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  Dubai / WAM Dubai Customs’ Intellectual Property Rights Department (IPR) hosted a meeting for the Unified IPR Workforce, which coordinates activities among ministries and relevant authorities in the UAE. Yousef Ozair Mubarak, Director of the IPR Department, headed the meeting in Dubai Customs’ main building, in the presence of Abdullah Al Tillai of the Ministry of Economy, Mohammed Al Daleel ...

  Dubai / WAM The UAE will be participating in this year’s Outbound Travel Market (OTM) India’s largest travel trade show taking place from February 21-23 in Mumbai. The Ministry of Economy will organise a national pavilion under the theme Visit UAE which will feature exhibitors from more than 18 government entities and private sector representatives from the hospitality, tourism and ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) the construction, repair and refit services provider for naval, military and commercial vessels, has announced the launch of a 42m landing craft for the Kuwaiti Ministry of Defence as part of its order of eight naval vessels. A handing-over ceremony was held at ADSB’s headquarters in the Mussafah Industrial Area of ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) on Sunday signed an agreement with the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) awarding it an 8 percent interest in Abu Dhabi’s onshore oil concession. CNPC contributed a sign up bonus of AED6.5 billion (US$1.77 billion) to enter the concession. The onshore concession is operated by the Abu Dhabi Company ...

  HAMAM AL-ALIL / AP US-backed Iraqi forces launched a large-scale military operation on Sunday to dislodge IS militants from the western half of Mosul city, a battle that is expected to be prolonged and difficult due to a densely packed civilian population and older, narrower streets. In a briefed televised speech on state TV, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ...

  MOGADISHU / AP A Somali police officer says a blast at a busy market in the western part of Somalia’s capital killed at least 15 people. Capt. Mohamed Hussein said the powerful blast thought to be from a car bomb tore through shops and food stands in Mogadishu’s Madina district Sunday. He said the bomb also wounded more than ...

  MOSCOW / AP The United States says it is disturbed by Russia’s decision to recognize passports and other documents issued by rebel authorities in eastern Ukraine. The recognition, in an order signed by President Vladimir Putin that was announced on Saturday, “is alarming and contradicts the agreed-upon goals of the Minsk Agreement,” the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine said on ...

  MUNICH / AP The UN envoy for Syria says he’s hoping upcoming peace talks in Geneva produce new momentum and that much depends upon the position the U.S. decides to take. Staffan de Mistura said on Sunday “the big question mark is where is the US.?” He told the Munich Security Conference “we have to push for momentum” at ...

  ROME / AP Former Italian Premier Matteo Renzi has resigned as Democratic Party leader in a bid to win a fresh, stronger mandate before the national election in which populist political forces are positioned to pose the biggest challenge. As promised, Renzi told fellow Democratic leaders at a meeting on Sunday that he was resigning. But Renzi insisted he ...

  WEST PALM BEACH / AP One day after delighting in a massive campaign-style rally, President Donald Trump is turning back to the business of governing. Trump, who is spending the weekend at his private club in Florida, plans to spend Sunday interviewing at least four candidates to be his new national security adviser. The meetings come as he seeks ...