ABU DHABI / WAM In a cabinet meeting, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, approved the formation of the National Human Rights Authority that aims to establish the country’s status in persevering human rights on regional and global spheres. The meeting, which took place in Abu ...

Bloomberg Oil came off session highs as the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) cut forecasts for oil demand again, pointing to uncertainties around the pandemic and the rollout of vaccines. Futures were little changed after rising as much as 1.9% in New York. The Opec in a monthly report reduced projections for global fuel consumption in the first quarter ...

BAHRAIN / WAM Bahrain’s Investcorp on Monday announced that it has acquired Sanos Group, a leading provider of specialised clinical trial services to the global pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. Based in Denmark, Sanos is a global Contract Research Organisation (CRO) providing value-added services to pharma, biotech and research organisations to help plan and conduct clinical trials, a critical part in ...