AP U.S. homebuilders are feeling more optimistic about their sales prospects this month than they have since the beginning of the year. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index rose two points to 60. That’s the highest reading since January. Readings above 50 indicate more builders view sales conditions as good, rather than poor. The index ...

  Bloomberg Zinedine Zidane is renowned for his prowess on the football field. Now a Mumbai developer is counting on the retired French football star’s power off the pitch to revive flagging sales in the city’s luxury home market. Kanakia Spaces Pvt has hired the former attacking midfielder to market a high-end residential project named Paris in Mumbai’s new business ...

  Neil C. Hughes / TNS An unprecedented speed of technological change has transformed almost every aspect of our lives. We can book a table in a restaurant, hail a cab or even rent an apartment on the other side of the world at the click of a button. But not all industries have embraced this digital transformation. Healthcare, for ...

  Ashalim / AFP In the middle of southern Israel’s desert, engineers are hard at work building the world’s tallest solar tower, reflecting the country’s high hopes for renewable energy. Once completed in late 2017, the Ashalim Tower will rise to 240 metres (787 feet), taller than Paris’s Montparnasse Tower and London’s Gherkin, according to the Israeli government and the ...

    Dubai / Emirates Business NRS International, a Dubai-based family-run company that develops and manufactures products for the humanitarian aid, public health and development sectors, published the results of a survey which gauged the level of humanitarianism amongst UAE residents. NRS International sold 42 million relief essentials to UN and aid agencies to alleviate the suffering of 75 million ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) on Sunday announced a partnership with Europcar, the world-leading provider of vehicle rental services, to offer enhanced mobility to visitors of Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC). Under the agreement signed between Humaid Matar Al Dhaheri, Acting Group CEO of ADNEC and Mohammed Shabeeb Mohammed Hilal Al Dhaheri, ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business More than 400 children were taken by surprise when the Emirati artist and UN Goodwill Extraordinary Ambassador, Dr Hussain Al Jassmi walked into Ferrari World Abu Dhabi and greeted them as they were preparing for a special iftar at the Park’s popular restaurant, Mamma Rossella. This is the third consecutive year the children’s iftar ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) organised a range of activities during the Holy Month of Ramadan at the Reading is Positive Energy exhibition. These include lectures, seminars, poetry readings, awareness sessions, and other activities for anyone. DEWA launched the year-long exhibition last month in collaboration with Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation, at Zabeel ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business The stage is set for the region’s most anticipated shopping and entertainment extravaganza during the holy month of Ramadan – the Ramadan Village 2016. The Ramadan Village 2016 was inaugurated on Thursday, by HE Abdalla Sultan Al Owais, Chairman Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry. The opening was attended Saif Mohammed Al Midfa, CEO, Expo ...

  Sydney / Bloomberg Australia’s coalition government will provide A$49.2 million ($36 million) to support struggling steelmaker Arrium Ltd., Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said. The funds will be spent on new machinery at two mines in South Australia to help Arrium remove waste materials from its iron ore, Turnbull said in a statement on Sunday. The equipment will enable Arrium ...