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Dubai’s DAMAC confirms offering $2B in deals to Trump

Dubai-based developer DAMAC Properties said Wednesday it recently offered $2 billion in deals to President-elect Donald Trump’s company, which rejected them. The developer already has partnered with the Trump Organization to manage and run two golf courses in the glamorous city in the United Arab Emirates.

United Arab Emirates says 5 diplomats killed in Afghan blast

The United Arab Emirates announced on Wednesday that five of its diplomats were killed in a bombing in southern Afghanistan the day before, one of the worst attacks to target the young nation’s diplomatic corps. The federation of seven sheikhdoms, founded in 1971 on the Arabian Peninsula, said it would immediately fly the nation’s flag at half-staff for three days in honour of the dead from the attack Tuesday in Kandahar.

LG, UAE join hands over apps for disabled people

LG Electronics said Tuesday that it will help students in Korea and the United Arab Emirates develop a mobile application for disabled people. The Seoul-based company has recently selected a group of 10 university students in Korea, offering them education courses – such as computer coding and cultural differences between the two countries.

DEWA inaugurates new 132/11 main power substation to enhance transmission networks in Al Quoz 4 area

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority , in collaboration with Meraas Holding, has inaugurated a new 132/11 kV substation with a total capacity of 150 Megavolt Amperes at Al Quoz 4, to meet the increasing demand for electricity. This is part of DEWA’s commitment to its growing portfolio of development projects, particularly in its efforts to install main substations across Dubai.

Enhanced Energy: ONR Global Seeks More Powerful Electronic Devices

Washington, DC – Groundbreaking energy research from the United Arab Emirates, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research Global , is the focus of an article published this week in the acclaimed Nature Magazine journal “Scientific Reports.” Dr. Ammar Nayfeh’s article reveals unique use of zinc oxide to improve semiconductors and energy output in electronic devices.

BP Gains Abu Dhabi Oil Field Stake for $2.2 Billion in Stock

BP Plc cemented its 77-year relationship with Abu Dhabi by swapping about $2.2 billion of its own shares for a stake in one of the emirate’s largest onshore oil concessions. The U.K.’s second-biggest oil group will issue new ordinary shares to pay for 10 percent of the Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Petroleum Operations Ltd., giving the emirate a 2 percent holding in BP, the London-based company said Saturday in a statement.