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  Washington / AFP The US Supreme Court overturned a $399 million patent infringement penalty imposed on Samsung for copying Apple’s iPhone design, in a case watched for its implications for technology innovation. The shorthanded justices ruled 8-0 that Samsung should not be required to forfeit the entire profits from its smartphones for infringement on design components, sending the case ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi’s agribusiness leader Al Dahra Holding and Abu Dhabi Ports on Tuesday launched the Gulf region’s largest and only rice factory of its kind at Khalifa Industrial Zone (Kizad). The AED 140-million facility will produce up to 120,000 metric tonnes of rice per annum with 40 silos, each boasting a 750-tonne capacity. Owned by ...

  CAIRO / WAM A number of issues especially the follow-up on the implementation of the Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA) will be discussed at the 42nd meeting of the senior officials of Implementation and Follow-up Committee of the Arab Ministries of Economy and Trade, which began on Tuesday in Cairo. Nizar Faisal Al-Meshaal, Director of Department of Economic ...

  Dubai / EMIRATES BUSINESS Leaders, scientists and experts from around the world gathered on Tuesday at one of the biggest international conferences dedicated to quinoa. More than 150 leaders, policymakers, scientists, experts and professionals from over 46 countries came together to discuss and share the latest developments in quinoa research, production and trade around the world, and develop a ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan sent a congratulatory cable to His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn on the occasion of his accession to the throne. Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al ...

  Dubai / EMIRATES BUSINESS Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) on Tuesday welcomed a delegation of 290 travel agents from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, visiting the emirate to attend the DER Touristik Campus Live Event, an incentive and training gathering that presents new travel programmes to agents from German-speaking markets. The event takes place from December ...

  ABU DHABI / EMIRATES BUSINESS The driverless Masdar Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system at carbon neutral Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, functioned at over 99% efficiency since it began services 6 years ago. The remarkable achievement is indicative of the system’s quality technology, dynamic safety features and robustness resulting in almost no failures or delays, zero collisions & accidents since ...

  Manama / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, received British Prime Minister Theresa May, in Manama, Bahrain. HH Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, and HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM ‘Transformations: The Emirati National House’, the exhibition presented by the National Pavilion United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the 15th International Architecture Exhibition of la Biennale di Venezia (Venice Biennale), has closed after a successful 6-month showing in Venice. The 2016 edition of the Venice Biennale brought together 63 National Pavilions from around the world and was ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) hosted Annual Business Excellence Awards to honour employees for innovative ideas and contribution to achieving new benchmarks in quality and excellence. As part of the event, 120 employees were honoured for initiatives that enhanced operational and business efficiency, improved health & safety standards, and enhanced employee morale. Award categories included ...