The White House had earlier said that "federal policies are not limiting the production of oil and gas."

The Palestinian Authority is already engaged in ongoing national efforts to diversify international markets that supply Palestine with basic commodities.

Thousands have left Russia for Turkey, many paying exorbitant airfares to reach one of the last accessible destinations as Western sanctions tighten.

The annual report is published by the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Solutions Network.

The amount generated is expected to help families and businesses struggling with high bills.

"We provide the best facilities and customs services to Indian businesses which can also benefit from the advanced infrastructure and logistics," Dubai customs official Musabih said.

UAE lauded the UN Security Council's decision to list the Houthi militias as a terrorist organisation.

A Lebanese judge on Thursday arrested the brother of Central Bank governor Riad Salameh, both of whom are suspected of embezzlement and money laundering, judicial sources said. Judge Ghada Aoun arrested Raja Salameh "after questioning him for three hours", a court official told AFP on condition of anonymity. Riad Salameh...

Art Dubai closed its 15th edition on Sunday, with strong sales reported across all four sections of the fair: Modern, Contemporary, Bawwaba and Digital. Marking a return to full scale at Madinat Jumeirah, Art Dubai’s 2022 edition was the fair’s largest to date, with a record attendance of more than...

The commercial exchange between Saudi Arabia and Austria has grown from around SAR 1.8 billion ($479 million) in 2005 to almost SAR 3.3 billion in 2020, while the kingdom is the export destination and the main trading partner of Austria in the Middle East. This was revealed during the visit...

The ticket office has been abandoned at the entrance to the 19-hectare (47-acre) site in Yemen's southern city of Aden.

The two sides stressed that this agreement based on the close historical ties that unite Saudi Arabia and the Arab Republic of Egypt.

While Aden is now relatively stable, economically the ancient port city has been left on its knees.

A record number of irregular migrants under 18 years old reached Italy from Tunisia last year, more than quadrupling in four years, a rights group said Wednesday. Tunisia has become a major conduit for migrants seeking to reach European shores, particularly the Italian island of Lampedusa, just 130 kilometers (80...

Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday that two issues remain with the United States in paused negotiations to restore the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.

Renewable energy company Masdar announced the formal start of construction for its 230-megawatt (MW) Garadagh Solar PV Plant in Azerbaijan, the Central Asian nation's first foreign investment-based independent solar power project. Masdar also signed agreements related to developing additional clean-energy projects across Azerbaijan. Masdar signed agreements to develop the Garadagh...

Secretary-General of the Ministry of Investment, Zaher Qatarneh held a virtual meeting with a group of Jordanian businessmen in China.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki again called on the EU to "very quickly give Ukraine candidate status".

Moscow is currently recruiting thousands of fighters in Syria, from the regular army and from militia groups, to be put on standby for possible deployment in Ukraine.

UAE’s estimated insurance expenditure reached more than AED8 billion ($2.17 billion) in 2021 an increase of AED499.4 million in comparison to 2020, according to General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA). The total insurance expenditures disbursed to pensioners, beneficiaries (dependents of pensioners) and insured (contributors) affiliated with GPSSA in 2021...

Egypt and American Defense company, Lockheed Martin, have discussed ways to enhance cooperation.

Emirates NBD has taken the lead in supporting upcoming initial public offerings (IPOs) on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) with the launch of an end-to-end IPO subscription website for individual investors. The initiative is aligned to the recent announcement by Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler...

UAE Banks Federations (UBF) has called upon the entrepreneurs of existing and under-formation Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to unlock their full potential by benefiting from UBF's Nationwide SME Campaign. The campaign is all accessible through one platform: www.uaebf.ae/SME. UBF Director-General, Jamal Saleh, explained that such initiatives will help UAE...

The forum witnessed the attendance of businessmen and owners from the Kingdom and the GCC countries and employees of the Chambers of Commerce.

