ABU DHABI / WAM Non-oil trade between the UAE and Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, stood at $1.3 billion in 2016, according to a report released by the Ministry of Economy on trade policy review with the West African country. As the largest oil exporter in Africa with huge natural gas reserves, Nigeria is ranked as the 26th largest economy in ...

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, said that the UAE, led by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has made great strides in building a solid base for military and defence industries with national hands. His Highness ...

HAMBURG / Reuters Emirates hopes to order more Airbus A380 super jumbos at the Dubai airshow this month, the airline’s chairman said. “I hope we will be able to do it,” Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum said at a ceremony to receive the airline’s 100th A380, saying that negotiating teams were working on it. Emirates is the world’s biggest customer ...