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  NEW YORK / AP A New York City police detective who became an internet sensation as the “Hipster Cop” for his fashionable wardrobe during the Occupy Wall Street protests is letting go of something he’s been wearing for 25 years — his badge. Detective Rick Lee’s last official day with the New York Police Department before retirement is Friday. ...

  Emirates Business Visitors to Sharjah considering the best way of taking in the emirate’s diverse array of attractions should look no further than City Sightseeing Sharjah. The company’s fleet of tour buses are playing a pivotal role in promoting the emirate’s rich culture, its heritage environment and its modern amenities. The stylish and colourful modes of transport launched in ...

  Beijing / DPA A critically endangered species of antelope in Mongolia is facing the threat of extinction due to a virus that has wiped out 40 per cent of its population after being passed on from sheep and goats. More than 3,880 saiga antelope have been found dead in the Great Lakes Depression of western Mongolia since late December. ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Ups and downs in the UAE financial markets dominated Thursday’s session amid liquidation margin, driving the general index of Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange up by 0.34 percent or 4,653 basis points while the Dubai Financial Market saw a 0.33 percent drop to 3,634 basis points. The market value of shares traded gained by AED25.5 billion ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The total value of non-oil trade between Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia reached AED17 billion in 11 months during 2016, based on statistics that focussed mainly on the imports through Abu Dhabi’s land, sea, and airports. According to the official statistics, Saudi Arabia came in second place on the list of the countries that traded ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The MENA region’s finance elite converged on Abu Dhabi to discuss the region’s role in the global economy and international factors shaping the region’s investment landscape. With the UK’s vote to leave the European Union just starting to set in and a new republican administration in the White House, two of the world’s largest economies ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM An AED29.7 million 33/11 kilovolt power station was inaugurated in Tawyeen in the Emirate of Fujairah as part of the Federal Electricity and Water Authority’s (FEWA) plans to meet growing demand for electricity arising from urban, demographic and economic expansion. Mohammed Mohammed Saleh, Director-General of FEWA, said the new 75 MV plant would serve residential ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Following the conclusion of its Annual General Meeting (AGM), Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) announced that the assembly approved the distribution of 45 fils per share as cash dividend for 2016, maintaining the strong return to shareholders since it embarked on a growth agenda three years ago. The assembly also approved the bank’s 2016 financial statements. ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Emirates Global Aluminium has become the first Middle East-headquartered aluminium company to join the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative, which brings the world’s leading mining and metals companies together with household-name aluminium customers to set global standards for governance, environmental and social responsibility. EGA invested almost US$1 billion since 2010 in environmental technologies and facilities to ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business The Dubai Future Academy (DFA) launched its first training program – the Future Design Diploma – in its Office of the Future in Dubai, the world’s first 3D-printed office. The program is designed to develop participants’ future forecasting and planning skills, and to render organizations more future-ready. High-ranking executives are set to take part in ...