Israel, which maintains close ties with both Russia and Ukraine, has been facing growing criticism from Washington and Kyiv over not imposing sanctions over Russian for invading Ukraine.

The two countries discussed cooperation in establishing an advanced digital infrastructure.

The agreement is said to have been formally signed in Qatar’s capital city Doha.

The Moroccan government faced weeks of pressure over rising prices, in a country heavily dependent on imports of energy and cereals.

The number of people in war-torn Yemen starving in famine conditions is projected to increase five-fold this year to 161,000, UN agencies warned Monday, amid fears of a dire shortfall of life-saving aid.

The 15th edition of Art Dubai which displayed findings of its advanced palm fiber research and palm textile prototype, paving the way for the sustainable development of the textile and fashion industries, concluded on Sunday. The three-day edition saw Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council, an affiliate of the UAE-based NAMA Women...

HSBC sponsors the program that provides open-source sustainability skills, ideas and solutions to all university and college students in the MENA region.

The summit will address the needs and challenges of modern happenings such as cybercrime, urbanization, digital evolution and post-pandemic recovery.

Paytm shares nosedived 13 percent Monday after Indian regulators banned the beleaguered payments platform from enrolling new customers and reports its founder was arrested for crashing into a police car.

China cannot relax its zero-Covid policy just yet despite the low fatality rate of Omicron, say medical experts.

The exercise aims to enhance joint cooperation, exchange expertise between the Saudi and Jordanian armed forces, the head of the Jordanian delegation Colonel Khaled Shamaileh said.

The European Union said this week it wanted to bolster cooperation with Morocco to stem the flow of illegal migrants entering the bloc.

Royal Air Maroc took off from Morocco's economic capital Casablanca bound for Tel Aviv on Sunday, in the carrier's first direct flight to the Jewish state since the two countries normalized ties in 2020. Aviation sources and local media sources said a Moroccan business delegation was on the inaugural flight,...

Jordan’s trade balance deficit with the European Union countries expanded by 12.9% in 2021 compared to 2020.

Bahrain will keep managing air traffic in the airspace over international waters in the Arabian Gulf, extending from the borders of the UAE flight information region (FIR) to the borders of Kuwait FIR.

Bahrain and the Netherlands discussed ways to strengthen cooperation and boost the youth sector in both countries through exchange of expertise and experiences.

Palestinian National Authority has urged the European Union to overcome technical and other obstacles and resume financial support for the Palestinian Authority in light of the decline in international aid during the past years. This was discussed at a meeting between European Union’s Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Oliver...

Jordan has seen several factors affect its economy, such as the conditions brought on by the Covid-19 and the Syrian refuge crises.

Tunisia, Morocco, and Libya, along with several other Arab countries, import much of their wheat from Ukraine and Russia.

The Abu Dhabi Express is a direct, non-stop bus service, making its routes the quickest means of transport, enabling passengers to get to their destinations.

A prosecutor in Lebanon has issued travel bans against the heads of the boards of five Lebanese banks as a precautionary measure as she investigates transactions by their banks, according to the media reports.

“Europe and also Africa will be very deeply destabilised as regards food because of what can’t be planted right now in Ukraine,“ Macron told reporters.

Libya has had rival administrations since the eastern-based assembly swore in a prime minister earlier this month in a challenge to interim premier Abdulhamid Dbeibah.

The leaked draft law could permit authorities to dissolve civil society groups at will without going through the courts.

The UAE-Bangladesh Business Forum discussed ways to enhance cooperation between the two countries in the field of trade and investment, and ways to promote the role of the private sector in both countries. During the forum, an MoU was signed to establish a joint UAE-Bangladesh Business Council between the Federation...

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and an Argentinian delegation discussed ways to enhance cooperation between the business communities in the Emirate of Sharjah and Argentina. Additionally, they also discussed boosting the economic, trade and investment relations between their countries. The discussion was a part of Sharjah –...