TEHRAN, IRAN – Tehran on Saturday strongly condemned a UN report on the Islamic republic's response to mass protests in 2022, denouncing Western countries' "Iranophobia". The report was built on "baseless claims" and "false and biased information, without a legal basis", foreign affairs ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said in a statement. International experts...

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA- The Insurance Authority (IA) has issued its first report on the performance of the sector in the Kingdom for the third quarter of 2023, highlighting the developments, financial results and its contribution to the Kingdom’s gross domestic product (GDP). The report was issued to provide transparent, accurate...

Google has agreed to settle a consumer privacy lawsuit seeking at least $5 billion in damages over allegations it tracked the data of users who thought they were browsing privately. In a court filing, the judge confirmed that lawyers for Google reached a preliminary agreement to settle the class action...

New Delhi, India - With the world's largest biometric ID database, a pioneering digital payment system for daily transactions and a flagship space and satellite programme, India knows the power of connected technology. But when trouble brews with political unrest or sectarian violence, authorities are quick to sever internet service to stem...

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - The head of the World Health Organization told the Financial Times he was ready to send a new mission of experts to China to investigate the origins of Covid-19.   "We're pressing China to give full access, and we are asking countries to raise it during their bilateral...

Pact was signed on the sidelines of G20 Summit in New Delhi.

ABU DHABI, UAE - The global space economy has great potential in terms of economic prospects, with the sector going past the half-a-trillion-dollars mark in 2022, only a few decades after the term “space economy” came into existence. Several studies by specialized global institutions indicate that the global space sector...

DOHA, QATAR - Qatar Credit Bureau signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) pertaining to sharing credit and judicial data and information. The MoU was signed by CEO of Qatar Credit Bureau Sheikha Maryam bint Khalifa Al-Thani and SJC's Enforcement Department director Judge Nabil Abdullah...

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - The real GDP of Saudi Arabia grew by 1.1 percent in the second quarter of 2023, compared to the second quarter of 2022, according to the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT). Flash estimates for the GDP in Q2 of 2023, issued in a report by GASTAT,...

In a rare move against an international media organization, the Syrian government has cancelled the BBC's accreditation over what it termed "misleading reports." According to the country's information ministry, the cancellation was brought about by the "broadcaster's failure to adhere to professional standards and its insistence on providing biased and...

Dubai, UAE-- The UAE government has launched an AI-powered chatbot that allows users to access information about government services in one place in Arabic and English. The “U-Ask” platform, a unified AI-powered chatbot, is now available on the official portal of the UAE government. Using generative AI technology, the platform...

“If the regulatory initiatives are developed in isolation, with each country working in their own corner, they are doomed to fail. Information disruption is by definition a global problem, so our reflections must take place at the global scale,” the top UNESCO official added.

It is, therefore, critical that contact center agents are properly trained to detect and handle emotional ups and downs in a conversation. These are often opportunities to convert a dissatisfied caller into a satisfied customer, and perhaps even, a brand ambassador, adds AlMasri.

Getting the correct information is not easy. If an honest and upright person such as yourself identifies and flags any wrongdoing in an organization or department and becomes a whistleblower, you’ll be doing the RIGHT THING and the benefits are peace of mind, weight off your chest, and your contribution...

Non-Gulf countries' contributions to the digital economy in the region will increase to more than 35 percent during this time, says a latest report.

The MoU aims to enhance cooperation and exchange of information and expertise between the DoE and NYUAD in capability development.

DUBAI, UAE - UAE Ministry of Finance (MoF) Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Dubai Free Zones Council (DFZC) on the exchange of information for tax purposes. This comes in line with the ministry’s continuous efforts to ensure that  commitment of various government entities in the UAE...

ABU DHABI,  UAE - UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. The memorandum aims to exchange information, knowledge, expertise and studies in the field of energy and promote it for the vital role it plays in...

San Francisco, United States--Nearly 100 Starlink internet terminals are currently operating in Iran, SpaceX chief Elon Musk said Monday. The tycoon had promised to bring the satellite internet network to the country in September as Iranian authorities imposed increasingly severe access restrictions, in a move activists called a campaign to limit...

Urging China to share information that might pinpoint how the pandemic started, the WHO has said that it was hoping that Covid-19 would no longer be a public health emergency in 2023. The WHO said the virus was here to stay and would have to be managed like other respiratory...

Beside approving various programmes and joint projects, the region's information ministers discuss strategic plan for joint media cooperation between the GCC countries.

ABU DHABI, UAE - Abu Dhabi Public Health Center (ADPHC) has signed an agreement with the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to advance research and knowledge exchange and facilitate collaboration across key public health areas. The agreement was signed by Director-General of the ADPHC Matar Saeed...

Makkah, Saudi Arabia---Umm Al-Qura for Development and Construction, owner and developer of Masar, the SR100-billion ($26 billion) destination in Makkah, has announced the signing of an agreement with BTC Networks to implement an information center and information and communication technology systems at the destination. It will also include infrastructure areas...

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia— Saudi Media Minister Majid Al-Qasabi has called for developing a trust-based road map with clear mechanisms to advance joint Islamic action. The minister was speaking at the 12th session of the Islamic Conference of Information Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Istanbul on Saturday. He...

UAE's Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure signed a Memorandum of Understanding with its counterpart in Chile to exchange knowledge and expertise in energy and advance this vital sector locally and globally.

The UAE finance ministry's Financial Restructuring Committee (FRC) recently held the second meeting of its Consultative Council.

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)’s Marafeq Smart Feature has contributed to accelerating issuing of No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for infrastructure and information services.

The Telecommunications & Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) said that over 10 million people visited the Official Portal of the UAE Government (U.AE) during the first half of 2022, an increase of 26% against the same period last year.

The International Data Corp. has predicted Saudi spending on information and communications technology to touch $33 billion in 2022, a growth of 2.3 percent.

The business model of the news media is ‘broken’ and with it, our fundamental right to information is at risk, a new UNESCO report examining global trends in freedom of expression warns. In the past five years, both news audiences and advertising revenues have moved in huge numbers to internet...

The tools help groups automatically reject posts with false info.

The draft law aims to create a legal framework that strikes a balance between individuals’ rights to protect their personal data, and allowing data to be processed.

Saudi Arabia’s Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority and Egypt’s Administrative Control Authority have joined hands for international cooperation.