PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - Members of the UAE-EU Parliamentary Friendship Group of the Federal National Council (FNC), headed by Sarah Mohammed Falkinaz met with the members of the UAE-Czech Parliamentary Friendship Committee, headed by Margita Balaštíková. The meeting was also attended by Afraa Al Basty, FNC Assistant Secretary-General for Parliamentary...

London, UK --The Energy Industries Council (EIC), one of the world’s largest energy trade associations, has released a report on the state of the UAE’s energy industry, showcasing the country’s energy mix and its leading position in renewable energy sector. “The UAE offers a great mix of energy projects for...

AMMAN, JORDAN - Jordan's Minister of Energy Saleh Kharabsheh stressed on the importance of conducting an electrical interconnection project to supply Europe with green energy from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. He made the remark during a meeting on Thursday with a British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union (BGIPU)...

ABU DHABI, UAE - Insurance shares distributed among beneficiaries is one of the most essential privileges in the Federal Law No. 7 of 1999 for pension and social security, said the General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA) on Thursday. The authority stressed that shares are distributed to the daughter,...

ABU DHABI, UAE - The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) has completed the e-link project with four freezones to integrate and create a unified database of economic licenses in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. These include KEZAD Group, which consist of 12 economic zones, Abu Dhabi Airports Free...

Wednesday's much-anticipated minutes showed most US central bank chiefs felt smaller increases would "likely soon be appropriate" as the economy shows signs of weakness following almost a year of monetary tightening.

Across the 27-nation bloc that year, "exposure to concentrations of fine particulate matter above the 2021 World Health Organization guideline level resulted in 238,000 premature deaths," the European Environment Agency said in a new report.

ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT - Jordan's Minister of Transport Maher Abu Al-Samen discussed with his Egyptian counterpart Kamel Al-Wazir ways and means of cementing bilateral cooperation in various spheres of transportation. The talks were held on the sidelines of the Council meeting of Arab Transport Ministers in Alexandria during which Al-Samen, also...

ABU DHABI, UAE - The Abu Dhabi Judicial Academy (ADJA) celebrated the graduation of the first batch of the foundation training program for legal researchers. The 'Certified Government Legal Advisor' program was implemented in cooperation with Abu Dhabi School of Government (ADSG), with a total of 554 training hours and...

Jerusalem— At least one person was killed and 14 wounded in two separate explosions targeting bus stops in Jerusalem Wednesday, security and medical officials said, with Israel's public security minister calling them "attacks." An explosion at a bus stop at the western exit from Jerusalem killed a man and wounded...

In a dry country where access to water is already far below the 1,700 cubic meters per resident per year the United Nations defines as "water stressed", the drought-tolerant cactus is a safer bet compared with thirstier crops.

Amman, Jordan—Jordan and the US have reviewed their strategic partnership in a meeting between King Abdullah of Jordan and Mark Takano, Chairman of the US House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. The meeting covered the ties and the strategic partnership between Jordan and the United States, as well as means of...

Earlier Tuesday, three Syrian government soldiers were killed and others wounded in Turkish bombardments of an air base several kilometres south of Azaz, said the Observatory, which has a wide network of sources inside Syria.

The epicenter of the shallow 5.6-magnitude quake on Monday was near the town of Cianjur in Indonesia's most populous province West Java, where most of the victims were killed when buildings fell and landslides were triggered.

There were more than a dozen blasts overnight Saturday to Sunday, some of which a team of experts from the agency on site had themselves seen, the IAEA said in a statement.

Asian champions Qatar became the first home nation to lose their opening World Cup match as Ecuador cruised to a 2-0 victory on Sunday, with veteran forward Enner Valencia scoring twice.

ABU DHABI, UAE - The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) has launched the 'Abu Dhabi Smart Manufacturing Index', that guides and facilitates private sector players’ transition to Industry 4.0 technologies. This is a part of its initiatives and objectives set forth by the Abu Dhabi Industrial Strategy which...

SHARJAH, UAE - ASAS Real Estate Company, the real estate arm of Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB), announced the launch of the second phase of sales of the "Al Rahmaniyah Commercial Lands" project. The project follows increasing demand for the company's latest real estate projects. Located in the Rahmaniyah suburb of...

World Cup organisers hope the start of the football will quell the controversies that have overshadowed preparations for the tournament ever since Qatar was named as host nation in a shock FIFA vote in 2010.

Activists on Sunday expressed alarm that Iran was implementing a major crackdown in a Kurdish-populated town that has seen intense anti-regime protests in the last few days.

The new museum, set to open in 2026, will follow the history of London from its earliest days through Roman habitation and seismic events such as the bubonic plague, the Great Fire of 1666 and World War II.

Brazil, knocked out by Belgium in the quarter-finals in the 2018 edition in Russia, open their campaign against Serbia next Thursday.

Idlib, Syria— More than 300 children in rebel-held northwest Syria kicked off their own football World Cup on Saturday, with organizers hoping to shine a light on communities battered by 11 years of war. The excited children took part in the opening ceremony at the municipal stadium in Idlib, some wearing...

SHARJAH, UAE - The 9th edition of the Sharjah International Travel and Tourism Forum (SITTF) is set to kick off at the Sharjah Expo Centre on November 24, 2022, under the theme 'Building a Resilient Future for Tourism'. The forum will be held under the patronage of Sheikh Sultan bin...

Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt—Climate negotiators were grappling for an agreement Saturday at the UN COP27 in Egypt after high stakes talks went deep into the night with key sticking points over funding for countries wracked by climate disasters and ambition in tackling global warming. The meeting at the Red Sea resort of...

ABU DHABI, UAE - The Indonesian Government, G42, a UAE-based AI and cloud computing company, a global nonprofit OceanX and G-Tech Digital Asia (G-Tech) have announced the signing of a Letter of Intent to establish a collaboration to develop ocean research to help protect the marine environment. The Letter of...

ABU DHABI, UAE - Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) participated in the first plenary session of the Council of Foreign Investors in Uzbekistan. The session was held under the chairmanship of President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The discussions focused on fostering economic development in Uzbekistan by facilitating investment in...

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) won an award at the ninth edition of the Maritime Standard Awards. The awards is an annual industry event that felicitates top performers in the shipping, ports, and related sectors spanning the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent. The award crowns...

Saudi officials are putting on 240 weekly flights linking the kingdom to Qatar, up from six normally, and easing overland travel during the tournament, Tourism Minister Ahmed Al Khateeb told AFP last month.

Tehran, Iran— Assailants on motorbikes shot dead nine people, including a woman and two children, during protests in two separate attacks in southern Iran, state media said on Thursday. Three suspects were arrested and the hunt was on for others after Wednesday's first attack on protesters and security forces in Izeh,...

New York, United States— Twitter's new boss Elon Musk has asked staff to choose by Thursday between being "extremely hardcore" and working intense, long hours, or losing their jobs, according to an internal memo seen by AFP. The Tesla tycoon has come under fire for radical changes at the social media...

The initiative, launched at UN climate talks along with France, Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark, will combine "existing and new" programmes to prepare for future impacts of a warming world, European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans said, without detailing the total amount of new finance.

Abu Dhabi, UAE -- Abu Dhabi Islamic bank (ADIB) and Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) will collaborate to support the growth needs of the financial community of Abu Dhabi. They signed an agreement under which the ADIB will provide clients with ADGM licensed managers for Sharia compliant banking services and...

The 27-nation bloc has also placed an embargo on Russia coal. While it has not banned natural gas imports from Russia, Moscow has slashed supplies to the EU.

Arada will showcase its existing projects, Aljada and Masaar, as well as announce new expansion plans that cater to the strong investor demand for property in the UAE.

The G77+China block of more than 130 developing nations called in a position paper for a special fund "for assisting developing countries in meeting their costs of addressing non-economic and economic loss and damage" caused by extreme weather disasters and rising sea levels.

The researchers did not have direct data on the gains or losses of individual investors. However, they were able to extrapolate based on the price of bitcoin when new investors began using cryptocurrency trading apps and the approximately $20,000 it was worth last month.

Dubai, UAE— Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI) has reviewed its programs and initiatives in a meeting chaired by Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, UAE Minister of Economy and Chairman of the Board of Directors of ECI. The meeting reviewed a series of ECI’s comprehensive programs and initiatives, which are aligned with...

A statement said it was the largest multi-state privacy settlement by state authorities in US history and included a binding commitment for improved disclosures by Google.

The backlash against Eli Lilly showcased the real-life potential of online disinformation to trigger chaos and financial loss. The company's stock price has marginally recovered since last week's drop.

The seemingly disembodied billionaire Twitter owner appeared by video link on Monday to address business leaders in Bali on the sidelines of the G20 summit, only his face and hands visible on an otherwise black screen.

European countries have been scrambling for alternative sources of gas after the continent's former top supplier, Russia, slashed exports in apparent retaliation for Western sanctions over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in February.

Musk, who also owns electric car maker Tesla, was due to speak at the so-called B20 business conference on the resort island of Bali but a court case over his 2018 pay package worth about $56 billion in stock options is slated to begin next week.

Demonstrations at COP27 must be approved by organizing authorities and should take place only in a special zone, activists behind Saturday's rally said they got UN permission for their action outside the designated area.

SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT - GE (NYSE:GE) signed a framework agreement with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to support both climate change and energy security. The agreement was signed by Francesco La Camera, Director-General of IRENA and Roger Martella, Chief Sustainability Officer of GE at the 27th Conference of...

DOHA, QATAR - Qatar plans to open a new center in Jordan for issuing visas in the near future, in order to complete procedures for acquiring Work Residence Permit. The Qatari Ministry of Interior said five new centers for Qatar visas will soon be opened in Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco, Kenya...

Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt—French giant TotalEnergies' chief executive was confronted by climate activists Friday at the COP27 summit in Egypt, where the presence of fossil fuel firms has drawn backlash. As he was readying to join a conference, Patrick Pouyanne was confronted by a number of activists, forcing him to briefly...

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia--- The Saudi Broadcasting Authority (SBA) and three international companies with expertise in the technological and media sectors have signed several agreements at the Future of Media Exhibition (FOMEX), which was hosted in Riyadh alongside the 22nd Arab Radio and TV Festival. Mohammed Fahd Al-Harthi, CEO of SBA,...

The festival, running from November 11-19, features emerging directors from across the world who will "shape the cinema of tomorrow", according to Prince Moulay Rachid, who presides over the festival's foundation.

Diplomats from developing nations criticised the persistent imbalance in climate financing which, within the UN framework, should be evenly split between reducing emissions (mitigation) and boosting resilience to future impacts (adaptation).