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Doha, Qatar - The women returning to the workforce following a career break have the potential to contribute nearly US$385bn...

Libya faced the challenge of two prime ministers on Thursday after parliament named a rival to the existing unity government's...
The House of Representatives, based in Libya's east, ‘unanimously approved’ former interior minister Fathi Bashagha ‘to head the government’
On Thursday evening Bashagha flew to Tripoli from the eastern city of Tobruk, promising ‘to open a new chapter’ and ‘reach out to everyone’
The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) has ranked the UAE 1st globally in its Global Entrepreneurship Index 2022, which was unveiled...
The UAE also emerged as the number one global destination for establishing and starting businesses
According to the report, the UAE has achieved an improvement on 11 out of the 13 axes covered by the index
Global supplies of diesel are dwindling as refiners struggle to keep pace with rapid post-pandemic demand recovery, exacerbating an acute...
Northwest European diesel cargo prices reached $114/bbl on Monday, the highest since September 2014.
Tight supply has pushed Asian diesel prices for the benchmark 10ppm gasoil to their highest since Sept. 2014.
Turkey wants joint cooperation with Iraq regarding the exchange of products, its Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli said....
Tuekey suffers from lack of water, climate change and migration for several reasons, including wars and clashes
Turkish minister discussed with the Iraqi Minister of Agriculture, cooperation in the agricultural field
The UAE’s Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) and Spain’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism (MITT) signed a...
The UAE’s Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) and Spain’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism (MITT) sign an MoU.
Other areas of collaboration include automotive, health and life sciences and standards and regulations.
The credit ratings agency has said the prospects for global economic growth have softened, even if it was to a...
In a Global Credit Conditions Special Update, S&P Global ratings has said downside risks to global credit conditions are escalating
It pointed especially to geopolitical tensions, persistent inflation, and the prospect of central banks raising borrowing costs
French giant TotalEnergies signed a $27-billion contract to invest in oil, gas and solar production in Iraq Sunday, as the...
Oil minister Ihsan Ismail said this is the largest investment in Iraq by a western company.
Despite being the number two producer in the OPEC, Iraq is experiencing an acute energy crisis and chronic blackouts that fuel social discontent.
The data was released on Thursday, February 10, by the country’s General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).
This positive growth in the GDP was attributed to the high increase in oil activities: as much as 10.8 percent
Non-oil activities were up 5 percent, and government services activities rose 2.4 percent year-on-year
According to a JBA statement it has helped promote joint investments and increase the volume of Jordan-Tunisia trade exchange.
According to a JBA statement it has helped promote joint investments and increase the volume of Jordan-Tunisia trade exchange
The two sides discussed joint cooperation in the sectors of garment, textiles, banking, contracting, traditional industries, transport, shipping, and pharmaceutical industries.
Saudi Arabia plans an Industrial Fund to assist investors in the sector shifting to 4IR technologies with the help of...
Saudi Arabia's advanced digital government, according to an official report, will help the country's in speeding up the implementation of 4IR strategy
The 4IR strategy aims to support the localization of new and advanced industries in the kingdom and also boost competitiveness of the existing industries