SHARJAH / WAM Air Arabia on Monday reported a net profit of AED114 million for the three months ending March 31, 2016, which is 34 percent higher than the corresponding 2015 figure of AED85 million. In the same period, the airline posted a turnover of AED946 million, an increase of 7 percent on AED886 million in the first quarter …

  ABU DHABI / WAM Ahmed Mohammed Al Kaabi, Energy Ministry’s Assistant under-secretary for Oil, Gas and Mineral Resources, has been named as the UAE’s Governor for the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Al Kaabi enjoys a vast experience in oil market economics and OPEC operations. Prior to joining the Energy Ministry, Al Kaabi worked as Director of ADNOC’s office …

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation, FANR, held a workshop on Monday to review progress towards establishing a present-day measurement of environmental radiation in the UAE. The 6th UAE National Workshop on ‘Baseline Environmental Radiation Mapping in the UAE’, was held at Zayed University in Abu Dhabi and was attended by representatives of the UAE agencies.