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Google is in advanced talks to buy a $4 billion stake in Jio Platforms Ltd., the digital arm of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani&apos;s conglomerate, people familiar with the matter said, seeking to join rival Facebook Inc. in chasing growth in a promising internet and e-commerce market.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dubai Sets Up Trading Platform to Boost Food Imports From India]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-26/dubai-sets-up-trading-platform-to-boost-food-imports-from-india</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-26/dubai-sets-up-trading-platform-to-boost-food-imports-from-india</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mahmoud Habboush]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 13:36:41 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i7Mk4Oy9Wc1U/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i7Mk4Oy9Wc1U/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A threshes operates while farmers harvest a wheat field in the Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh, India.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UAE Minister Gargash Defends Country’s Request for F-35 Fighters]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-20/uae-minister-gargash-defends-country-s-request-for-f-35-fighters</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-20/uae-minister-gargash-defends-country-s-request-for-f-35-fighters</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Carey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 14:53:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[UAE Envoy Says Accord With Israel Salvages Arab Peace Plan]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-19/uae-envoy-says-accord-with-israel-salvages-2002-arab-peace-plan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-19/uae-envoy-says-accord-with-israel-salvages-2002-arab-peace-plan</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mahmoud Habboush]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 21:25:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.A.E. Links Arab World’s First Nuclear Reactor to Power Grid]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-19/uae-links-arab-world-s-first-nuclear-reactor-to-local-power-grid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-19/uae-links-arab-world-s-first-nuclear-reactor-to-local-power-grid</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mahmoud Habboush]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 07:33:06 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iz3EoM79y1ys/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iz3EoM79y1ys/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The Barakah nuclear plant.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UAE Says Pact Not About Confronting Iran, Rejects Erdogan Threat]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-14/uae-says-pact-not-about-confronting-iran-rejects-erdogan-threat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-14/uae-says-pact-not-about-confronting-iran-rejects-erdogan-threat</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mahmoud Habboush]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2020 18:02:30 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iMt4x_sGwd0I/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iMt4x_sGwd0I/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The city hall in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv is lit up in the colours of the United Arab Emirates national flag on August 13, 2020. - Israel and the UAE agreed to normalise relations in a landmark US-brokered deal, only the third such accord the Jewish state has struck with an Arab nation. The agreement, first announced by US President Donald Trump on Twitter, will see Israel halt its plan to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank, according to the UAE. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Chemical Maker Sabic Expects Recovery Following Loss]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-06/saudi-chemical-maker-sabic-posts-biggest-quarterly-loss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-06/saudi-chemical-maker-sabic-posts-biggest-quarterly-loss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony Di Paola]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2020 07:52:20 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ilFVGfgjvqNE/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ilFVGfgjvqNE/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A S&apos;abic&apos; logo sits on display at the Saudi Basic Industries Corp. pavilion at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Friday, June 7, 2019. Over the last 21 years, the Forum has become a leading global platform for members of the business community to meet and discuss the key economic issues facing Russia, emerging markets, and the world as a whole. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UAE Starts Operation of Arab World’s First Nuclear Power Reactor]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-01/uae-starts-operation-of-arab-world-s-first-nuclear-power-reactor</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-01/uae-starts-operation-of-arab-world-s-first-nuclear-power-reactor</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mahmoud Habboush]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2020 09:39:42 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iC7UXDMjkfpw/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iC7UXDMjkfpw/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The United Arab Emirates has its first reactor going online this year at its Barakah nuclear plant, pictured here, with three more planned; Egypt has signed a construction deal with Russia, as have Jordan and Turkey; Saudi Arabia’s planned two are expected to expand to as many as 16.