The world body said it will broker new talks between rival institutions from war-torn Libya next week to try to break a deadlock on the rules for long-awaited elections.

Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, UAE’s Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, has said UAE is keen to enhance efforts aimed at building sustainable food and agricultural systems in GCC. She was speaking at the 32nd Meeting of the GCC Agricultural Cooperation Committee. Almheiri commended the Committee and hoped that...

Jordan has the highest transition rates to renewable energy sources and electric vehicles, says the Secretary-General of the Arab Renewable Energy Commission and he urged Arab nations to develop their own renewable energy industries rather than importing foreign technology

The head of Tunisia's powerful UGTT trade union confederation on Thursday rejected conditions set by the International Monetary Fund for a new loan to bail out the country's struggling economy. "We reject the conditions set by the IMF, given Tunisians' low salaries, lack of means, rising poverty and unemployment," Noureddine...

Saudi Arabia's Minister of Finance Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan said energy security is very important for the economic growth and prosperity of countries in the world

Leaders at the upcoming G7 summit in Germany will announce new measures aimed at pressuring Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, a senior US official said Wednesday.

Israel on Wednesday said it was reinstating an increase in entry permits for Palestinian workers from the blockaded Gaza Strip, cancelling a suspension announced days earlier.

Joe Biden pitched a temporary fuel tax break Wednesday to help American drivers face the highest inflation in four decades, but critics called it window dressing by an unpopular US president ahead of difficult midterm elections.

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UN Resident Coordinator for UAE Dr. Dena Assaf has praised the UAE’s environmentally-friendly endeavours to protect the environment and achieve sustainable development goals. The UN official hailed Abu Dhabi's decision to ban the use of single-use plastic bags from 1st June, as the first city in the Middle East. This...

Surging energy costs are fueling global inflation, with official data Wednesday showing the British annual rate hitting a fresh 40-year high above nine percent.

The trade exchange volume between Saudi Arabia and Jordan reached 16.6 billion riyals ($4.42 billion) in 2021, compared to 11.6 bn riyals in 2020. The federation of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry said this in its economic report released Wednesday 22 June 2022. Moreover, the volume of Saudi exports...

UAE’s Ministry of Finance has announced that the revenues of federal authorities in the first quarter of 2022 amounted to AED11.339 billion ($3 billion) while their expenditures amounted to some AED11.354 billion during the same period. In the financial performance report of the outcomes of the implementation of the general...

There is a new sight on the streets of Havana: increasing numbers of electric vehicles whizzing among the old American cars so emblematic of the Cuban capital.

Tunisian President Kais Saied on Tuesday urged the International Monetary Fund to take into account the social impact of any economic reforms it may demand as part of a bailout package.

UAE's Financial Restructuring Committee has formed a Consultative Council to provide an open discussion forum between the FRC and experts in the field of financial reorganization of defaulting companies and bankruptcy cases.

Oman Air's joining will add new destinations to the Oneworld network including Duqm and Khasab in Oman and Chittagong (Bangladesh).

ExxonMobil has taken a 6.25 percent stake in the expansion of Qatar's North Field, which contains the world's biggest natural gas reserves.

Jordan strengthened its position on several security indicators, especially on the crime rates in society and the indicator of security and policemen, in which it received a very high score.

Turkey on Monday said it did not view next week's NATO summit as a final deadline for resolving its objections to Finland and Sweden joining the Western defense alliance. 

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for the Security Council to extend its authorization of cross-border aid into northwest Syria by a year a policy that veto-holding Russia has criticized.

Nearly a week ago, Iraqi Kurd Barham Hama Ali found himself in the unimaginable position of being aboard a deportation flight set to take off for Kigali, thousands of miles from home.

Representatives of the Tripoli-based High Council of State and of the parliament, based in eastern Libya, began meetings in Cairo more than a week ago, but without success.

The partnership will enable access to a global hydrogen knowledge database and encourage cooperation with related initiatives and concerned entities.

Emirates Development Bank (EDB) will participate in the first "Make it in the Emirates Forum" to be held on 21-22 June at ADNOC Business Centre, Abu Dhabi. It will use the Forum to underline how its range of flexible financing solutions can help large corporates and SMEs to expand, diversify...

A publication aims to explore trends and critical factors for future success in an autonomous higher education system in Saudi Arabia.

Police have arrested 120 people for breaking Iran's segregation and morality rules at a party in the forest in the northern province of Mazandaran, state media reported Sunday.

