Abu Dhabi / WAM Solar Impulse 2 (Si2), the record-shattering solar-powered plane, touched down in New York City, completing the latest leg of its quest to circumnavigate the world without a drop of fuel. A representative from Masdar, Solar Impulse’s host partner, attended the arrival of the airport at John F. Kennedy airport. Commenting on the plane’s arrival in New ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) announced the opening of registration for World Summit Awards 2016’s ‘The World’s Best Interactive Contents’ competition, organized by the International Center for New Media based in Salzburg, Austria. The TRA has called on government entities, organizations and individuals to register for the competition at its website on or before ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Customs scored best in customer happiness in 2016, as 94.9% of customers who took on the ‘Happiness Meter’ survey said they were happy with its services. The Happiness Meter initiative was launched by Smart Dubai Office, in line with the directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister ...

  Dubai / WAM The UAE has established a role in international efforts to combat humanitarian challenges, as well as having a strong presence in emergency and long-term humanitarian aid all around the world. In June 2014, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched the UAE Water ...

  Kuala Lumpur / WAM The Khalifa Foundation (KF) is implementing a Ramadan food assistance programme for the Rohingya refugees in Malaysia under the supervision of the UAE Embassy in the southeast Asian country. A foundation source said an iftar banquet was hosted for 500 Rohingya refugees in the presence of a number of representatives of Rohingya humanitarian organisations and Malaysian non-governmental ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Souqalmal.com announced the launch of its online end-to-end car insurance comparison platform across the UAE, coinciding with Ramadan when both car and car insurance sales are at their peak. This marks a key milestone in Souqalmal’s history, with the site offering consumers the largest choice of insurance providers in the country. This latest addition to ...

  WASHINGTON Sometime over the next several years, the next U.S. president could confront a genuinely dangerous threat from a faraway place — a North Korean missile that can hit U.S. territory with a nuclear warhead. Led by an impulsive and brutal young man, North Korea may pose the most direct nuclear risk for the United States. Kim Jong Un ...

  Calls are growing to preserve existing nuclear power plants through investing in new designs to replace the old ones when they retire. This development will help produce more clean energy tofight climate change. The renewed interest in nuclear energy led to developing the cutting-edge “fourth-generation” reactor designs that are safer. If left unattended, they would safely halt. But the ...

  The U.S. economy remains weak, with inflation expected to remain below the Federal Reserve’s target for years to come. When the central bank holds its policy-making meeting next week, it should take decisive action to end the malaise. Charles Evans, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, has suggested a good plan: Hold off on any further interest-rate ...

  The news out of Venezuela couldn’t be grimmer. Annual inflation is the highest in the world. Food is so scarce that desperate people are rifling through trash for scraps while others have taken to looting. But don’t tell that to the country’s diplomats. They’re on a roll. Last year, Venezuela took a rotating seat on the United Nations Security ...