Iraq is particularly vulnerable to climate change, having already witnessed record low rainfall and high temperatures in recent years.

Across the MENA region, people are struggling to secure even the most basic staples in view of soaring food and fuel prices triggered by Russia's February invasion of Ukraine.

Credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings on Saturday downgraded Russia's foreign currency payments rating to "selective default" after Moscow paid a dollar-denominated debt in rubles this week.

The United States insisted Friday on keeping the elite Quds Force of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps on its designated list of terror groups, as Washington pushes on with negotiations to restore the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have seized a foreign boat smuggling fuel in the Gulf and arrested its 11 crew members, a senior justice official said Saturday.

The Lebanese Minister of Information hailed the launch of the public media archives’ digitization project.

The first phase of the project is expected to be set up on a total area of 37,000 square meters.

UAE and UK authorities met for a series of technical workshops in March 2022 in both Abu Dhabi and London to share information on issues of mutual concern and enable participants to better understand illicit finance risks, threats, and typologies. The workshops were held under the UAE-UK Partnership to Tackle...

Iran on Friday buried a second Shiite Muslim cleric killed in a suspected jihadist attack at a revered shrine in the country's north, state television reported. Sadegh Darai, a middle-ranking cleric, died Thursday from wounds sustained in the stabbing attack earlier this week in Mashhad, Iran's second-largest city. Another cleric,...

The Committee for Ifta pointed out that ideas have value according to the regulations issued in this regard, and therefore an infringement on them is not permissible.

The move came after Madrid reversed decades of neutrality on the Western Sahara conflict in a U-turn that has angered Algeria.

The pullback came as US Federal Reserve meeting minutes showed several officials at the central bank favoring a hike in interest rates by half a percentage point.

EU travelers who book flights through a European airline can claim compensation in the event of a major delay of the connecting flight -- even outside Europe, a court ruled on Thursday. In its judgement, the European Court of Justice said that the entirety of a journey that was subject...

The European Court of Justice ruled Wednesday in favor of the family of late Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and confirmed the unfreezing of assets blocked over a decade ago. The European Union had decided in March last year to end sanctions it had imposed on Mubarak, his wife, two sons...

Authorities opened an inquest Friday into the death of a 16-year-old girl after she was mauled as she walked to school in Tunisia.

"First the pandemic and now the war (in Ukraine) are putting a severe strain on this sector which represents one of the jewels of Italy," said Italy's Economic Development Minister.

Floods, water, and vector-borne diseases have been worsening the health crises in Africa, said WHO's regional director for Africa.

It comes less than a month after Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed an assault on Arbil that it said targeted an Israeli ‘strategic center’.

Announced in July 2021, the national program aims to boost efficiency by 40 percent across the three most energy-consuming sectors in the UAE

Iran on Wednesday said it has sent documents on its undeclared nuclear facilities to the UN atomic watchdog, bringing it a step closer to reviving its 2015 nuclear accord. Iran has restricted some inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which had previously called on Tehran to resolve questions...

JetBlue Airways announced Tuesday a bid to acquire Spirit Airlines for $3.6 billion, setting up a bidding war with Frontier Airlines in the discount flying market.

Moroccan police have arrested four people suspected of involvement in an international drug and organ trafficking network operating in particular between Morocco and Turkey, a security source said Tuesday.

The selection followed the Kingdom's admission to the Academy’s membership as one of the founding members of the international organization.

Tractica LLC, a market intelligence firm, revealed that spending on quantum computing will surge from US$260 million in 2020, to US$9.1 billion by 2030.

An attacker stabbed to death an Iranian Shiite Muslim cleric Tuesday and wounded two others, one of them seriously, in the shrine city of Mashhad, said officials and state media.

Abdel Fattah has spent the better part of the past decade behind bars, having also been arrested under former presidents Hosni Mubarak and Mohammed Morsi.

Qatar Development Bank (QDB) announced the launch of a version of the "Al Dhameen" program for micro-enterprises, for the first time in the country. Al Dhameen program for micro-enterprises is characterized by a profit rate and distinct conditions. This contains guaranteeing 100 percent of the value of the financing, and...

