RAS AL-KHAIMAH / WAM The real estate sector in Ras al-Khaimah has expanded considerably, increasing from AED3.401 billion in 2011 to AED4.947 billion in 2015, a total percentage of growth of 45 percent, according to a study by the RAK Chamber of Commerce. The annual growth of the real estate sector amounted to 15 percent per annum over the …

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, announced its partnership with Samsung to provide early access to Samsung Pay, for the bank’s customers. Samsung Pay is a secure, fast and convenient mobile payment service that can be used to make contactless purchases with select Samsung devices* almost everywhere a card is accepted. The launch …

  BEIRUT / AP A suspected chemical attack in a town in Syria’s rebel-held northern Idlib province killed dozens of people on Tuesday, opposition activists said, describing the attack as among the worst in the country’s six-year civil war. Hours later, a small field hospital in the region was struck and destroyed, according to a civil defense worker in the …

  GAUHATI / AP India said on Tuesday that China should not interfere in its internal affairs, as the Dalai Lama began a weeklong visit to India’s remote northeast that Beijing has protested. The Tibetan spiritual leader was greeted by cheering supporters as he arrived in Arunachal Pradesh. China claims the partly ethnically Tibetan Himalayan state as its own territory, …

  Bloomberg Investigators named a man who blew up a St. Petersburg subway car, killing 14 people in the worst terrorist attack in a major Russian city in years, and said he also planted a bomb found at a second metro station. The remains of Akbarzhon Dzhalilov, who marked his 22nd birthday on Saturday, were recovered from the scene of …

  Tokyo / WAM Strategic, value-added partnerships are the key to ADNOC’s growth plans, as the company seeks to ambitiously expand its business by opening new markets and offering new, diversified and high-value products, according to Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Group CEO. Speaking at Gastech, the world’s leading gas …

  Tokyo / WAM Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with Dr Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State and CEO of the ADNOC Group, on the sidelines of Gastech Exhibition & Conference, which opened on Tuesday in Tokyo. Dr Al Jaber conveyed the greetings of the UAE leadership to the Japanese Prime Minister. Shinzo Abe reciprocated his greetings …

  Dubai / WAM The national carrier flydubai celebrates the seventh anniversary of its operations in the Kuwaiti market, which saw travellers reaching 3.4 million on December 2016. Since its launch to and from Kuwait, one of the primary markets for the carrier in the region, flydubai has been able to develop its operations in a qualitative manner, as it provides …

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is showing its support for ‘autism awareness month’. Highlighting the need for increased awareness and understanding for autism, Etihad Airways joined thousands of businesses, buildings and iconic landmarks in ‘Light It Up Blue’ – a global initiative on World Autism Awareness Day – …

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, received a number of senior government figures and heads of regional and international organisations from Asian, European and African countries participating in the 7th Annual Investment Forum (AIM 2017) at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The meetings focused on enhancing economic and trade cooperation and reviewing major investment …