dubai / Emirates Business dnata, one of the world’s largest air services providers, has extended its partnership with Terminal One Group Association (TOGA) in New York through to 2023. The extension will see dnata continue to provide quality ground and passenger handling services to over 20 airlines including Air France, Japan Airlines, Korean Air and Lufthansa, ensuring smooth and safe ...

HODEIDAH / WAM The UAE has provided emergency shelter and food assistance to those affected by floods south of Hodeidah, west of Yemen, and to displaced people in Yemen’s Red Sea Coast. The assistance by the Emirates Red Crescent included food baskets and tents which are being used as temporary housing by families unable to afford the reconstruction of their ...

DUBAI / WAM The third Arab Ministerial Forum on Housing and Urban Development began in Dubai under the slogan “Exploring the future of housing and urban development” with the participation of more than 20 Arab ministers, in addition to high-level Arab delegations and a number of government and private sector officials. Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed ...

UMM AL QAIWAIN / WAM HH Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu’alla, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al Qaiwain, on Monday received at the Emiri Court, Turki bin Abdullah Aldakhil, Ambassador of Saudi Arabia, who came to greet him on the occasion of assuming his duties as ambassador to the UAE. The Ruler of Umm Al Qaiwain welcomed ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Digital Authority (Adda), announced that it has selected Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Power BI and a host of artificial-intelligence tools to drive the agency’s Smart Citizen Experience. “Our partnership with Microsoft will allow us to build an intelligent customer-service platform that will fulfill the ambitions of our leaders to streamline and optimise citizens’ ...

Dubai / WAM Dr Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Infrastructure Development, revealed that since its establishment in 1999, the Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme has processed 62,000 housing support applications around the country valued at more than AED35 billion. The support includes provision of mortgages, grants, construction of government housing and built-in extensions on existing houses, and home ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region, stated that the UAE is supporting national development efforts by launching projects that aim to diversify and secure the country’s energy sources and promote the use of environmentally-friendly energy, as per the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al ...