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Unlocking trade for women's empowerment and sustainable development is not just the right thing to do, Okonjo-Iweala said
Unlocking trade for women's empowerment and sustainable development is not just the right thing to do, Okonjo-Iweala said
A strong and effective WTO is critical for these women, which is one more reason why delivering results at MC12 this week is so important, she added
Under the new visa scheme, all GCC residents with a valid resident and work visa issued by the UAE, Bahrain,...
The informed sources at the ministry told TRENDS that the draft for the new scheme is ready and will be officially announced in the next few days
Under the new visa scheme, all GCC residents with a valid resident and work visa will be allowed entry into Saudi Arabia for business, tourism, and Umrah purposes
Saudi Arabia on Sunday pledged $10 million to help prevent an ageing Yemeni oil tanker from unleashing a potentially catastrophic...
The decaying 45-year-old oil tanker abandoned off the rebel-held Yemeni port of Hodeida, is in "imminent" danger of breaking up
According to the UN, the operation needs to be completed by the end of September to avoid "turbulent winds" that pick up later in the year
The national average price for regular unleaded gas rose to $5.004 a gallon on June 11 from $4.986 a day...
The national average price for regular unleaded gas rose to $5.004 a gallon on June 11 from $4.986 a day earlier
Adjusting for inflation, the US gasoline average is still approximately 8% below June 2008 highs around $5.41 a gallon, according to US Energy Department figures
The two countries will celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations in 2023, which includes organizing events like car exhibitions, and...
Ambassador of Switzerland to Qatar, Edgar Dorig, said there are various opportunities to enhance Qatari-Swiss cooperation in multiple sectors.
He noted that the volume of trade between the two countries rose to more than QR 5 billion in 2021, witnessing an increase compared to 2020.
The forum reflects the strategic position of Qatar as an influential economic player and as a bridge for communication and...
Qatar Economic Forum reflects the country's status as an influential economic player
The forum reflects Qatar's keenness to enhance international cooperation to achieve a just economic recovery
Qatar's Energy Minister Saad Sherida al-Kaabi called the joint venture "a marriage more than an engagement" as it will last...
TotalEnergies will take a 6.25 percent share of the North Field East Project in its joint venture with QatarEnergy
Exxon Mobil, Shell, ConocoPhilips are all in line to take part in giant expansion that Qatar originally wanted to finance alone
An overladen ship crammed with thousands of sheep capsized Sunday off Sudan's Red Sea coast drowning the animals on board...
The livestock vessel was heading from Sudan's port of Suakin to Saudi Arabia when it ran into trouble in the Red Sea
Sudan remains gripped by a chronic economic crisis, which has deepened following last year's military coup led by army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
The second round of UN-facilitated talks aiming to resolve Sudan's political crisis following a military coup has been postponed, a...
UN, AU and regional bloc IGAD launched "direct talks" to break the political stalemate in Sudan since last October's military takeover
Military officials of Sudan, representatives of several political parties and senior members of ex-rebel groups attended the "direct talk' on Wednesday
The WTO agreements on fisheries subsidies and a Covid vaccine patent waiver moved a step closer to completion Saturday after...
World Trade Organization's first high-level meeting in five years where trade ministers and officials from 164 countries will meet
The global trade body said a draft text on a deal banning subsidies favoring overfishing had been handed over to the ministers