Ashalim / AFP In the middle of southern Israel’s desert, engineers are hard at work building the world’s tallest solar tower, reflecting the country’s high hopes for renewable energy. Once completed in late 2017, the Ashalim Tower will rise to 240 metres (787 feet), taller than Paris’s Montparnasse Tower and London’s Gherkin, according to the Israeli government and the …

    Dubai / Emirates Business NRS International, a Dubai-based family-run company that develops and manufactures products for the humanitarian aid, public health and development sectors, published the results of a survey which gauged the level of humanitarianism amongst UAE residents. NRS International sold 42 million relief essentials to UN and aid agencies to alleviate the suffering of 75 million …

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) on Sunday announced a partnership with Europcar, the world-leading provider of vehicle rental services, to offer enhanced mobility to visitors of Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC). Under the agreement signed between Humaid Matar Al Dhaheri, Acting Group CEO of ADNEC and Mohammed Shabeeb Mohammed Hilal Al Dhaheri, …