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  ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received Grand Imam Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb of Al-Azhar and The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby. The two religious figures are visiting the country to attend the sessions of interfaith dialogue on integration, religious ...

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business The UAE joined 100 countries from around the world for the International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) twelfth council meeting held in Abu Dhabi. The UAE delegation was led by Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al-Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment and the Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to IRENA. This meeting comes ...

  DUBAI / WAM Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum received Argentina’s Vice President Gabriela Michetti at Zabeel Palace on Thursday. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid hoped the visit would yield positive results that would improve bilateral relations to serve the interests of both countries. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed ...

  DUBAI / WAM The United Arab Emirates signed on Thursday an agreement on the avoidance of double taxation with the Republic of Argentina with the aim of boosting expanding joint economic partnerships. The agreement was signed by Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, and visiting Argentina’s Vice President Gabriela Michetti, in the presence of Fernando ...

  Dubai / WAM The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) is organising next week the inaugural Global Business Forum Latin America, to strengthen trade ties with Argentina and Latin America, by identifying new trade and investment opportunities. This was disclosed by Majid Saif Al Ghurair, Chairman of the DCCI, during his meeting with Gabriela Michetti, Vice President of ...

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business DarkMatter, an international cyber security firm headquartered in the UAE, announces its major participation at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) for the first time. The event is taking place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) November 7-10, 2016 where close to 100,000 visitors from across the region are ...

  Bloomberg Facebook Inc. reported a quarter that blew past expectations. But its shares fell after executives suggested they won’t be able to repeat the performance. The stock dropped as much as 7.1 percent on Thursday in premarket trading after two sobering comments on its conference call the night before. First, Chief Financial Officer David Wehner said revenue growth rates ...

  AFP The High Court struck a blow on Thursday to the British government’s plans for leaving the EU, ruling it must seek parliament’s approval before starting exit talks in a landmark judgement that could delay Brexit. Three senior judges said Prime Minister Theresa May’s government does not have the power on its own to trigger Article 50 of the ...

  Ottawa / AFP The Ford Motor Company reached a new labor agreement with the union representing more than 6,400 auto workers at the company’s plants in Canada, averting a strike. The deal includes a commitment from Ford — similar to those offered by General Motors and Fiat Chrysler in earlier talks — to invest more than Can$630 million (US$470 ...

  Bloomberg TAG Heuer will open an office in Silicon Valley, marking the first time a big Swiss watchmaker has expanded into the cradle of the US technology sector and cementing its smartwatch alliance with Google and Intel Corp. The office, which opened Nov. 1 and is located on Intel’s campus in Santa Clara, California, will house about a dozen ...