ABU DHABI / WAM A technical delegation from Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) visited the Kingdom of Jordan to review the progress of development projects financed by the AED4.6 billion (US$1.25 billion) grant allocated by the UAE government to support development projects in Jordan. The delegation surveyed the progress of Al-Balqa Applied University project and the College of …

  Dubai / Emirates Business Visa (NYSE:V), a global payments technology company, on Monday opened its innovation center in Dubai Internet City (DIC), the region’s largest information and communications technology community. This center will serve the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA) regions and is part of a network of new innovation centers that Visa is opening …

  Vienna / AFP Major powers, including the United States, met in the Austrian capital on Monday to discuss the expanding presence of the IS extremist group in conflict-ridden Libya, just across the Mediterranean from Europe. IS has taken advantage of the chaos left by the toppling and death of longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011, which led to rival …