The EU is considering to hit Russia with sanctions on oil or coal over the war in Ukraine, a top official said on Tuesday, though some countries remain worried of the potential economic fallout.

Palestinian lawyer Salah Hamouri, who is in Israeli detention, filed a complaint in France Tuesday against surveillance firm NSO Group for having "illegally infiltrated" his mobile phone with the spyware Pegasus.

The Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) recorded a monthly Average Open Interest (AOI) of 134,154 contracts during the month of March, and registered trading volume with a total value of $15.74 billion. In response to further inflation, policy decisions and continued geo-political conflict around the globe, there was a...

Yemen's warring parties on Tuesday traded accusations of violating a ceasefire agreement, three days after it went into effect at the start of Ramadan.

A grant of $2.4 million from the Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF) will help increase economic opportunities and improve the livelihoods of Palestinians in fragile communities along the Palestinian Heritage Trail across the West Bank, according to a World Bank press release. The World Bank project, Palestinian media reports said,...

Japan will provide humanitarian assistance, such as food provision, targeted at vulnerable Palestinians.

Exponential growth in the trade of the amphetamine-type stimulant captagon poses an increasing health and security risk to the region

Iran's oil production capacity has returned to the same level as prior to the reimposition of sanctions in 2018, when the US unilaterally withdrew from a nuclear deal, a top official said. The country is currently engaged in negotiations to restore the 2015 nuclear deal that would grant it much-needed...

The Public Transport Authority announced the launch of two new Saudi-flagged marine tankers: "Sara" and "Hessa". Both were recently registered at King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam. The new giant ships of the Saudi naval fleet, bring the tally of national ships carrying the Saudi flag to 426, with the loading...

Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) has announced the launch of a new, first-of-its-kind initiative in the region to encourage and support tech start-ups to participate in a special challenge. The challenge is to utilize the latest technologies and innovations and contribute to the development of a quality and innovative experience for...

Iran said Monday it will only return to Vienna in order to finalize an agreement to revive its landmark 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, with the last steps dependent on Washington. Tehran has been engaged in long-running negotiations in the Austrian capital to revive the deal, known formally as...

Two fuel ships have entered war-torn Yemen's port of Hodeida, the first shipment in months, the rebels who control the city said Monday, after a UN-brokered truce went into effect.

India's largest private bank will merge with its largest mortgage lender to form a $237 billion financial giant, both companies said Monday, as low interest rates send demand for home loans soaring.

Being the first PVC plant in Qatar, the project aims to position Qatar as a new regional player in the PVC production.

Inflation was up from 54.4% in February to 61.14% in March.

The numbers come from a quarterly statistical report released on Sunday by the Department of Statistics.

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Sunday pardoned over 1,000 convicts and ordered "clemency measures" for 70 people detained over links to the country's Hirak protest movement, to coincide with Ramadan. Tebboune signed "a presidential decree pardoning 1,076 convicted detainees" on the occasion of the start of  Ramadan, the presidency said,...

Middle East’s largest entertainment event, Riyadh Season 2021, which concluded on March 31, welcomed more than 15 million visitors, according to Saudi media reports. The Season’s second edition was launched on October 20 last year. Organized by the Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, the first edition of the event was...

The Jordan Education for Employment (JEFE) organization and the French Development Agency on Saturday signed a grant agreement worth 5 million euros to launch the "Ilhamy" (my inspiration) project.

Several measures will be implemented at this year’s FIFA World Cup Qatar in a bid to promote healthy lifestyles. Senior leadership of the World Health Organization (WHO), Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), and FIFA met together for the first Steering Committee meeting of the "Healthy FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022...

Britain could build up to seven new nuclear power plants by 2050, as well as offshore wind to diversify energy sources, a senior minister said Sunday.

Suez Canal posted twenty percent increase in revenue in the first quarter of 2022 despite the Russian-Ukraine war disturbing the global supply chain.

The ancient city of Petra in Jordan has registered the highest number of visitors since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with 53,896 visitors of various nationalities in March, marking an increase of 292 per cent over the previous month. The city's visitors in March were: 43,533 of foreign nationalities,...