ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE), sought out cooperation opportunities with Russia’s Ministry of Energy in the conventional and renewable energy sectors. The Chairman of the Abu Dhabi DoE, Awaidha Murshed Al Marar, met with Russian Minister of Energy, Alexander Valentinovich Novak, to discuss opportunities for collaboration on the sidelines of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit ...

Bloomberg Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad took control of the strategic town of Manbij near the Turkish border amid growing pressure on Ankara to end an offensive that has drawn US and European sanctions and accusations of war crimes. In its strongest comments yet, Russia said the offensive was “unacceptable” and it was opposed to the presence of ...

Bloomberg Citigroup Inc, which is dissolving its investment-banking joint venture in China, is now planning to set up a wholly- owned securities business in the world’s second-largest capital market, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The New York-based bank may initially focus on brokerage and futures trading while expanding its custodian services in China, the people said, asking ...