Speaking on Saturday at this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue – Asia’s premier defense summit – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter delivered an important address outlining what he called the “principled security network” – a growing set of bilateral, trilateral and multilateral mechanisms in the region focused on preserving key values and promoting greater burden-sharing among all nations. Little of what ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The upturn in the UAE’s non-oil private sector regained some momentum midway through the second quarter, thanks mainly to a sharp expansion of output. Activity increased at the fastest pace in eight months during May, helped by a pick-up in new business growth. However, data pointed to areas of underlying fragility, as both employment and ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business ENOC Global Marine, a specialized business division of ENOC Lubricants Marketing (ELM) under the Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) Group, is set to showcase its marine lubricants portfolio at Posidonia 2016, the industry’s largest shipping and maritime exhibition. Taking place in Athens, Greece from June 6-10, ENOC will also highlight its technical support competences for ...