ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE is firmly committed to research and studies that will contribute towards agricultural innovation, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, said on Wednesday at the official launch of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation in Abu Dhabi. The 2016 edition puts emphasis on innovation as ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Wednesday marked the third anniversary of the start of the Shams 1 Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant’s operations. Shams 1, which occupies 2.5 square kilometres and has a power generating capacity of 100 megawatts, is the first of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa region, according to Masdar. Shams 1 is a project ...

Bloomberg Oil rallied after the biggest two-day slump in a month as some OPEC members planned to meet with other producers next month to resume talks on capping production. Futures advanced as much as 2.3 percent in New York after falling 5.6 percent the previous two sessions, the biggest two- day slide since Feb 11. Members of the Organization of ...