The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre will also hold a ‘Cultural Retreat’ at the event

Saudi Arabia, represented by the General Authority of Civil Aviation, chaired the meeting of a team of aviation security experts within the Middle East Aviation Security Cooperative Program (CASP-MID), which was hosted on January 19-20, aimed to adopt aviation security activities and programs for the year 2022. The meeting was...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-cha will this week make the first visit by a Thai leader to Saudi Arabia in more than 30 years following decades of diplomatic tension sparked by a jewel theft from a Saudi palace. Thai-born janitor Kriangkrai Techamong stole $20 million worth of precious gems in 1989...

Turkey has detained a well-known television journalist for comments she made on air about President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, her lawyer said Saturday.

The US navy said Sunday it had stopped a ship carrying 40 tons of a fertilizer that can be used to make explosives as it traveled from Iran along a route previously used to smuggle weapons to Yemen's Houthi rebels.

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has inaugurated 16 new substations in 2021 at the cost of about AED2.928 billion ($797 million). These include fourteen 132kV stations with a conversion capacity of 2,100 megavolt amperes and two 400kV stations with 4,000 megavolt amperes in the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum...

A fierce battle raged in Syria for a fourth day Sunday between US-backed Kurdish forces and Islamic State group fighters who have attacked a prison, killing at least 120 people including seven civilians, a war monitor said.

Jordan is full of historical sites that the government is working to present to the World Heritage List, culture minister Haifa Najjar said.

Amman Municipality’s plan to transform Amman into a “smart city” looked at other countries’ experiences in this field.

The ministry of oil endeavors to support all initiatives and efforts to gradually shift from traditional to clean and renewable energy

The Saudi Central Bank has announced the opening of two branches of two Iraqi banks in Riyadh, and confirmed the signing of an agreement with Iraq to prevent double taxation.

Fighting raged for a third day Saturday between the Islamic State group and Kurdish forces in Syria after IS attacked a prison housing jihadists, in violence that has claimed over 70 lives, a monitor said.

The debt instruments are issued by the Saudi government and submitted by the Ministry of Finance.

The dialogue discusses the new developments in trade and investment exchange.

The move came within mere hours of Airbus cancelling an order of 50 of its A321neo aircraft, which it was to deliver to the Gulf-based airline.

Saudi Arabia's Heritage Commission has signed a memorandum of understanding with King Abdulaziz Royal Reserve Development Authority (KARRDA) to enhance cooperation in the field of preserving and developing the national heritage. The signing ceremony took place at the headquarters of the Heritage Commission, represented by its CEO, Dr. Jasser bin...

The Islamic State group on Friday attacked a Syria prison housing fellow jihadists and a military base in Iraq in near simultaneous deadly operations that revived fears of a IS resurgence.

Crisis-hit Lebanon will sign a deal with Jordan next week to bring in electricity via Syria to help ease grueling power cuts, the energy minister has told AFP.

Several investment companies and investors interested in privatization projects attended an investor forum organized by Saudi Arabia’s National Center for Privatization (NCP) in cooperation with Riyadh Bank. The Center said that developments in the privatization system were taking place at an accelerating pace and with a high level of movement...

The order was worth $6 billion at catalogue prices, though airlines are usually charged less for large purchases.

Under the agreement, Lebanon will be provided with about 150 megawatts of electricity from midnight to 6 am, and 250 megawatts during the remaining hours.

The Sharjah Research, Technology, and Innovation Park (SRTI Park) revealed an ambitious plan to be executed in cooperation with the American University of Sharjah (AUS), targeting to launch an Applied Research Ecosystem for sustainable energy solutions to develop new technologies for generating Green Hydrogen, being one of the most promising...

A Lebanese judicial delegation will meet French authorities in Paris next week to discuss investigations into Lebanon's central bank governor Riad Salameh, a judicial source said on Thursday. Salameh is among the top Lebanese officials widely blamed for the country's unprecedented financial crisis that the World Bank says is of...

The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) released today through its official website a report on Real Estate Price Index in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2021. According to the GASTAT, the real estate price index (RPI) increased by 0.9 percent in the fourth quarter...

Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has issued an Executive Council Resolution forming the ‘Supreme Committee to Oversee the Development of Hatta’. The Hatta Master Development Plan, which forms an integral part of the Dubai 2040 Urban...

The agreement also provides the exchange of commercial data and statistics

Salem Humaid AlMarri, Deputy Director General of Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), has been promoted as the Director General of the Centre. The decision was issued by Dubai Crown Prince and President of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. With over...

The deal includes the purchase of three Dakar submarines, the first of which will be delivered to the Israeli navy within nine years.

The crowded hospital in Darkush in Syria's rebel-held northwest treats around 30,000 patients every month, for free -- but now foreign aid cuts are threatening its future. Already dwindling funds have caused dire shortages of medicine and equipment in this and other clinics in the Idlib region, the last Syrian...

Chairman of Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Mohammad Al-Saqer called for more bilateral efforts to achieve the desired economic goals.

COVAX's initial goal was to deliver 2 billion doses by the end of 2021, but its lack of cash when vaccine deals were made delayed its delivery.

The consultation will last until March 20 with topics including politics, economics, finance, social, health, education, and cultural affairs.

President Joe Biden is still bullish on being able to revive the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.

The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) affirmed that it would work together with all Multilateral Development Banks, International Finance Institutes, and other development partners towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for its member countries. This came during IsDB President Muhammad Al Jasser’s participation in a panel discussion on “A Shared Sustainable...

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated three Hezbollah-linked financial facilitators and their Lebanon-based travel company. Specifically, OFAC designated Adel Diab, Ali Mohamad Daoun, Jihad Salem Alame, and their company, Dar Al Salam for Travel & Tourism. This action comes at a time in...

In order to explore solutions for water, food, and energy challenges, the UAE, Jordan, and the Netherlands wrapped up the inaugural edition of the Water-Food-Energy (WFE) Summit.

Turkey's Erdogan said he was resurrecting talks with Israel on an old idea to bring Mediterranean gas to European clients via Turkey.

The amount will reportedly be given to the Vietnam-based Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank) for on-lending.

Naseer Shamma, an icon of the Arabic oud, has returned home to help rekindle the flame of Iraqi music, snuffed out by decades of conflict.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will host his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi in Moscow on Wednesday, the Kremlin said, amid talks aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal. The meeting will be Raisi's most important official visit abroad since he took office, and the first visit by an Iranian president to Russia since...

Expo 2020 Dubai visitor numbers continue to rise, reaching 10,188,769 visits as of 18th January, while Expo 2020 Dubai’s virtual visitation passed the 65 million mark.

Abu Dhabi's Blue Carbon Project is a promising initiative to prevent increased carbon emissions caused by the destruction of ecosystems, which ultimately leads to climate change, said a top official of the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi (AED). Dr Shaikha Salem Al Dhaheri, Secretary-General of the EAD, said Blue Carbon refers...

BCCI chief reviewed ways to further increase the volume of bilateral trade

Lebanon ministers said they aim to increase the hours of EDL’s power supply in the near future by securing Egyptian gas and Jordanian electricity.

The Saudi Food and Drug Authority has issued a guide explaining what fats are, their benefits, their sources and types, and the recommended amount for each.

The UNHCR announced the partnership with Qatari athlete Sheikha Asma Al-Thani in a statement on its official website.

The Lebanon Presidency Press Office denied the information broadcasted by Al-Jadeed TV on Sunday evening, which claimed that the President General Michel Aoun, “gave permission” to raid a number of banks in the context of investigations of bank lawsuits. "The Press Office asserts that this news is fabricated and baseless,"...

The Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF) will invest $1.5 million in Global Ventures

The official export credit agencies of the UAE and South Korea have signed an MoU to boost investments in sustainable green energy, with a focus on hydrogen production projects development and trade relations between the two countries. Under the agreement between Etihad Credit Insurance and K-SURE, the official export credit...

The assets of Jordan's Social Security Investment Fund (SSIF), the investment arm of the Social Security Corporation (SSC), jumped by JD1.1 billion in 2021 to reach JD12.3 billion, according to Kholoud Saqqaf, the fund’s CEO. The figures mark a 10-percent growth year-on-year. In 2020, the fund’s assets stood at JD11.2...