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  Istanbul / WAM Energy ministers of members from the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will not take any decisions at a meeting on Wednesday as it is a consultative meeting, UAE Ministry of Energy Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei said. “Oil prices have more challenges ahead. All those factors are positive for the balance of the ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Oil and gas companies must demonstrate agility in their approach to business and adapt to a rapidly evolving supply mix by staying ahead of the curve when it comes to industry technology and innovation, urge UAE experts. Speaking ahead of his participation in the upcoming Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC 2016) top be ...

  Sharjah / WAM Xposure, the first International Photography Festival in Sharjah, began on Wednesday at the Expo Centre Sharjah. Bringing together a wide range of events and activities on a single platform, XPOSURE 2016, an initiative that celebrates and enriches the field of photojournalism in the UAE and the region, was opened in the presence of His Highness Dr. Sheikh ...

  Dubai / WAM Industry experts and leaders from public and private sector entities met at a recent forum to share expertise, discuss challenges and review international standards as part of joint efforts to achieve Dubai’s smart city ambitions. The eighth session of the Dubai Smart Cities Forum, held with the theme ‘Blockchain and the Next Wave of Smart Cities Technologies’, ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The higher organising committee of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX 2017) and the Naval Defence Exhibition and Conference (NAVDEX 2017) held its sixth meeting at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), to discuss latest preparations by specialized committees to host the leading events in Abu Dhabi. Both IDEX 2017 and NAVDEX 2017 will ...

  Ankara / AFP Turkey said on Wednesday it fears the world will be plunged into a global conflict with superpowers Russia and the US on opposing sides if the proxy war in Syria continues. “If this proxy war continues, after this, let me be clear, America and Russia will come to a point of war,” Deputy Prime Minister Numan ...

  Riyadh / AP Saudi Arabia announced an easing of its 18-month air blockade of rebel-held areas of neighbouring Yemen on Wednesday to allow the evacuation of hundreds of wounded from a deadly weekend air strike. More than 140 people were killed in Saturday’s raid on the wake for the father of a rebel leader in the Yemeni capital Sanaa ...

  ColombO / AFP Sri Lanka’s president on Wednesday accused top anti-corruption officials of launching politically motivated prosecutions against former military leaders, putting himself on a collision course with his own unity government. Maithripala Sirisena took the unusual step of publicly condemning criminal charges brought last month against three retired admirals and the former defence secretary, the brother of his ...

  Mazar-i-Sharif / AP At least 14 Shiites were killed on Wednesday in a bombing at a mosque in northern Afghanistan, the second deadly attack on the minority in as many days during the major festival of Ashura. “The explosion happened at the gate of the Shiite mosque in the centre of Balkh district (in Balkh province),” said provincial governor’s ...

  Karbala / AFP Huge crowds of black-clad Shiite Muslim pilgrims thronged the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala on Wednesday, weeping and beating their chests in mourning for the seventh-century killing of the prophet’s grandson. Shiites around the world mark Ashura, but attacks on those commemorating bloodshed 1,300 years ago often result in more mourning and loss, including in Afghanistan, ...