US regulators authorize first bitcoin funds on public markets
The authorization of the ETFs - which are comparable to stocks or mutual funds as far as accessibility to everyday...Economy
Arab region faces soaring youth unemployment crisis
The region, with the world's highest youth unemployment rate, requires the creation of 33.3 million jobs by 2030 to accommodate...Economy
Two Ajman organizations pledge to work for women empowerment
The Ajman Business Women's Council and Umm Al-Moumineen Women's Association in Ajman will now work together to empower women. The...Ajman Business Women's Council and Umm Al-Moumineen Women's Association signed an MoU to work for women empowerment.
The focus of both the organizations will be on increasing women's contribution to the process of sustainable economic development.
Mawani signs MoUs with Huawei, Ericsson to push Smart Ports program
The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) on Sunday launched the Smart Ports initiative in a bid to enable Saudi ports apply...The program is aimed at enabling Saudi ports to utilize 5G, AI and other technologies besides boosting their competitiveness..
Ports account for more than 90 percent of the Saudi export movement, according to President of Saudi Ports Authority, Omar bin Talal Hariri.
Hit by sanctions, many Afghans find a savior in cryptocurrency
In the middle of a bazaar in western Afghanistan, Arezo Akrimi takes out her smartphone and, after a few taps...Afghanistan's economy has virtually collapsed and the country is in the grip of a crisis caused by the seizure of billions of dollars of assets held abroad.
But digital currencies and their decentralized architecture, impervious to international sanctions, are allowing a handful of young Afghans to avoid the worst of the crisis.
Kuwait to hire 1,000 non-Kuwaiti teachers for academic year 2022-23
Kuwait’s Ministry of Education has said it will hire 1,000 non-Kuwaiti male and female teachers to fill the shortage in...An applicant must be a University graduate qualified to work in general education schools in 11 different specializations.
The majors required of males are English, French, mathematics, science, chemistry, physics, biology, geology and philosophy.
Tunisian eco pioneer battle to save Sahara Oasis life
The French-Tunisian setup includes the "Palm Lab," where engineers, architects and artists discuss how to conserve the oasis of agriculture.American Kevin Klay has been selling Date Sugar with a main market in US since 2018 and it is made through the waste of Dates
The drip irrigation technology of ecology project make investors and farmers want to reinvest in the oasis
GCC airfares soar as oil prices rise
The amplifying factors include sanctions against Russia’s aviation sector, which cast a global pall over the aviation industry.Several Arab airlines have decided to raise the prices of their tickets slightly
Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways increased fares to all destinations from March 7
Expo 2020 achieves another milestone, records 20m visits
Expo 2020 Dubai, the largest global gathering since the start of the pandemic, reached the milestone of 20 million visits...Dubai Expo 2020 is the biggest event ever to be held in the Arab world with cultural, numerous educational and entertainment experiences
The appearances of Global leaders, sporting heroes, renowned artists and superstars formed some of the 32,000 events and attractions at the Expo
Saudi crude oil exports rose 59,000 barrels a day in January
The crude oil exports of Saudi Arabia rose by 59,000 barrels per day to 6.996 million bpd in January, according...The new data indicated that in January the kingdom’s exports of crude oil rose by 0.9 percent from 6.937 million bpd in December
January also marked a substantial increase in the direct use of crude oil — such as oil burning for electricity generation
Russian wheat flour supply to Palestine to resume
The Palestinian Authority is already engaged in ongoing national efforts to diversify international markets that supply Palestine with basic commodities.About 15,000 tons of Russian wheat flour are scheduled to arrive in Palestine by the end of this month
This comes despite the current Russian-Ukrainian crisis and its effects on global supply chains, especially food
Bahrain top Arab country in the World Happiness Report 2022
The annual report is published by the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Solutions Network.The report ranks Bahrain in the 21st position out of 146 countries
This is an improvement by one position from last year’s report