Hazmat-suited workers poke plastic swabs down millions of throats in China each day, leaving bins bursting with medical waste that has become the environmental and economic levy of a zero-Covid strategy.

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Monday that Russia should be held "accountable" if it keeps blocking the export of vitally needed grain from Ukraine.

Hundreds demonstrated on Sunday in Tunisia's capital against a planned referendum on constitutional changes and President Kais Saied's recent firing of dozens of judges. Protesters in Tunis responded to calls from opposition organizations, including Saied's nemesis the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party, chanting "constitution, liberty and dignity" and "the people want an...

The international arrivals in Qatar exceeded 166,000 people in May, making it the month with highest number of visitors in 2022. Qatar Tourism said that unique events in the previous months like ‘Eid in Qatar’ were also a reason for large influx of visitors in Qatar. The figures represent more...

The twenty-second scientific session organized by the Islamic Forum kicked off at Al Maghfirah Mosque, Sharjah. Dubbed "The Migration Route", the session is running between 18th and 30th June. Lecturer Prof. Dr. Abdul Sami’ Mohammed Al Anees, Professor of Hadith and its Sciences, at the College of Sharia and Islamic...

The UAE is continuing its move towards environmentally friendly energy sources to fulfill its international obligations regarding climate change and the country will achieve the objectives to diversify energy sources and climate neutrality by 2050

In a virtual meeting Qatari minister, US Embassy officials, American Chamber of Commerce personnel, government officials and representatives of the private sector from both countries participated and discussed the growth of the digital economy in the Middle Eastern country.

Chad rebels due to take part in landmark talks with opposition groups and the military government on Saturday threatened to pull out citing "provocations and attempted aggression" by the government.

Over 18 million people, nearly half the Sudanese population, are expected to be pushed into extreme hunger by September, according to United Nations estimates.

A high-level Sharjah's Department of Government Relations delegation was in Hungary to discuss mutual investment opportunities and outline ways to strengthen the role of culture and heritage in advancing sustainable development

The announcement by the President to invest an additional US$50 billion for climate change is a milestone in UAE'S efforts and the amount will be utilized to scale up climate action efforts through the deployment of clean energy solutions at home and abroad.

The Central Bank of Jordan issues a circular asking local banks not to change interest rates on loans to individuals. CBJ’s decision comes in light of the current changes to interest rates and to ease the burden of repaying loans for individuals.

The second edition of Industry 4.0 and AI for Industrial Leaders that saw the participation of industry leaders in the UAE is designed to develop knowledge and skills in the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in industry enhance the nation’s industrial capacity through Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies. The four-day...

A report issued by the World Bank warns of the delay in forming a government in Iraq and of not approving the budget on the growth of the country's economy.

Iraq's Ministry of Migration and Displacement said they do not have a database on the numbers of Iraqi refugees abroad saying they are ready for any situation for internally displaced persons

President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro, called on Qatari businessmen to invest in his country, to enjoy the benefits offered by his government to investors and reviewed opportunities for tourism and investment cooperation between the two countries

The debt dates back to 2020, but payment was stalled amid sanctions against Iran by the United States.

Egypt and the European Union have reviewed and discussed enhanced cooperation on climate, energy and industrial transformation challenges ahead of COP27 in Egypt later this year. On Wednesday, on the occasion of the visit of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and her meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El...

In many areas, men in power have actively worked to exclude women, said Guterres, citing Afghanistan, where "nearly 20 million Afghan women and girls are being silenced and erased from sight."

Turkey is ready to host a four-way meeting with the United Nations, Russia, and Ukraine to organize the export of grain through the Black Sea, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday.

The Moroccan women's basketball team hosted their Israeli counterparts for the first time on Wednesday in a quiet slice of sporting diplomacy played out in front of invited guests only. The friendly game, a first in the framework of sports cooperation since the normalization of ties between the two countries...

Aramco publishes its first sustainability report which outlines ways in which the company plans to further tackle emissions while delivering reliable, affordable energy solutions and provides a set of interim targets it aims to achieve by 2035

Russia's Gazprom told Eni it would cut its gas supply by around 15 percent for Wednesday, the Italian energy giant said, amid tensions between Moscow and the West following its invasion of Ukraine. "Eni confirms that Gazprom has announced a limited reduction in gas supplies for today, amounting to around...