MUSCAT / WAM The UAE participated in the meeting held on Thursday by Arab tourism ministers in Muscat, Oman to discuss efforts in developing the tourism industry in the Arab region. The UAE delegation at the 19th Arab Ministerial Tourism Council, an affiliate of the Arab League, is headed by Mohammed Khamis Al Muhairi, Under-secretary at the Ministry of …

  VIENNA / WAM In 2017, world oil demand growth is forecast at 1.15 mb/d to average 95.56 mb/d, according to OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report. ‘‘World oil demand growth is estimated at 1.24 mb/d in 2016 supported by the transportation sector, reflecting low retail prices and better-than-anticipated vehicle sales. In the non-OECD, other Asia and China saw solid-to-steady oil …

  During his campaign and even since becoming president-elect, Donald Trump has said a lot of things and cited a lot of figures that appear to be completely made up. When he has talked about the economy, though, Trump has often relied on actual government statistics. For example, there was Trump’s charge that Barack Obama has been “the first president …