Iranian diplomats are in Saudi Arabia to start work at a global organization representing Muslims, a first since the two rivals cut ties in 2016, Iran's foreign ministry announced on Monday. "The delegation is now in Jeddah to start its work at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation," Saeed Khatibzadeh said...

The Polisario Front took up arms in the 1970s to seek independence in the disputed Western Sahara while demanding an independence referendum.

The higher revenue this year as a result of the increase in the number of tourists, which was 2.358 million.

The shows do not feature any Israeli actors, and Palestinians recruited to play Jewish characters are often targeted by people who think they are actually Jewish.

The exports of the Amman Chamber of Industry (ACI) increased last year in 2021 to "high" levels, compared to 2019, driven by the increase in exports of eight sub-sectors, according to official data. These figures indicate that Jordan's industry overcame hardships and enhanced its presence in important global markets, based...

Middle East’s largest breakbulk and project cargo event Breakbulk Middle East will host the ‘Women in Breakbulk Breakfast’, as part of its commitment to increase female participation. The forum will feature top female executives, who will discuss ways to overcome challenges they face in the sector. They will also offer...

Sudan has revoked the license of Al Jazeera Mubasher, part of the Qatar-based network, accusing it of "unprofessional" TV coverage of anti-coup protests, the channel said Sunday. "The Sudanese authorities announce they revoked the accreditation of Al Jazeera Mubasher and barred its team from working in Sudan," tweeted the news...

The first Kuwait Arabian Horse Beauty Championships, which concluded on Saturday, saw the participation of 450 horses from various domestic stud farms. On the last day of the four-day event hosted by Bait Al-Arab track of the Arabian Horse Center, breeders of the purebred horses were honored by the organizers....

A total of 2,000 new companies from 106 countries registered with the Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone (SPC Free Zone) in 2021. The Free Zone said in a statement that most of these companies were from the UK, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Lebanon. Stakeholders in the education and publishing...

Tunisia's debts have soared to nearly 100 percent of Gross Domestic Product.

"There is no suspension of flights in accordance with the instructions and directives", an official confirmed.

Qasemi, who headed a high-ranking delegation to Syria, met with senior officials from Syria.

An explosion from a hand grenade hit the headquarters of Iraqi parliament speaker Mohammed Halbousi’s Taqaddum party in Baghdad early on Friday wounding two guards, police sources said.

The overall deal is expected to help support Ras Al Khaimah’s strategic plans to expand its travel and tourism landscape.

The Saudi-led military coalition backing Yemen's internationally-backed government against the rebels said the Rwabee was returning from a mission to set up a field hospital.

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Friday that a renewed deal with Iran on curtailing its nuclear program remained "possible" as talks in Vienna advance in a "better atmosphere". "We're arriving at the end of a long process... there's a better atmosphere since Christmas -- before Christmas I was...

The value of Bahraini imports increased by 18 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021, reaching BD1.406 billion, the Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) said in its foreign trade report. The report, which encompasses the data on the balance of trade, imports, exports (national origin), and re-exports, said the value...

A fire at a gas liquefaction unit in Kuwait's largest refinery Friday left 10 people injured before it was put out, the plant's operator said. The blaze "erupted during maintenance work" on the unit at Mina al-Ahmadi refinery, 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of Kuwait City, state-owned Kuwait National Petroleum...

Last week, Watson shared a post with the words ‘solidarity is a verb’ over an image that featured Palestinian flags.

The newspaper highlighted the Dana Reserve as a site worth visiting, which combines a deeply rooted history, unique environmental components and breathtaking natural beauty.

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Investment Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih said that the mineral resources sector is among the most important resources that support countries’ economies. Participating in a session of the International Mining Conference, he said that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has increased its competitiveness in the sector through...

Oman and the United Kingdom have agreed to bolster relations and high-value investment volume, Omani media reports said. To this effect, an agreement of partnership was signed in London between the Oman Investment Authority and the British Office for Investment. The agreement of partnership aims to invest in specific fields,...

Hundreds of teachers on Thursday rallied in several Iranian cities to denounce the slow implementation of salary and pension reforms, state media reported. In Gilan province on the Caspian Sea coast, around 150 teachers marched in the city of Rasht, while another 70 did so in Lahijan, the state broadcaster...

Tunisia's  Ennahdha party has reiterated calls for demonstrations on Friday marking the anniversary of the country's revolution, defying tightened coronavirus restrictions it says are politically motivated. Ennahdha is the biggest party in a parliament that was suspended by President Kais Saied in July 2021, and has staged a string of...

