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  DUBAI / Reuters Stock markets in the Middle East gained on Tuesday, with those most exposed to international funds outperforming as global equities and crude oil prices firmed on their first full-scale trading day of 2017. Cairo’s main index closed 1.1 percent higher with gainers outnumbering losers 25 to two. Foreign traders were net buyers, exchange data showed, a ...

  LONDON / AP Global stocks advanced on Tuesday, with US markets set to ring in 2017 with gains, after upbeat Chinese and British manufacturing data bolstered investor sentiment. The dollar and oil prices started the new year as they closed out the last — pushing higher. KEEPING SCORE: Britain’s FTSE 100 rose 0.7 percent to 7,194.02 and France’s CAC ...

  Bloomberg Car electronics supplier Delphi Automotive Plc went coast-to-coast in 2015 in a self-driving Audi Q5 sport-utility vehicle to prove the autonomous automobile had arrived. Now, Delphi is shifting from stunts to selling. In Las Vegas this week at CES, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show, the company will give test rides to hundreds of potential customers in ...

  Relaxnews A pick of some of the biggest games coming to PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One in January and February 2017, including the survival horror franchise that could have rediscovered its form, a face-off between three of the greatest warrior races of all time, a sequel for a girl who can manipulate gravity, and a defiantly retro ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business At CES® 2017 in Las Vegas, LG Electronics (LG) will be unveiling a new generation of CordZeroâ„¢ premium vacuum cleaners highlighted by the improved CordZero Handstick and CordZero Canister that enable customers to experience a new level of cleaning with LG’s AERO SCIENCE vacuum technology. LG CORDZERO HANDSTICK The new CordZero Handstick delivers top class ...

  AP After a 12-year absence, the Acura NSX returns for 2017 as the first gasoline-electric hybrid supercar, mixing exotic looks and sports-car handling with the latest engine and electric power technology. A twin-turbo V-6 behind the seats works in tandem with electric motors between the front wheels and at the back of the car to generate 573 horsepower and ...

  DUBAI / WAM Expats have recognised the UAE as the 4th best destination globally for an international career. According to new data released by HSBC’s annual Expat Explorer Survey, the country improved from 6th place in 2015 as one of the places expats look to in order to build their careers. The UAE ranked as the best country in ...

  Dubai / WAM More than 1.1 million patients visited the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) Hospitals and medical centres in 2016, according to a top official. Dr. Ahmad Bin Kalban, CEO of Hospital Services Sector at DHA, said that Dubai and Rashid hospitals had the highest number of visits with 382,106 and 325,619 patients respectively. Latifa Hospital received 161,006 patients ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Yas Island wrapped up 2016 with a record-breaking festive season as it declares its month-long ‘Winterland Festival’ and New Year’s Eve celebrations a great success. The Yas ‘Winterland Festival’, an island-wide festival of family-friendly events, activities and offers which took place from December 9, 2016 and runs until January 7, attracted a record turnout to ...

  Dubai / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, announced the development of Dubai Harbour, a unique new waterfront destination that will feature the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region’s largest marina. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid made the announcement in the presence of HH ...