Dubai / WAM The UAE Cabinet, chaired by Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, endorsed the launch of the Industrial Coordination Council to boost the industrial sector in the country. The Industrial Coordination Council will be tasked with developing a national strategy to boost the industry sector in ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Sunday received a telephone call from President Joko Widodo of Indonesia and President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan. During the course of the call, Sheikh Mohamed and President Joko Widodo discussed ways ...

  Portoviejo / AFP Rescuers in Ecuador raced to dig out people trapped under the rubble of homes and businesses on Sunday, following a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake that killed at least 233. Vice President Jorge Glas called it the “worst seismic movement we have faced in decades.” President Rafael Correa said on Twitter that the death toll on Sunday had ...