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Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Adnoc Distribution, the UAE’s largest fuel and convenience retailer and a company listed on Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), on Wednesday reported that its first quarter 2019 net profit increased by 6.6% to AED 578 million ($157 million) when compared with the same period last year. Excluding inventory gains recorded in Q1 2018, the 2019 first ...

DUBAI / WAM The Supreme Council of Energy held its 55th meeting, chaired by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group. The meeting agenda covered several topics, notably the progress related to the ‘Demand Side Management Strategy 2030’ to reduce energy and water ...

Bloomberg The latest round of US-China talks wrapped up in Beijing, with US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin calling the meetings “productive” in a tweet. Negotiations will continue in Washington next week, Mnuchin said in his tweet after Wednesday’s round concluded slightly later than scheduled. He took part in a photo session with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and China’s Vice ...

Bloomberg As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi bids for reelection, his party has said his skillful diplomacy on the world stage has increased India’s global stature and brought in a flood of investment. But what exactly have Modi’s foreign travels achieved? With 92 trips to 57 countries since coming to power in May 2014, Modi has flown abroad nearly twice ...

Bloomberg Uber Technologies Inc. has demand for all of the shares offered in its initial public offering days after it began marketing the sale, people familiar with the matter said. The initial investor feedback comes after Uber kicked off its IPO roadshow with meetings in London, the people said, asking not to be identified because the discussions were private. Uber ...

Bloomberg Economic growth held pace in France and accelerated in Spain to the fastest since 2017, easing pressure on the European Central Bank to ramp up stimulus for the euro region. French consumer spending, boosted by French President Emmanuel Macron’s tax cuts after the Yellow Vest protests, buoyed the euro area’s second-largest economy enough in the first quarter to repeat ...

Bloomberg Apple Inc. executives had a clear message for investors: Demand for iPhones has begun to recover from a bruising holiday period. The Cupertino, California-based company reported iPho-ne sales of $31 billion in the fiscal second quarter, slightly better than analysts expected. Apple’s projection for revenue in the current period also topped Wall Street estimates, and could result in the ...

Bloomberg It was a ploy that from its outset felt like a long shot. Before dawn, Juan Guaido, flanked by his political mentor Leopoldo Lopez and a handful of soldiers who had broken ranks, issued a message to Venezuela and the world: The time to topple Nicolas Maduro’s authoritarian regime was right now. By dusk, with Maduro still firmly in ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has approved a package of future projects to be developed by the emirate’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). The projects, aimed at enhancing the happiness of residents, include a Sky Garden, bicycle lanes and promenades at Sheikh Zayed ...

Sharjah / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, inaugurated the new extension of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Design at the University of Sharjah (UoS) on Tuesday. Dr Sheikh Sultan also opened a graduation exhibition for students of the college “EXIT14”, for the year 2018-2019, which was held ...