ABU DHABI / WAM ADNOC Distribution has announced the temporary closure of Embassy Area service station in Abu Dhabi. The service station will remain closed from March 28 for 6 weeks for conversion to SMART services as well as the execution of facility upgrade works. Khalid Hadi, Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Communication Division at ADNOC Distribution, said, “The temporary ...

SHARJAH / Emirates Business A new Sharjah Museums Department (SMD) initiative is encouraging local school students to bury themselves in books this year at its line-up of museum libraries. Coinciding with UAE reads initiative, ‘Read at Sharjah Museums’ is a year-long scheme held to mark the UAE leadership’s recent declaration of 2016 as Year of Reading. Hundreds of school students ...

WASHINGTON / AP Bernie Sanders scored three wins in Western caucus contests, giving a powerful psychological boost to his supporters but doing little to move him closer to securing the Democratic nomination. While results in Washington, Alaska and Hawaii barely dented Hillary Clinton’s significant delegate lead, Sanders’ wins underscored her persistent vulnerabilities within her own party, particularly with young voters ...