Bloomberg The UAE’s carrier Emirates ruled out investing in South Af-rican Airways (SAA) narrowing number of potential saviours of the loss-making state airline. While Emirates and SAA are working closely to enhance their code-sharing agreement, there are no plans to invest, an Emirates spokesperson said in an emailed statement on Monday. The Dubai-based company commented after Joha- nnesburg-based newspaper City …

Bloomberg Brent crude rose as tensions between the US and OPEC member Iran escalated, stoking concern that the spat will lead to supply disruptions. The global benchmark climbed as much as 2 percent as US President Donald Trump said there will be unspecified “consequences” if the Islamic Republic threatens the US, after President Hassan Rouhani warned Trump not to block …

ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates (UAE) welcomes the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on July 23 in regards to Qatar’s request for Provisional Measures under the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination. The ICJ refused to grant any of the Provisional Measures specifically requested by Qatar. By a very …