Uncategorized

    Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business Dubai Investments, the leading, diversified investments corporation listed on the Dubai Financial Market, announced that its subsidiary Emirates Building Systems (EBS) – part of Dubai Investments Industries (DII) has been endowed with a contract to provide steel structures for the second phase of the Riyadh Metro Project. Elaborating on the importance of the ...

  New Delhi / Bloomberg India’s top court extended a ban on registration of new large diesel-powered vehicles in New Delhi to curb pollution, dealing a blow to automakers such as Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz and Toyota Motor Corp. The prohibition, imposed in December, will continue until the next hearing on May 9, said Gopal Subramaniam, a lawyer appearing for Mercedes ...

  New York / AFP Negotiators on the ambitious TTIP transatlantic trade pact said they had made significant progress in New York this week and hope for a deal in 2016, despite popular opposition on both sides. Both sides said they would not be deterred by increased attacks on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, and did not plan to ...

  Bloomberg Oil’s climb above $45 a barrel is reassuring influential figures from BP Plc to the International Energy Agency that the industry is finally recovering from the worst slump in a generation. Others say the market is about to fall into the same trap as last year. There’s a sense of deja vu at Commerzbank AG, BNP Paribas SA ...

  Aleppo / AFP Regime aircraft pounded rebel areas of Syria’s second city Aleppo, which was left out of a deal to “freeze” fighting from Saturday despite international outrage over renewed violence. Shelling and air raids in Aleppo over the past week have killed more than 230 civilians and pushed a landmark February 27 ceasefire to the verge of collapse. Crude ...

  Burlingame / AFP Hundreds of demonstrators jostled with police in riot gear outside a California hotel where Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump gave a speech, forcing the candidate to duck into a back entrance. At one point, several dozen protesters broke through barricades and attempted to storm the hotel where the California Republican Party Convention was taking place on Friday, ...

  SEOUL / AP The American-led UN command on Saturday dismissed as unsubstantiated accusations from North Korea that US troops at a border village tried to provoke its frontline troops with “disgusting acts.” A North Korean military statement warned US soldiers to stop what it called “hooliganism” at the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom or they’ll meet a “dog’s death ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Organisers of Cityscape Abu Dhabi have reported that more than 15,000 visitors attended the three-day real estate showcase, which saw numerous property development launches, hundreds of units sold and a record turnout at the Cityscape Abu Dhabi Conference. The exhibition, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM On Thursday, Masdar employees and alumni gathered in Masdar City to mark ten years of achievement in advancing the clean energy industry in Abu Dhabi and around the world. Under the banner “Seizing the Next Decade,” participants were invited to reflect on Masdar’s significant and widespread impact to date and the promise of the next ten ...

  Umm Al Quwain / Emirates Business The Government of Umm Al Quwain and Sobha Group, a leading luxury real estate developer, announced the launch of “Firdous Sobha”, an integrated world-class resort and residential island development in Umm Al Quwain. Aimed at setting new heights in destination living, the agreement will see the two parties collaborate to develop an island ...