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Abu Dhabi / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, on Monday received Arkin Amir Albak, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China and Chairman of the China-Arab Friendship Society, to discuss a variety of parliamentary issues and areas of joint co-operation between ...

Dubai / WAM More than 250 exhibitors have already confirmed their participation for the 16th Airport Show 2016, being held in Dubai from May 9 to 11. The show has also seen remarkable growth in exhibition space, number of Hosted Buyers and pre-registered participants, according to Reed Exhibitions Middle East, the event organisers. The show will occupy an exhibition space ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, UAE Minister of Finance and Chairman of the Board of Dubai World Trade Centre Authority, on Monday announced the 2015 annual performance results of Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) highlighting an impressive 12% year-on-year increase in traffic to deliver 2.74 million delegates and attendees, coupled ...

WAM Abu Dhabi Airports is marking a decade of innovation in aviation this year as the company celebrates its tenth anniversary. Created in 2006 through an Amiri Decree from the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Airports Company was formed to spearhead the development of the Emirate’s aviation infrastructure, and assumed responsibility for the operation and management of Abu ...

WM Researchers from the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology have developed a novel device that can track and concentrate sunlight onto high-efficient solar cells, without mechanically moving to follow the sun’s path across the sky. This proof-of-concept research is the first step towards the development of a self-tracking concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) system. “Traditional CPV systems rotate solar panels to ...

lisbon / AP The construction cranes poking up from the jumble of terracotta roofs on Lisbon’s skyline can be counted on one hand — a dismal reminder for Ricardo Gomes of how little work there is for his construction company. The Portuguese Socialist government has promised to change that, advocating an end to Europe’s years of budget austerity by increasing ...

BRUSSELS / AFP The Brussels attacks have pushed security to the forefront of Britain’s EU referendum campaign this week, as intelligence experts came out of the shadows to press the benefits and disadvantages of membership. A claim by the former head of foreign spy agency MI6, Richard Dearlove, that leaving the bloc would have few security implications sparked interventions from ...

TOKYO / Bloomberg NTT Data Corp., a unit of Japan’s former telephone monopoly, agreed to buy technology services businesses from Dell for $3.055 billion. The acquisition was announced by the unit of Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. in a statement to the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Monday. The company didn’t give a date for when it will acquire the Dell ...

Bloomberg Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif vowed to eradicate radical ideologies from Pakistan after a Taliban suicide bomber targeted many women and children celebrating Easter on Sunday at a park in one of its biggest cities. “Our goal is not only to eliminate terror infrastructure but also the extremist mindset which is a threat to our way of life,” Sharif said ...

Bloomberg Rebels who control the Yemeni capital Sanaa have released nine Saudis in exchange for 109 Yemenis, the Riyadh-led coalition fighting them said on Monday, in the latest sign of tensions easing before peace talks. “Nine Saudi prisoners have been recovered and 109 Yemenis who were arrested in the military operations zone” near the border have been handed over, the ...