Abu Dhabi / WAM The Atlantic Council, a leading Washington, D.C.-based think-tank, is to bring together energy leaders to discuss the sector’s most pressing issues in the inaugural Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum, taking place on January 12th and 13th at the Four Seasons Hotel Abu Dhabi on Al Maryah Island. It marks the first time the Atlantic Council will ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Business Women Council (DBWC), the official representative organisation for professional business women and female entrepreneurs working in Dubai, has announced a visionary partnership with the United Nations Global Compact UAE Local Network (UNGC). The pioneering partnership will support the UN Women Empowerment Principles in relation to gender balance as part of the UNGC ...

  DUBAI / Reuters Most Gulf stock markets rose on Sunday on the back of firm oil prices and global equities, but profit-taking in sectors including petrochemicals pulled down Saudi Arabia. Dubai’s index rose 1.8 percent to 3,692 points in the heaviest trading volume in nearly a month, which more than doubled from Thursday’s level. The index climbed above technical ...