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The high-powered meeting scheduled for January 17-21, which usually draws leading figures from business, politics and diplomacy, will instead be...
Swiss authorities have recently stepped up health restrictions sharply to control a fifth coronavirus wave.
Forum chief Klaus Schwab promised "continued digital convening of leaders from business, government and civil society".
Dubai airport, one of the world's busiest travel hubs, is fully operational for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic...
Travel via Dubai increases at the end the year, with foreigners -- who make up the majority of the emirate's population -- heading home for the holidays.
Since the pandemic began, the UAE has registered over 744,400 cases, including 2,152 deaths.
Lebanon is in the throes of an economic meltdown that has been called by the World Bank as among the...
The UN stands in solidarity with the people of Lebanon, Guterres said at a press conference with Lebanese President Michel Aoun
However, he added that Lebanese political leaders ‘do not have the right to be divided and paralyze the country’
The insights from the Dubai Chamber study were released during a business seminar titled The Road Ahead: UAE and Dubai...
In 2022, the UAE economy is projected to record an estimated annual GDP growth rate of 3.4 percent
The entire UAE economy began to recover in 2021 by registering an estimated annual GDP growth rate of 3.1 percent
Nayef Steitieh told field managers in his ministry and across governorates to also look to replace expatriate workers with those...
Jordan’s Minister of Labor Nayef Steitieh on Saturday, December 19, called for investing in e-transformation
The move is expected to save time and effort of beneficiaries from the ministry's directorates and governorates
Morocco’s official recycling aim is 20 percent garbage by 2022 which has been moved to 2030.
No domestic organic waste is treated at the factory because “it’s too expensive”
Official data shows that 66 illegal rubbish dumps in Morocco have been regularized or closed
Turkey has been rattled by a currency collapse that accelerated by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s last-month steps that defy conventional...
The Turkish lira has lost more than 40 percent of its value since the start of November alone
A lira could buy 13 US cents in January, but was worth less than half that this month
The Saudi Public Health Authority has also announced new precautions for travelers entering the country.
The Saudi Public Health Authority recommends that travelers coming from outside avoid social contact for at least five days
Waqeya also advised people to take the Covid-19 PCR test in the event of respiratory symptoms or a temperature rise
The OIC has said its members as well as non-members need to organize and implement an immediate humanitarian assistance plan...
The OIC has said its members as well as non-members need to organize an immediate humanitarian assistance plan for Afghanistan
The OIC humanitarian office in Kabul will assume the responsibility for the coordination of this aid
Many Tunisians are tired of a system that is seen as graft-ridden and ineffective, and have welcomed the protests.
Tunisian President Kais Saied has prolonged his suspension of parliament until elections in December 2022
He also announced a nationwide public consultation to draw up a new constitution