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Presidents of UAE, Türkiye witness signing of Cepa trade agreement

ABU DHABI / WAM During a virtual summit, President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of the Republic of Türkiye, witnessed the signing of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (Cepa) between the UAE and the Republic of Türkiye. Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, UAE Minister of the Economy, and Mehmet Muş, the Turkish ...

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Abu Dhabi realty deals hit AED77.6 billion in 2022

ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) has revealed that the UAE capital’s real estate market recorded 19,033 transactions, reaching a total value of AED77.6 billion in 2022. As per the Department’s reports, the emirate’s real estate sector recorded 9,010 sales transactions worth AED23.5 billion and 10,023 mortgage transactions worth AED54.1 billion Yas Island topped the ...

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US troop expansion near Taiwan revives old debate in Philippines

BLOOMBERG It’s been more than three decades since the Philippines ordered US troops to withdraw from their sprawling military bases in the country, ending an era that hearkened back to America’s colonial days. Now the man overseeing the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority — once home to the US’s biggest naval base in Asia — wants them back. A recently revived ...

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