Brussels / AFP A series of explosions ripped through Brussels airport and a metro train on Tuesday, killing around 35 people and injuring more than 200 in the latest attacks to rock Europe. Security was tightened across the jittery continent and transport links paralysed after the bombings that Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel branded “blind, violent and cowardly”. “This is ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Tuesday ordered 2,048 houses and 4,495 for citizens in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, following directives from President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. These include 1,463 housing units in Abu ...

ABU DHABI / WAM By the end of Q3 of 2015, Abu Dhabi’s GDP (with fixed prices) was about AED200 billion, with a growth rate of 5.5%, compared to the same period during 2014, according to the latest estimates from the Abu Dhabi Statistics Centre. Through the outstanding performance of its activities, the non-oil sector contributed to strengthening Abu Dhabi’s ...