DUBAI / Reuters A recovery in oil prices and global equities helped lift stock markets in the Gulf slightly in early trade on Thursday after a weak performance in the region earlier this week. Dubai’s main index was up 0.4 percent as large and mid-cap stocks outperformed, with Emaar Properties climbing 1.2 percent. In Abu Dhabi the index was …

  Dubai / WAM A delegation from the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy and the Road and Transport Authority (RTA) visited the Los Angeles Bureau of Street Lighting in the US as part of a series of mutual visits aimed to enhance cooperation and become acquainted with the best international practices. The delegates included Faisal Ali Rashid, Director of Demand Side …

  Dubai / WAM Under the umbrella of the United Nations Development Group’s UNDAF Design Innovation Facility, the UNCT along with the UNDP programme team, recently organised a two-day Social Innovation Camp under the theme, “Tackling Youth Unemployment and Encouraging Youth Entrepreneurship in the UAE”. This event was hosted by the University of Wollongong in Dubai and served as a launch …