Canberra / WAM Dr Obaid Al Hairi Salem Al Ketbi, UAE Ambassador to Australia, and Christopher Pyne, Australian Minister for Defence Industry, have met at the Australian parliament to discuss bilateral and military relations between their two countries, with a focus on ways of promoting these relations in the area of defence industries. They explored coordination and cooperation between the …

  Dubai / WAM The Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai received 27,027 consumer complaints in 2016, an increase of 23 percent compared to the 21,896 complaints received during the previous year. On an average the Ahlan Dubai call centre (600 54 5555) of DED received 2,252 complaints monthly as continued awareness campaigns by DED led to better understanding of …

  MUNICH / AP Vice President Mike Pence vowed on Saturday that the United States will “hold Russia accountable” even as President Donald Trump searches for new common ground with Moscow at the start of his presidency. Pence, in an address to the Munich Security Conference, also offered assurances to European allies that the US “strongly supports” NATO. He said …