Over 12m people visit Riyadh Season in 60 days
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - Two months after their launch, on October 11, 2023, Riyadh Season events had already attracted 12...Arts & Culture Business Tourism
Card transactions drive 8 percent Saudi spending growth in Nov
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia --Consumer spending in Saudi Arabia grew by 8 percent to SAR 111.5 billion ($29.73 billion) in November...Business
Has Apple traded magic for profit?
The company under Cook has delighted Wall Street: the Apple brand was worth about $350 billion ten years ago and...The company under Cook has delighted Wall Street: the Apple brand was worth about $350 billion ten years ago -- and is worth $2.358 trillion today
The Californian behemoth has impacted hundreds of millions of lives since its 1976 founding in a garage
EU aims to cement cooperation with Gulf states, says bloc’s foreign policy chief
DUBAI: The EU aims to cooperate with the Gulf states on climate change, global access to vaccines and supporting the...Josep Borrell is on a visit to Riyadh, UAE and Qatar.
A cooperation agreement will be signed with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan.
Sharjah International Book Fair begins on Nov 3
Organised by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), the annual fair is one of the top three book fairs in the...Organised by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), the annual fair is one of the top three book fairs in the world.
Authors, publishers, creatives, and intellectuals from around the world will take part in the fair's activities over the 11-day period
Sharjah, Guatemala explore ways to boost trade, cultural ties
Sharjah and Guatemala have held discussions on enhancing trade exchange relations and joint investment opportunities in vital sectors like tourism,...Sheikh Fahim Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Department of Government Relations (DGR) in Sharjah, hosted a high-level Guatemalan delegation
Malouf, who is also the head of the Guatemalan delegation at the ongoing Expo 2020 Dubai, was accompanied by Lars Pira, Guatemala's Ambassador to the UAE
UAE and India resolve to strengthen ‘deep economic ties between the two countries’
The United Arab Emirates and India have resolved to strengthen ‘the deep economic ties between the two countries,’ while noting...Both sides recognized the collaboration between India and UAE during this difficult period and appreciated the leadership provided by the two countries
At the meeting, discussions were also held on exploring mutually beneficial methods and incentives to facilitate further investment from UAE sovereign investment entities
Iran bans LG and Samsung home appliances
The import of home appliances made by these two South Korean companies is now banned by Iran, following an apparent...Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei ordered the ban in response to a call by local producers
Their request followed Khamenei’s insistence in recent years to ramp up local production of goods and banning the import of similar products
Expo 2020 opens doors of hope for humanity
With the stunning opening of Expo 2020, the UAE has proved that it can explore the future that would open...The opening ceremony of the Expo 2020 Dubai, which represented a harmonious and impressive mixture, brought together the whole world with its various spectrums
The event started a new era of excellence and achievement for our dear country in light of the Year of the 50th amid unprecedented domestic, Arab and international media attention
Abu Dhabi lets judges work from anywhere
The move is expected to reduce the litigation time and costs and increase the rate of disposition of cases in...Abu Dhabi is now allowing judges to hear cases and render judgments from anywhere, irrespective of the geographical location of registered cases
Judges of courts in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, and Al Dhafra are now allowed to use video-conference to hear the cases before them
OPEC’s crude oil reserves up 0.3% to 1,237 bn barrels in 2020
World’s proven crude oil reserves stood at 1,549 billion barrels in 2020, increasing by 0.2 percent from the level of...World’s proven natural gas reserves fell by 0.4 percent to 206.7 trillion standard cu m in 2020
OPEC natural gas reserves stood at 73.74 tr standard cu m in 2020, down 1.4 percent from 2019
E-Sports a billion-dollar industry in GCC
The Middle East has 25% of the worldwide gaming audience, followed by Latin America 13.9%, the Asia Pacific 9.2%, Western...The Middle East has 25% of the worldwide gaming audience, followed by Latin America 13.9%, the Asia Pacific 9.2%, Western Europe 4.8%, and North America 4%
The value of gaming in the MENA is estimated to be US$4.5 billion with over 100 million gamers in the region
