Dubai / WAM The Air Quality Monitoring Stations Network of the Dubai Municipality received the prestigious European Standard Compliance certificate, making it the first government entity at the national and the regional level to get this high-level certificate. Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director-General of Dubai Municipality explained that the certificate of compliance covered the overall management of the monitoring network with ...

  Reuters Stock markets in the Gulf closed on a firm footing on Thursday in line with generally upbeat global shares and stabilising crude oil prices, while Egypt’s bourse ended a five-day losing streak. Dubai’s index edged up 0.2 percent in thin trade. GFH Financial Group, the most heavily traded stock, jumped 4.4 percent. Two builders that reported heavy net ...

  Bloomberg The torrid advance in riskier assets eased, with US equities slipped from records after the longest rally in three years and Treasuries rising for the first time in six days. Equity benchmarks slipped from records attained amid optimism that the economy is growing fast enough to withstand higher interest rates. Data on Thursday did little to alter that ...