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DUBAI, UAE - The Gem and Jewelry Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has launched a first-of-its-kind India Jewelry Exposition Center (IJEX)...
India Jewelry Exposition Center will provide a platform for the country's MSMEs to showcase their products to the Middle East market.
The move is a reflection of the Middle East's importance to India's gem and jewelry sector which accounts for 30 percent of its exports.
Geneva, Switzerland - The 14th World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting of the New Champions is scheduled to take place...
The meeting will tackle key issues concerning global companies and create and strengthen partnerships focusing on generating a positive impact.
More than 1,500 leaders from business, government, and other global firms, along with innovators and academics, are expected to participate.
Dubai, UAE - Dubai has given a boost to its beach tourism by opening three new beaches for night swimming...
The 800-metre-long night-swimming beaches feature lighting systems, which enable residents and tourists to swim around the clock.
The emirate’s wide diversity of beaches provide people the opportunity to enjoy vibrant seaside dining and diverse activities, WAM reported.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia will be enhancing partnerships in the digital sector with Estonia and Denmark, according to...
Despite its small size, the 21-year-old digital transformation in Estonia has made it a model for other nations looking to digitalize their economies and governmental institutions.
Governor of DGA Ahmed Mohammed Al-Suwayan led a delegation of Saudi officials who held several meetings with their counterparts in Estonia and Denmark.
Iranians are accustomed to using virtual private networks, or VPNs, to evade restrictions and access prohibited websites or apps, including...
As many as 89 million people have signed up to Iranian messaging apps including Bale, Ita, Rubika and Soroush, the government says, but not everyone is keen on making the switch
At the height of the deadly Amini protests in October, the Iranian government cited security concerns as it moved to restrict internet access and blacklisted Instagram and WhatsApp
Muscat, Oman--Qatar Chamber (QC) Chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al-Thani has called for a unified policy for purchase of food...
The chairman was speaking at a meeting between GCC ministers of commerce and heads of unions and chambers of commerce and industry in Muscat
He said the region has been coping with a number of challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine
AI has the ability to create human-sounding recordings -- at assembly-line speed -- while bypassing at least part of the...
There is no label identifying AI-assisted recordings as such, but professionals say thousands of audio books currently in circulation use "voices" generated from a databank
Early this year, Apple announced it was moving into AI-narrated audio books, a move it said would make the "creation of audio books more accessible to all"
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia--The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group has signed 77 financing agreements worth $5.4 billion with 24 member countries...
The 77 agreements look to develop projects in sectors such as health, agriculture, food security, transport, energy, education, and humanitarian relief
President of the IsDB Group said the discussion with the member states covered a range of development issues and the future of the IsDB Group
Tehran, Iran--Iran's trade with six Arab states has vaulted to $35.11 billion in the fiscal year of 2022-2023, according to...
Iran traded 58.25 million tons of goods worth $35.11 billion with Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia during the fiscal 2022-2023
The Islamic Republic's top business partner among the Arab countries was the UAE, trading 24.35 million tons of goods worth $24.16 billion
The emirate's luxury home sales surged to $1.63 billion in Q1 2023, as affluent buyers acquired 88 units exceeding $10...
A plot of land on Dubai's prestigious Jumeirah Bay Island has been sold for an astounding $34 million, setting a new record in the UAE's real estate market
Palm Jumeirah, Emirates Hills and Jumeirah Bay Island are prime residential neighborhoods in Dubai, the world's fourth-most active luxury residential market