Qatar and Egypt hold talks to ramp up civil aviation cooperation
Cairo, Egypt-- Qatar and Egypt have discussed enhancing ties in the field of civil aviation between the two countries. In...
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Jordan’s exports to EU climb 23.4% to US$192m in first five months of 2023
Amman, Jordan--Jordan's exports to the European Union (EU) shot up 23.4 per cent during the first five months of 2023...
- The value of the kingdom's imports from the EU during the first five months of 2023 rose 3.6 per cent to $1.66 billion
- Germany topped the list of countries from which Jordan imports, with the value of import climbing to $356 million
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COP28 president urges G20 to take lead role on climate action
Speaking at G20 Climate Sustainability Ministerial Meeting in India, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber said G20 makes up some 85 percent...
- He urged all to demonstrate commitment to the UN Secretary General’s Climate Solidarity Pact and Acceleration Agenda
- The upcoming COP28 will be the first edition of the conference to explicitly link climate impacts to global health
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Black Cobra signs MoU with OSTIM
The Abu Dhabi firm will push for growth in the defense sector.
- The MoU will seek to create opportunities for growth and innovation in the aerospace and defense sectors
- The agreement between the two corresponds with the UAE's vision to boost bilateral relations with Turkey
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Saudi fighter jet crashes in training, killing crew
The air force jet was on a training exercise when it crashed on Wednesday in the south of the country,...
- The site of the crash borders Yemen, where Saudi Arabia has led a military coalition against Houthi rebels
- The jet is part of Saudi's fleet of F-15SAs, seen as a cornerstone of the ties between the kingdom and the US
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Fawry to expand into Saudi Arabia
The money transfer firm plans to set up base across the GCC.
- The talks with Saudi Payments, according to Fawry, are likely to conclude by the end of the year
- In Saudi Arabia, the number of users in the digital commerce market is expected to amount to 36.38m by 2027
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Bahrain’s RERA revokes real estate firm’s license for ‘breach of regulations’
Manama, Bahrain-- for "exceeding the scope of the permit."Â The owner had exceeded the scope of the permit which was issued...
- According to RERA, the owner of the real estate firm had violated the scope of the permit issued to him by the authority
- The real estate agency, according to the regulatory authority, had also breached Central Bank of Bahrain's regulations
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UAE’s digital platform, U.AE, attracts 9.1m visitors in H1
Dubai, UAE-- Around 9.1 million people visited the UAE’s Government Unified Digital Platform, U.AE, from the start of 2023 until...
- The rise in the average number of pages viewed was 3.52%, compared to the same period last year, according to TDRA
- TDRA recently launched the generative AI-supported version of the digital platform, allowing users to obtain government services
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GCC central banks follow Fed in raising key rates
The decision by the central banks, in the US and most of the Middle East, to hike interest rates are...
- The UAE's central bank raised the base rate applicable to the overnight deposit facility (ODF) by 25 basis points – from 5.15 to 5.40 percent
- The decision to raise key rates comes as central banks across the world struggle with the challenge of controlling inflationary pressures
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Masdar, Iberdrola to invest in US$1.77bn German wind farm
The UAE's firm signed an agreement with Iberdrola to co-invest in the 476-megawatt Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in the...
- Masdar's CEO Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi and Iberdrola's Executive Chairman Ignacio Galan signed the deal
- For close to seven years now Masdar has revolutionized the clean energy sector in the UAE, and beyond
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QIIB profit climbs 7.7 percent
Its net profit for H1 of 2023 jumped to US$169 million.
- The bank's earnings per share (EPS) amounted to QR 0.41 as of June 30, 2023 versus EPS QR 0.38 for the same period in 2022.
- Chairman of QIIB's board of directors said that the results posted by the bank are in harmony with the strength of the Qatari economy
Qatar and Egypt hold talks to ramp up civil aviation cooperation
Cairo, Egypt-- Qatar and Egypt have discussed enhancing ties in the field of civil aviation between the two countries. In...
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GCC head and EU top diplomat review relations in Riyadh
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia--Jasem Mohamed Al Budaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), and Josep Borrell, High Representative of...
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CBB Sukuk Al Salam securities oversubscribed by 372%
Manama, Bahrain--The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) announced that the monthly issue of the Sukuk Al Salam Islamic securities has...
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Qatar PMI data reveals ‘stable business conditions’ in non-energy sector
Doha, Qatar--Qatar's non-energy private sector registered broadly stable business conditions in December, the latest Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) survey data...
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Shanghai to build 200 smart factories to shore up its manufacturing status
Shanghai, China--Shanghai plans to build 200 new smart factories and 20 demonstration sites by end of 2025 after 70 intelligent...
- The city as China's largest smart-solutions provider and a core equipment hub sees such innovation as vital for industrial competitiveness
- Its vice mayor said that "intelligent manufacturing" plays a key role in new industrialization and is pivotal in the city's digital economic transition
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Qatar National Bank forecasts world economic growth to be 2.9% in 2024
Doha, Qatar--Qatar National Bank (QNB) expects the global economic growth to be around 2.9 percent in 2024, roughly the same...
- QNB said that its view is more bullish than others as the bank believes the global economy to expand by 2.9 percent roughly the same rate as last year
- It believes the US economy would slow down as the US fiscal thrust is set to decelerate from a positive 1.9 percent in 2023 to a negative 1.4 percent in 2024
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AD Ports to build passenger terminals at Egyptian Red Sea ports
Cairo, Egypt--AD Ports Group (AD Ports) has signed a contract with Egypt to build, develop, operate and maintain terminals for...
- According to the Egyptian ministry of transport, the contract entails AD Ports Group to develop yacht and cruise-ship tourism in Egypt
- The cruise lines will be operated between Zayed Port and Safaga, Hurghada and Sharm El-Sheikh and, later, Arabian Gulf ports, and Europe