ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, TAQA, finalised the issuance of US$500 million 3.625% senior notes due in June 2021 and US$500 million 4.375% senior notes due in June 2026. The proceeds of this issuance will be used for general corporate purposes and to pay back the US$1 billion bond maturing in October 2016. The …

  Fallujah / AFP The IS group battled Iraqi forces and held civilians hostage on Wednesday to defend its bastion of Fallujah, where three weeks of fighting has forced tens of thousands from their homes. Security forces have retaken significant parts of southern Fallujah over the past two weeks and are now attacking the extremists in the Jbeil neighbourhood, officers said. …

  HYDERABAD / AFP The southern Indian state of Telangana has declared a “high alert” for polio after an active strain of the virus was found in samples of sewage water in the state capital. RajeshwarTiwari, Telangana’s top health official, said on Wednesday that a vaccination drive will be launched next week after tests revealed the Type-2 polio virus in …