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has issued controls the banks need to consider while issuing banking documents, Saudi media reports said. SAMA said that the controls (which can be accessed here https://www.sama.gov.sa/arsa/RulesInstructions/Pages/BankingRulesAndRegulations.aspx) oblige banks to provide e-verification services of banking documents issued electronically or on paper, where these documents should...

Jordan is the second-most water scarce country in the world, according to Unicef.

Qatar Tourism has invited residential property owners to invest in hospitality while generating extra income from their unused units by getting a Holiday Home license.

The meeting was held via video conference technology, with spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 having stopped almost all in-person meetings globally.

According to Shin Bet domestic security agency, Iranian "espionage network" uses Facebook to recruit Israeli women.

Staffan de Mistura, a veteran Italian, diplomat began his first visit to the region and landed in Rabat.

The biggest constraint right is funding to help some 16 million people, a top UN humanitarian official told the UNSC.

The UAE and the European Union discussed ways of boosting bilateral cooperation between them to achieve mutual benefit across various fields. This discussion is a part of the UAE’s Finance Ministry commitment to strengthen its relations with various countries, and regional and international financial institutions. The Minister of State for...

Dana Gas and its partner Crescent Petroleum have reported record sales gas production from their operations in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), reaching 452 million standard cubic feet per day (MMscf/d) at the end of 2021. The production milestone is the culmination of numerous process improvements at the Khor...

A Saudi has been named in a newspaper after his conviction for sexual harassment, in an apparent first under new laws tackling a subject that is often seen as taboo. A court in the Muslim holy city of Medina ordered the public identification of Yasser Muslim Al-Arawi, who was named...

The mining sector is the third pillar of Saudi Arabia's economy and the kingdom has enormous natural resources and offers promising investment opportunities in the sector, said Governor of the Public Investment Fund Yasir bin Othman Al Rumayyan. Al Rumayyan said many of the future industries depend on the mining...

The UAE's Ministry of Economy has received 2,428 patent applications in 2021, an increase of 26.7 percent from 2020 when 1,917 applications were received. In 2010, a total of 1,288 applications were received, compared to 157 in 2000. The total number of industrial model requests increased by 290 percent during...

Iran has said there is a possibility of establishing a 'Joint Economic Union' with Latin American countries, particularly with Cuba, to facilitate economic cooperation. Iranian Vice President for Economic Affairs Mohsen Rezaei, who is on a tour of the Latin American countries, said in his meeting with the Cuban President...

The two met on the sidelines of the 4th edition of the World Youth Forum being held in Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh.

While sales tax collection rose 14 percent, income tax collection rose 7 percent from 2020 to 2021.

Jordan Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi held talks with state department officials on the new MoU on the strategic partnership between the two countries.

Riad Salameh is among the top Lebanese officials blamed for a financial crisis that the World Bank says is of a scale usually associated with wars.

Over 300 public and private sector stakeholders from China and the UAE took part in the first Shenzhen Day Launch Ceremony and Products Show, a hybrid event held earlier today and streamed live in two locations - Dubai and Shenzhen. Local media reports said the event, co-hosted by Dubai Chambers...

Kuwait's National Council for Culture, Arts and Literature (NCCAL) and Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) discussed on Monday the means of promoting cooperation between the two organizations. The Secretary-General of NCCAL Kamel Al Abdul Jaleel met with visiting chief of ISSCO Salem Al Malik in Kuwait. The...

Air Arabia has been named as the most punctual airline in 2021 at Moscow Domodedovo Airport in the category of “Foreign Airlines with more than seven flights per week”, local media reports said. The airport announced the winners with the goal of further enhancing the quality of passenger service. The...

  The Association of Banks in Jordan (ABJ) held a ceremony to honor the former Governor of the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ), Ziad Fariz, said reports. The ceremony was held via teleconference, and attended by Jordan's Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh, CBJ Governor Adel Sharkas, and ABJ Chairman Bassem Al-Salem,...

Lebanon telecommunications ministry's budget would be based on two figures instead of one within the framework of the new state budget, said telecoms minister Johnny Corm. Corm said the first figure took into consideration the possibility of continuing to charge consumers the same current tariff, which is based on the...

Cars, alcohol, and tobacco would not be exempted from customs fees, Jordanian Finance Minister Mohammad al-Ississ has said.

Mikati held a meeting with Egyptian Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly in Sharm El-Sheik on Monday.

Qatar’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change has said the projects will cover a variety of sectors, including the medical, industrial, and environmental fields.

During the same period, fixed internet subscriptions totaled 526,367 and the fixed landline subscriptions went up to 577,966.