Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Health (DoH), in Abu Dhabi, launched the ‘Mabrouk Ma Yak’ at Danat Al Emarat Hospital for Women and Children, part of the United Eastern Medical Services (UEMedical), to expand the implementation of the service in public and private hospitals in the emirate. The Ministry of Interior has previously implemented this service through the ...

Bloomberg Russia’s oil industry continued its long-term expansion last year, with production hitting a record even as President Vladimir Putin joined forces with OPEC to clear a global glut and lift prices. The nation’s oil output increased to an average 10.98 million barrels a day in 2017, up 0.1 percent from the previous year, according to data published on Tuesday ...

DUBAI / Reuters Oman’s state budget for 2018, approved by ruler Sultan Qaboos, boosts spending at the expense of running a large deficit, despite increasing concern among credit rating agencies about the health of the country’s finances. The budget projects spending of 12.5 billion rials ($32.5 billion) this year, up from 11.7 billion in the original budget for 2017, local ...