UAE capital to host book fair in March

ABU DHABI - This United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital would host an international book fair in March, WAM news agency reported Monday.

UAE mulling over publishing China’s People’s Daily

ABU DHABI - The possibility of publishing an overseas edition of the Chinese newspaper People’s Daily was discussed here Tuesday between the UAE’s National Media Council Director General Ibrahim Al Abed and the newspaper’s visiting delegation.

Gulf region aviation sector to attract $45 bn by 2014: report

ABU DHABI - The Gulf region’s civil aviation sector is poised to attract more than $45 billion in investments in the next five years, according to a report by Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz).

UAE to fund dam in Burkina Faso

ABU DHABI - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) would finance the construction of a dam in Burkina Faso in west Africa, WAM news agency reported Tuesday.

UAE to support dam project in Burkina Faso

ABU DHABI - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will give about $9 million loan for a dam project in Burkina Faso in West Africa, WAM news agency reported Monday.

Royal Jet wins World Travel Award

ABU DHABI - The Royal Jet, a leading private charter jet company headquartered here in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has won the World Travel Award (WTA) for the third consecutive year, WAM news agency reported Monday.

Homeland chief: Fort Hood shootings no cause for anti-Muslim backlash

Homeland chief warns against anti-Muslim backlash

UAE, France seek to boost economic cooperation

ABU DHABI - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and France have pledged to enhance cooperation in the trade sector, which grew by 25 percent to more than $4 billion in 2008, WAM news agency reported.

UAE was world’s top cast iron rods importer in 2008

ABU DHABI - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has imported cast iron rods worth $6.77 billion in 2008, a 237 percent increase over last year and 14 times more than the global growth rate of imports, WAM news agency reported.

Abu Dhabi’s GDP grew 30 percent in 2008

ABU DHABI - Despite the global financial crisis and a sharp rise in commodity prices, Abu Dhabi’s gross domestic product (GDP) rose from 17.2 percent in 2007 to 30 percent in 2008, WAM news agency reported Wednesday.

Etihad Airways to launch flights to Hyderabad

ABU DHABI - Etihad Airways of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will operate four flights between Abu Dhabi and Hyderabad every week, WAM news agency reported Tuesday.

UAE to organise lecture on ‘Dialogue of Civilisations’

ABU DHABI - A lecture titled “Dialogue of Civilisations between yesterday and today” will be organised here Monday under the patronage of Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president’s representative and chairman of the cultural and media centre.

Clinton in Morocco for meetings with Arab leaders to discuss Middle East peace, other issues

Clinton in Morocco to meet with Arab leaders

Afghan challenger Abdullah drops out of Nov. 7 runoff presidential election; slams commission

Afghan challenger drops out of runoff election

Clinton says Israel making “unprecedented” concessions on West Bank settlement construction.

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UAE’s Saed company gets ISO certification

ABU DHABI - Prince Philip, the Crown Prince of Belgium, has awarded the ISO 9001-2008 certification to Saed Company For Traffic Systems for its quality system standards at a ceremony held here.

Personal plea from Clinton for Palestinians, Israelis to resume stalled peace negotiations

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Clinton meeting with Palestinian, Israeli leaders in effort to restart peace talks

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Clinton confronted by Pakistanis over Predator drone attacks _ ‘executions without trial’

Pakistanis confront Clinton over drone attacks

Clinton comes face-to-face with Pakistani anger at loss of civilians to Predator air attacks

Clinton faces Pakistani anger at Predator attacks

Clinton to meet Palestinian leader in Abu Dhabi, then hold session elsewhere with Israelis

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UAE hosts workshop on water resource management

ABU DHABI - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is hosting a workshop to discuss water resource management, WAM news agency reported Monday.

Seven Asian countries discuss water cooperation in UAE

ABU DHABI - Officals of seven South Asian countries met here Oct 22-23 to promote water cooperation on the rivers of greater Himalayan region, WAM news agency reported.

Qatar Holding sells 379M shares in Barclays, making it second Gulf fund to cash in on UK bank

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Barclays shares dropped 5 percent Tuesday after the British bank’s largest shareholder, Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, said it was selling a stake worth more than $2 billion.

UAE, Britain to hold trade talks in London

ABU DHABI - Officials of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Britain will meet in London Oct 19-20 for talks to boost bilateral trade, WAM news agency reported Thursday.

UAE to help developing nations in poverty eradication

ABU DHABI - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will support projects in the developing countries to eradicate poverty, WAM news agency reported Tuesday.

US firms urged to tap investment opportunities in UAE

ABU DHABI - United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Trade Minister Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi Tuesday urged the US firms to tap the investment opportunities in the country to bolster trade ties, WAM news agency reported Tuesday.

Gulf region to witness sharp infrastructure growth

ABU DHABI - The infrastructure sector in the Gulf region will grow significantly in the next five years as several countries in the region are planning to invest billions of dollars in the sector, WAM news agency reported.

Emirates court convicts Lebanese-American on terrorism charges

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Using sweeping security codes passed after the Sept. 11 attacks, the United Arab Emirates’ highest court convicted an American citizen Monday on terrorism-related charges amid claims that torture was used to extract his confession.

Abu Dhabi’s Aabar Investments buys $328 million in Banco Santander’s Brazilian bank subsidiary

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Abu Dhabi investment fund with the biggest stake in Mercedes-Benz said Sunday it has spent $328 million for a piece of a Brazilian bank recently floated by Spanish financial giant Banco Santander.

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