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UAE Food and Drinks Maker Agthia Shifts to Home Deliveries]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-29/uae-food-maker-agthia-ramps-up-home-sales-as-virus-dents-profit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-29/uae-food-maker-agthia-ramps-up-home-sales-as-virus-dents-profit</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mahmoud Habboush]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2020 13:03:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi Bourse to Introduce ETF Next Month, Futures Later]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-16/abu-dhabi-bourse-plans-first-etf-next-month-followed-by-futures</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-16/abu-dhabi-bourse-plans-first-etf-next-month-followed-by-futures</guid><category><![CDATA[personal-finance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mahmoud Habboush]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2020 04:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[UAE Buys Thousands of Uruguay Dairy Cows to Boost Food Security]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-05/uae-buys-thousands-of-uruguay-dairy-cows-to-boost-food-security</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-05/uae-buys-thousands-of-uruguay-dairy-cows-to-boost-food-security</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mahmoud Habboush]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2020 14:56:48 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iAE8NkITwrpw/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iAE8NkITwrpw/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A cow stands at a dairy farm in North Hatley, Quebec. Photographer: Christinne Muschi/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UAE’s Taqa to Offer More Shares in Asset-Transfer Deal]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-01/uae-s-taqa-to-offer-more-shares-as-it-closes-asset-transfer-deal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-01/uae-s-taqa-to-offer-more-shares-as-it-closes-asset-transfer-deal</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mahmoud Habboush]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 07:33:53 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iYvVrJGNdw8s/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iYvVrJGNdw8s/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A worker stands on a drilling tower platform beside gas pipes during operations at the Boekelermeer gas storage site, operated by Abu Dhabi National Energy Co (Taqa) and EBN BV, the Dutch state-owned energy company, in Alkmaar, Netherlands, on Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Taqa started preliminary commercial operations at its Bergermeer gas storage site in the Netherlands, a facility that will almost double the country&apos;s capacity when fully completed.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mubadala to Double Down on Tech After $1.2 Billion Jio Stake]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-22/mubadala-to-build-tech-investments-after-1-2-billion-jio-stake</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-22/mubadala-to-build-tech-investments-after-1-2-billion-jio-stake</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mahmoud Habboush]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2020 10:17:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Weighs Selling Property Assets to Aldar]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-17/abu-dhabi-s-mubadala-weighs-selling-property-assets-to-aldar</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-17/abu-dhabi-s-mubadala-weighs-selling-property-assets-to-aldar</guid><category><![CDATA[personal-finance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zainab Fattah]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2020 09:49:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i8jBkFMxNzLw/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i8jBkFMxNzLw/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The Abu Dhabi Global Market Authorities (AGDM) building, center, stands among commercial and residential properties on Al Maryah Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. Abu Dhabi sold $10 billion of bonds in a three-part deal in its first international offering in two years as it takes advantage of relatively low borrowing costs.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UAE Says OPEC+ Deal Will Soon Restore Oil Prices to ‘Normal’]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-15/opec-deal-will-bring-oil-back-to-normal-as-producers-commit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-15/opec-deal-will-bring-oil-back-to-normal-as-producers-commit</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony Di Paola]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2020 17:43:28 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ieYN_YXz1o9U/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ieYN_YXz1o9U/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Oil pumping jacks, also known as &quot;nodding donkeys&quot;, operate in an oilfield near Almetyevsk, Tatarstan, Russia, on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Saudi Aramco plans to boost its oil-output capacity for the first time in a decade as the world’s biggest exporter raises the stakes in a price and supply war with Russia and U.S. shale producers. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi Wealth Fund With $232 Billion Seeks U.S. Deals]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-11/a-230-billion-wealth-fund-readies-its-dry-powder-for-u-s-deals</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-11/a-230-billion-wealth-fund-readies-its-dry-powder-for-u-s-deals</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mahmoud Habboush]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2020 07:00:55 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iy_TN9zHSRiU/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iy_TN9zHSRiU/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Monitors display the U.S. Dollar and Euro exchange rate outside Morgan Stanley headquarters in the Times Square area of New York, U.S., on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019. U.S. stocks advanced and Treasuries were mixed as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s latest comments did little to alter views on Federal Reserve policy. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UAE Infrastructure Minister Sees Mix of U-, V-Shaped Recovery]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-11/uae-infrastructure-minister-sees-mix-of-u-v-shaped-recovery</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-11/uae-infrastructure-minister-sees-mix-of-u-v-shaped-recovery</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mahmoud Habboush]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2020 06:14:55 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ipAw027DQ1BI/v256/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ipAw027DQ1BI/v256/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item></channel></rss>