ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Committee for the fourth cycle of the Federal National Council (FNC) elections has opened its headquarters in the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Saif Ali Al Qubaisi, Executive Director of the Department of Citizens’ Affairs at the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Committee, attended the ...

Bloomberg Libyan security forces have arrested two men accused of working for a Russian troll farm seeking to influence elections in the oil exporter and other African countries. A letter from the state prosecutor of the internationally-backed Tripoli government to a Libyan security chief said the men were involved in “securing a meeting” with Saif al-Islam al-Qaddafi, the fugitive son ...

Bloomberg China’s military said its recent “live-fire drill” in the South China Sea didn’t target any country and wasn’t held to achieve specific objectives, after the US denounced the missile tests as “coercive acts.” China fired at least one missile into the sea and was expected to continue testing until July 3, NBC News reported, citing anonymous US officials. The ...