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Washington / WAM On this historic occasion, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a peace accord with the State of Israel. His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation signed a peace accord with Israeli’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on behalf of the UAE President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec), and its subsidiary responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, Nawah Energy Company (Nawah) have marked a key milestone in their joint efforts to develop the UAE’s nuclear energy supply chain with the qualification of Adnoc Distribution as the first local supplier of petroleum products. ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM RAK Leisure, the subsidiary of RAK Hospitality Holding, has announced the launch of 1484 by Puro on October 1. The highly anticipated restaurant located atop the Jais Adventure Peak is named for its height of 1,484 metres above sea level and is the UAE’s highest restaurant offering. Located next to the Jais Adventure Centre, 1484 ...

Dubai / WAM The Dubai-headquartered telecom operator du will get AED800 million from selling its 26 percent stake in Khazna Data Centre to Abu Dhabi’s Technology Holding Company. Net revenue from the deal could be about AED521 million. It was last week that the du management confirmed there were moves to divest its Khazna stake. Once the transaction is complete, ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s Emirates Airlines has announced it will resume its A380 service to Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) following an increase in market demand. “The airline resumed flights to the Russian capital last week and due to strong passenger demand, its iconic Emirates A380 will operate the Dubai to Moscow route starting September 18,” Emirates said in a statement. ...

Ajman / WAM The Ajman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with “elGrocer”, to optimally utilise the capabilities of the two parties to serve entrepreneurs, particularly in the field of e-commerce to ensure the growth and development of their business through technologies available. “elGrocer” is an electronic platform that acts as ...

Bloomberg Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is in talks to invest $3 billion in Southeast Asian ride-hailing giant Grab Holdings Inc, according to people familiar with the matter. The Chinese e-commerce giant, a sole investor in the round, will spend a portion of the funds to acquire some of the Grab stock held by Uber Technologies Inc, one of the people ...

Bloomberg Hong Kong announced HK$24 billion ($3.1 billion) in virus relief stimulus and will lift some social distancing restrictions as the city’s economy suffers from a recession prompted by protests and Covid-19. The government will spend HK$4.5 billion to help affected industries, HK$13 billion on virus prevention measures and HK$6 billion on rent concessions, Chief Executive Carrie Lam and senior ...

Bloomberg Former Nissan Motor Co director Greg Kelly pleaded not guilty to charges of helping former Chairman Carlos Ghosn hide millions in compensation, vowing to prove his innocence in a trial that’s starting almost two years after their arrests in Japan and in the absence of the main suspect. “I deny the allegations,” said Kelly, when asked by the judges ...

Bloomberg Toyota Motor Corp won’t expand further in India due to the country’s high tax regime, a blow for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who’s trying to lure global companies to offset the deep economic malaise brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. The government keeps taxes on cars and motorbikes so high that companies find it hard to build scale, said ...