ABU DHABI / EMIRATES BUSINESS Etihad Cargo commenced a new twice weekly A330 freighter service to Brussels Airport in Belgium further strengthening the connectivity options and economic ties between Abu Dhabi and Brussels, and adding freighter capacity to its existing passenger service. The airline already flies a daily passenger service to Brussels with its supporting bellyhold cargo, and the …

DUBAI / WAM Dubai-based developer Nakheel awarded a AED4 million contract to ILF Consulting Engineers’ Dubai branch for Sewage Treatment Plant, STP, work on Dubai’s Deira Islands. As part of the deal, ILF will oversee the design and supervise construction of the STP and lifting stations, which are due for completion at the end of 2017. The STP will be …

Paris / AFP A huge overhang in oil stocks lingering across the world will keep a cap on any further oil price rises, the IEA said on Tuesday, even as supply and demand move towards balance by the end of the year. Global demand for oil is steadily rising thanks to solid economic growth, and supply has been curbed by …