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Riot police were deployed in force Saturday in the Iranian city of Isfahan, a day after violent protests over the...
Security forces fired tear gas during the clashes with stone-throwers in the protest by around 500 people in the bed of the Zayadneh Rood river that crosses the central city
Drought is a cause, but they also accuse the authorities of diverting water from the city to supply the neighboring province of Yazd
Abu Dhabi has announced disbursement of housing loans and houses, and residential plots and the exemption of families of deceased...
The housing package, worth a total of $2.72 billion, benefited 10,032 citizens in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi
The announcement coincides with the UAE's celebrations of 50th National Day, and reflects the leadership’s commitment to ensuring social stability, enhancing living standards
The entire population of the UAE has received at least one dose of a vaccine against Covid-19. The country has...
According to the UAE health ministry, a total of 21,802,032 doses of vaccine have been administered
One hundred percent (of the population) have received one dose, while 90.18 percent are fully vaccinated
The rail cooperation document was signed between the three countries on the sidelines of the summit of ECO member-states.
The rail cooperation document was signed between the three countries on the sidelines of the summit of ECO member-states
The MoU stipulates that a joint working group be formed to oversee the growth of cargo passing through the transit route
The volume of trade with the ECO countries - Turkey, Afghanistan, the Republic of Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,...
Major Iranian export destinations were Turkey ($3.397 billion), Afghanistan ($1.125 billion), Pakistan ($655.154 million), and Azerbaijan ($272.958 million)
Iran’s export to ECO members increased by 58 percent and 60 percent compared to the figures for the previous year in terms of weight and value, respectively
Middle East markets were spared the November 26 bloodbath because they were closed on Friday and Saturday.
Covid-19 has a new variant that spooked global markets, and its spike protein, which most vaccines target, has mutated 50 times
This could dent the efficacy of most Covid-19 vaccines across the world, and dampen sentiments further
Dubai has introduced an automated system that performs the duties of the notary public without human interference and does away...
The automated notary public has been introduced as part of Dubai’s smart government transformation.
Companies providing notary public services are now required to inform Dubai Courts about licensed individual notaries public working in the company.
The new record, topping a previous low of more than 24,000 earlier this week, adds to the troubles of the...
The new record, topping a previous low of more than 24,000 earlier this week, adds to the troubles of the newly-formed Lebanese government
With the currency losing more than 90 percent of its value in two years on the black market, the purchasing power of Lebanese is plummeting
The report also highlights that 2014 saw the launch of the first Dubai Innovation Index, which was the first-of-its-kind city...
The report, entitled The Road to Recovery through Resilience and Innovation, examined 39 cities
Singapore and Hong Kong maintained their first and second places on the Index respectively
AD Ports Group and Turkey’s Turkiye Varlik Fonu signed a strategic partnership agreement to collaborate on major investment opportunities for...
The partners will collaborate on major investment opportunities for port development and operations.
The two organizations will also collaborate in establishing a joint steering committee to assess all investment opportunities.