Doha, Qatar-- The Qatar Free Zones Authority has joined hands with Qatar Development Bank to support foreign investors and firms with a range of financial services. In this connection, the two leading institutions of the gas-rich country have signed an agreement to widen the areas of cooperation between both organizations...
Syria health workers launch cholera vaccine drive in rebel-held northwest
MAARET MASRIN, SYRIA - Syrian medics launched Tuesday the first cholera vaccination campaign in the rebel-held northwest since a deadly outbreak began last year, amid increased fears of contagion after last month's devastating earthquake. Health workers were going door to door to inoculate people in homes and displacement camps in the...UAE shares view at first G20 Culture Working Group meeting
ABU DHABI, UAE - UAE Ministry of Culture and Youth (MCY) participated in the First G20 Culture Working Group (CWG) meeting held under the Indian Presidency. Attended by G20 members, invited countries, and international organizations such as United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the meeting recently took place...
Jordan, Algeria discuss closer economic cooperation
AMMAN, JORDAN - A Jordanian ministerial delegation met with a number of Algerian ministers in the North African country on Monday to discuss areas for bilateral cooperation.The two sides reached an agreement on a roadmap to advance economic, trade, and investment cooperation for the years 2023–2025 or until the meetings...
US, UAE officials discuss financial crimes
ABU DHABI, UAE - The US Department of the Treasury’s Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian Nelson led a two-day treasury delegation visit to the UAE to discuss AML/CFT matters and areas of joint cooperation. The two sides discussed a range of topics of mutual interest pertaining to...
UAE takes part in financial inclusion meet under India G20 Presidency
ABU DHABI, UAE - The UAE participated in the Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) meeting in the Finance Track of the G20 for 2023 which was held under India’s G20 Presidency. The meeting was held to discuss the GPFI work plan for 2023 and agree on the financial inclusion...
All regions experienced water extremes in 2021, says UN
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - All regions of the world saw water extremes last year - both floods and droughts - and billions of people had insufficient freshwater, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Large areas of the planet recorded drier than normal conditions in 2021, the UN's World Meteorological Organization said...
Mohammed bin Rashid approves Dubai rural area development master plan
DUBAI, UAE - Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai has approved the Dubai Countryside and Rural Areas Development Master Plan, spanning an area of 2,216 square kilometers. The Plan seeks to preserve the nature of areas including Lehbab, Margham, Al Marmoom, Al...
Saudi Arabia shows interest to develop nuclear reactors
Saudi Arabia has evinced interest to develop small modular nuclear reactors in order to generate electricity for remote areas of the kingdom. He told GEC 2022 in Riyadh that the kingdom will develop more technologies at home to limit the risk to the planet.
Dubai October realty sales $3.57 billion, highest in eight years
Expo 2020 Dubai, the largest global event and the first-of-its-kind in the Middle East, boosted the Dubai real estate market that registered the highest number of transactions, worth AED13.12 billion ($3.57 billion), in the past eight years. According to the data of the 20th edition of Mo’asher, Dubai’s official sales...
