The "Santa Claus rally" got off to a good start but US stocks then fell across the board on Friday,...
Asian markets fell Friday as China's latest vows to boost the beleaguered economy failed to stir much excitement, while traders...
Doha, Qatar— After fierce criticism of the Qatar World Cup, the head of the UN labour agency on Sunday pressed FIFA's...FIFA has faced increased pressure after years of criticism of labour rights in Qatar, ranging from controversy over deaths on mega construction projects to unpaid salaries
The 2026 World Cup will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico
Hit by the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and inflation, poverty levels are back to where they were in...People converged from across Morocco for the protest, which was also called to highlight the cases of several jailed bloggers and journalists
Consumer price inflation was 7.1 percent year-on-year in October, due in large part to surging food prices triggered partly by an intense drought
- EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said the bloc must act to address "distortions" created by Washington's $430-billion plan to...
EU countries have poured criticism on Washington's landmark Inflation Reduction Act, seeing it as anti-competitive and a threat to European jobs
The act, designed to accelerate the US transition to a low-carbon economy, contains around $370 billion in subsidies for green energy as well as tax cuts
AMMAN, JORDAN - Jordan's Minister of Investment Kholoud Saqqaf on Sunday received Indian ambassador in Amman Anwar Haleem for a...The minister briefed the envoy on the investment climate in the Kingdom and potential opportunities in various sectors.
She emphasized business-friendly legislation and simplified government service delivery.
- Israeli President Isaac Herzog arrived in Bahrain, the first visit by an Israeli head of state to the small Gulf...
Accompanied by an economic delegation, Herzog said he would discuss "ways to strengthen our economic cooperation".
Herzog said he would then travel to UAE's capital Abu Dhabi.
Vienna, Austria— Major oil-producing countries led by Saudi Arabia and Russia look set to maintain their current output levels at a...OPEC is due to consult with 10 other oil-producing nations, including Russia, to review their decision in October to cut production by two million barrels per day
the EU, G7 and Australia agreed a $60-per-barrel price cap on Russian oil, which will come into effect on Monday or soon after
Morocco is set to chalk up record revenues for a second year running as farmers worldwide scramble for phosphate, made...According to Morocco's state-owned phosphates firm OCP, the kingdom controls around 31 percent of the international trade in the substance
This year Morocco exported half a billion tons of fertilizer to various African countries, either for free, as aid or at preferential prices
Appealing to the international community to help the country as it faces 'one of its hardest moments', UNHCR chief said...Hundreds of thousands of Syrians fled to Lebanon after the country's civil war began in 2011 with the brutal suppression of anti-regime protests
UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi met with officials including caretaker PM Najib Mikati to discuss how to better support vulnerable Lebanese and refugees
BERLIN, GERMANY - The German government aims to put a stop to energy price hikes it sees as unjustified with...Price increases are to be prohibited until the end of 2023 - unless the supplier can prove "that the increase is objectively justified".
A justification could, for example, result from "market-based price and cost developments".
ROME, ITALY - The world's ability to nourish its burgeoning population is under threat and without broader socioeconomic and environmental...The report identifies the issues at stake and the threats and problems that have an impact on future food consumption and agrifood production.
The report urges decision makers to think beyond short term needs.
