Geneva, Switzerland -- Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou has overtaken Tokyo-Yokohama to become the world's top cluster for innovation, the United Nations said...
- A governor of the US Federal Reserve, Christopher Waller, said Thursday that the central bank should lower its key interest...
Kashkak, Afghanistan--Afghan villagers and volunteers on Monday helped dig for survivors of a series of earthquakes that killed more than 2,000...Although the country's disaster agency said that 2,053 people died, national and local officials gave conflicting counts of the dead and injured
With winter approaching, the country's Taliban government would face a major challenge to provide shelter to the people displaced by the quake
In its 2023 annual report, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries forecasts demand for crude to reach 116 million...According to OPEC, whose 13 member states include Saudi Arabia, the Gulf states and Venezuela, oil demand will be driven by emerging and developing nations.
OPEC also backed developing technological solutions to reduce emissions, such as carbon capture and storage.
Abu Dhabi, UAE--The UAE Cybersecurity Council will organise the Regional Cybersecurity Week 2023 from October 8-12, under the title "Cybersecurity...The week-long conference will be held in cooperation with the International Telecommunication Union and the Arab Regional Cybersecurity Centre
More than 100 experts from 70 countries will take part in the conference to debate the best strategies and experiences in the field of cybersecurity
Turkey missed out to Germany for Euro 2024, with UEFA's evaluation of the bid highlighting concerns about the country's "lack...On Tuesday, UEFA's executive committee meets to announce the hosts for the 2028 and 2032 European Championships
Turkey withdrew its bid to host in 2028 in order to focus all its effort on a united proposal with Italy to stage the tournament
- The UN's World Food Programme expressed concern over the mounting challenges civilians, including vulnerable children and families, face in accessing...
The WFP has stocks of food ready for distribution to people displaced and in shelters
The UN agency appealed to all parties to uphold the principles of humanitarian law
- DUBAI, UAE - Dubai remains the top global destination for attracting Greenfield Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects, with the emirate...
During the first half of 2023, Dubai’s global share in the attraction of Greenfield FDI projects stood at 6.58 percent.
The results align the Dubai Economic Agenda D33, which aims to double the size of the emirate’s economy over the next decade.
“Achieving success in this area will benefit everyone and align with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement,” he adds...The Kingdom can be a source of clean hydrogen and a producer/source of clean electricity, says Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Saudi Arabia has adopted a comprehensive approach harnessing potential for renewable energy, hydrogen production, and electricity transmission, the minister adds
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Sunday issued directives on raising the basic minimum...The Citizen Account Program will remain in effect while adding certain factors to enhance support efficiency and ensure that benefits are received by the neediest groups.
Registration will remain open for Citizen Account Program beneficiaries to get additional financial support for three months until December 2023.
ABU DHABI, UAE - In the first seven months of the year, hotel establishments in the UAE generated revenues of...Hotel establishments in the country hosted 16 million guests in in the first seven months of 2023, said the UAE economy minister.
Some 56 million hotel nights have been booked while the occupancy rate reached 75 percent from January to July.
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-- Saudi Arabia and South Korea have pledged to strengthen cooperation in various fields. According to a press...
The crown prince and the president reviewed the pace of cooperation made in a wide range of areas since the Saudi leader's visit to South Korea last year
Last year, Saudi Arabia and South Korea pledged to strengthen cooperation in the fields of energy, defense, and infrastructure and construction
