KHARTOUM / WAM The UAE on Saturday expressed its support for Sudan in its quest to create a polit-ical system capable of achieving the development of the state and driving the country towards a prosperous future, affirmed Dr Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State. In a statement following his participation in the ceremony held in Khartoum to …

Bloomberg Drones attacked oil and gas facilities at the Shaybah field in southeast Saudi Arabia but failed to disrupt production, the kingdom’s Oil Minister Khalid Al-Falih said. Aramco extinguished a small fire at a natural gas liquids plant at Shaybah on Saturday morning, it said in a statement. There were no casualties and oil operations were not interrupted by the …

Bloomberg For Brits looking to escape the UK in an increasingly wet August, the pound might offer some relief with a recovery against the euro. Sterling ended a record run of losses against the common currency this week and analysts are cautiously optimistic on its near-term prospects. Growing resistance among opposition lawmakers to a no-deal Brexit has led traders to …