56% Saudi consumers willing to pay premium for green transportation
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- An overwhelming 80 percent of consumers across 16 diverse nations now identify climate change as the...
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$9.9bn transport investments boost Qatar’s logistics efficiency
Dubai, UAE -- Qatar Chamber has underscored Qatar's significant strides in the transport sector, positioning the nation as a formidable...
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UAE GDP to grow by 2.4% in 2021, 3.8% in 2022: Central Bank
Pandemic resulted in banks’ higher impairment charges, lower operating income and reduced profitability The report demonstrates that the UAE banking...
Sojern’s Co-Op solution helps Abu Dhabi boost tourism recovery
Abu Dhabi hotels increase direct bookings through a targeted, digital display and social media advertising campaign DCT Abu Dhabi has...
UAE interbank rates up replicating US Fed’s move
The move comes after the US Federal Reserve increased the interest on excess reserves by 5 bps In the UAE,...
Saudi Arabia, Estonia strengthen partnership in digital govt, economic fields
Estonian exports to Saudi Arabia totaled $80 million in 2020 Estonian delegation presented a workshop aimed at consolidating frameworks of...
Dar Al Arkan launches 3D construction tech in Saudi Arabia
Dar Al Arkan tied up with Danish 3D construction printer company Cobod The first 3D construction printed house would be...
Consortium featuring Qatar Petroleum wins 2 offshore exploration blocks in Suriname
The consortium now has the rights to explore Blocks 6 and 8 adjacent to the prolific Block 58 discoveries Qatar...
Dubai records 4,429 real-estate transactions worth more than $3 billion in May
This was Dubai’s highest total sales transaction value in the sector since March 2017 $12.85 billion worth 20,989 real estate...
Abu Dhabi to get a Small Claims Court soon
The court can settle civil, commercial and labor disputes The final decisions of this court rendered at the same hearing...
eCommerce booms in Saudi Arabia, market touches $970 million
Annual growth in eCommerce market expected to grow by more than 6 percent Currently, only 15 to 20 percent of...
AlSagr shareholders shout ‘no’ 15 times to reject 15 of 20 items during AGM
Not once, or twice, or even five times, AlSagr shareholders shouted no 15 times to reject three-quarters of the items...
- Appointment of Baker Tilly and Alkharashi & Co. as external auditors among proposals rejected
- Investors also refused to endorse contracts involving firms with links to some board members
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Saudi Arabia and Iran invited to Moscow-led defense bloc’s military drills
Moscow, Russia -- Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states have invited observers from Saudi Arabia, Iran, China and Mongolia...
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SAMI launches radio systems line
PIF-owned SAMI will be partnering with the Ministry of Defense.
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$202m contract signed for Jeddah project
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BRICS to coordinate approaches with new members within UN, G20: Lavrov
The BRICS summit, which held in Johannesburg from Aug 22-24 agreed to admit Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and...
- Lavrov said BRICS leaders deal with real issues while Western politicians and reporters "tend to mostly wag their tongues".
- The expanded BRICS’ positions in the Group of Twenty will strengthen because both Saudi Arabia and Argentina are its members, he said.
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Iran readies to finalize document on wider cooperation with Oman
Tehran, Iran -- Iran has expressed its readiness to finalize the provisions of a strategic document on comprehensive cooperation with...
- Iran's foreign minister Amir Abdollahian also appreciated the efforts by the Sultan of Oman and talked about Iran’s stances on the trend of talks aimed at lifting the sanctions.
- Abdollahian appreciated Qatar for its role in the release of Iranian assets blocked in foreign countries.
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Iran world’s eighth largest steel producer in first half of 2023
Tehran, Iran -- Iran became the eighth largest steel supplier in the world in the first half of 2023 as...
- Iran was the world’s seventh largest steel producer in June with an output of 3.2 million mt, up 17.4 percent from June 2022, the report added.
- For years, Iran had been ranked 10th globally in the list of top steel-producing countries.