Bloomberg Oil falls as fears that omicron variant may resist vaccines sent risk assets tumbling. Futures in New York fell as much as 4.9% as part of a broader retreat among commodities and equities as a top drugmaker reiterated warnings that the new strain could withstand existing inoculations. Brent crude also tumbled, with the price structure of the global benchmark ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, received a phone call from Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran. During the conversation, they discussed bilateral relations and cooperation and ways to enhance them to advance the interests of their countries.

Abu Dhabi / WAM UAE government entities, representing nuclear regulation, emergency preparedness and public health sectors, underscored the importance of information security, emergency preparedness and mental health to protect the community and ensure that entities can maintain their mandates, especially in times of the emergencies. These views were made during a one-day workshop, organised by the Federal Authority for Nuclear ...