Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Urban Planning and Municipalities (DPM), is among several government entities that have initiated preparations for the World Urban Forum 2020 (WUF10), in Abu Dhabi – the first WUF to be held in the Arab region. The emirate has been selected by UN-Habitat to host the prestigious event, which brings together global leaders to ...

Dubai / WAM Dr Aisha bint Butti bin Bishr, Director-General of the Smart Dubai Office (SDO), presented the chapter on happy cities from the Global Happiness Policy Report, issued by the World Happiness Council on the sidelines of the 6th World Government Summit (WGS 2018). The Council had held a meeting at the Summit, attended by Ohoud bint Khalfan Al Roumi, ...

LONDON / Reuters The rise in global oil production, led by the United States, is likely to outpace growth in demand this year, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday. The Paris-based IEA raised its forecast for oil demand growth in 2018 to 1.4 million barrels per day, from a previous projection of 1.3 million bpd, after the International Monetary ...