BAGHDAD / AP The Iraqis guarding Baghdad’s many checkpoints, on the lookout for car bombs and convoys, don’t know what to make of Ali Al Moussawi when he pulls up in a truck displaying shelves of glossy books. The mobile bookstore is the latest in a series of efforts by the 25-year-old to share his passion for reading and revive ...

  DUBAI / WAM Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy, said the UAE sees a healthy level of demand for crude oil in the future from emerging economies in Africa and Asia, and that UAE would remain commercially-minded in its strategic oil investments. Al Mazrouei’s comments came during a session on the region’s oil policy moderated ...

  FUJAIRAH / WAM The Government of Fujairah is committed to opening new prospects for investment in mineral resources, according to HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, during the Fifth Fujairah International Forum for Industrial Rocks & Mining on Tuesday. He stressed the need for introducing flexible legislations that support efforts to conserve ...