Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia’s non-oil exports rose by 17.8 percent in the second quarter of 2025, according to...
Vienna, Austria - A research team from Graz University of Technology in Austria has succeeded in developing an innovative fastening...
Bad weather over the past week had prevented those fleeing North Africa to venture the risky Mediterranean crossing. The earlier...Seventeen Tunisians were admitted to the island's migrant reception center, which earlier this month was overrun after 8,500 arrived in just three days
A little later, 38 migrants from Bangladesh arrived after their nine-metre boat was picked up off the coast by Italian authorities
The land journey from sub-Saharan African countries, where many of the migrants hail from, to departure points on the Tunisian...In total, some 186,000 people arrived by sea in southern Europe from January to September 24, landing in Italy, Greece, Spain, Cyprus and Malta
Between January and August of this year it is estimated that more than 102,000 refugees and migrants tried to cross the Mediterranean from Tunisia and 45,000 from Libya
Lack of funding for the school system has precipitated repeated teachers' strikes and school closures, resulting in children being increasingly...Public sector teachers earn the equivalent of $150 to $300 per month, while the education ministry has sounded the alarm over lack of funding
At least 15 percent of households have pulled their children out of schools, UNICEF found in a June report, up from 10 percent a year ago
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia aims to become a global player in manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs) and related products,...
“The EV industry is one of 12 strategic industrial sectors covered by the National Industrial Strategy to boost the growth of industry across the Kingdom,” the minister added
Lucid Group’s choice of Saudi Arabia as the headquarters of its plant in the Middle East reflects the importance of kingdom’s unique geographical location, he added
WASHINGTON, US - China is seeking to surpass the United States as the top power in the world, US Secretary of...Asked at a forum about China's intentions, Blinken said, "I think that what it seeks is to be the dominant power in the world -- militarily, economically, diplomatically".
President Joe Biden's administration, while saying it is clear-eyed on China and stepping up pressure, has also been increasing dialogue in hopes of managing tensions.
- ABU DHABI, UAE - The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) and the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) on Thursday...
The CBUAE is keen to deepen its cooperation with the CBE to positively impact the trade and investment, said the Governor of UAE’s central bank.
This step will bolster cooperation between the financial sectors in both the currencies, said the Governor of Egypt’s central bank.
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - Israel's US$3.5-billion sale of its Arrow 3 missile defense system to Germany, sparked by security fears after...Israeli arms exports reached a new record of $12.5 billion dollars last year, double the amount from three years earlier, says its defense ministry.
Israel, together with its top ally the United States, has developed hi-tech systems designed to knock incoming rockets and missiles out of the sky.
ABU DHABI, UAE - The financial markets of the United Arab Emirates topped the Arab stock exchanges during last week's...The AMF said that the UAE markets achieved monthly market gains of over US$6.2 billion.
The fund said the market capitalization of the Saudi Financial Market reached US$2.97 trillion.
- According to financial daily Handelsblatt, production came to a complete standstill in Wolfsburg and at the company's plants in Emden,...
The disruption began at 12:30 pm (1030 GMT) and had still not been resolved by the evening, Volkswagen said
The cause of the technical problems was not known but "an external attack is unlikely to be the cause", German automaker said
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia has announced its intention to revise its tourism goals, increasing the target number of...
The previous target of 100 million visits is no longer sufficient, said Saudi minister Mahmoud Abdulhadi
In the first quarter of 2023, Saudi Arabia attracted 7.8 million tourists, the highest quarterly performance in the country's history
