French President Emmanuel Macron has called on his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi to return to fulfilling Tehran's obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal "without delay".

Iraq’s general budget for 2022 will focus on implementing a set of investment projects in line with diversifying economy and achieving sustainability.

Qatar's Ministry of Labour has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Authority to train and employ cadres from national forces, especially fresh graduates, to enter the job market. The MoU states that the Ministry of Labour will provide national workforce data of male and...

Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI) biomedical institute and Scripps Research will collaborate under an agreement to accelerate biomarker and drug discovery for unmet medical needs. QBRI is a leading research institute under Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) and Scripps Research is one of the most influential institutions in the world...

Qatar's Ministry of Interior has affirmed its high readiness to secure the FIFA Arab Cup 2021, which will be held by Nov. 29 to Dec.18, 2021, in coordination with all security units affiliated with the Safety and Security Operations Committee (SSOC) of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. A total...

Under the agreement, the ECI will provide Tradeling’s customers with a broad range of trade credit insurance solutions.

Morocco can attract big Indian investment due to its talented human resources and an impressive investment climate, said Ashwath Narayan, Minister of Technology of India's Karnataka State. Local media reports said the Indian minister was a part of the meeting involving Director-General of the Moroccan Agency for the Development of...

American companies are creating a framework for future jobs, which is a new area of cooperation between the US and the UAE, a senior executive of an American business body has said. "We’re actually creating a curriculum in American companies for jobs that don’t exist. So, the US and the...

Two leading Iranian banks have welcomed a decision by a Hague-based tribunal to order Bahrain to pay them more than $270 million in compensation for its 2015 closure of a bank they had supported.

Dubai hosted the naming ceremony of a cruise ship, MSC Virtuosa, which was officially named by Hollywood star Sophia Lauren in the presence of Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Council for Border Crossing Points Security. MSC Cruises, the world’s third-largest cruise operator and part...

Iraq's oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar has said that Iraq has worked on a vision that emphasizes the importance of finding a balance in the energy market, ahead of the new OPEC + meeting next month to study market conditions. "Iraq is a major member of OPEC and we have repeatedly...

Director-General of the Kuwaiti Public Authority for Sport Humoud Flaiteh has said that new sports rules will be adopted soon, allowing football, handball, volleyball and basketball players to be dedicated to their games during a sports season. Local media reports said that distinguished individual athletes representing Kuwaiti national sports teams...

Turkey and Turkmenistan have set themselves the target of scaling up the bilateral trade to $5 billion, as two countries have inched closer to each other in the past few years.

A US Navy arrived also helped the Iranian seamen with food, water, and medical care.

It was only four weeks ago that Israel reopened its borders to foreign tourists after a prolonged closure due to Covid-19.

Riot police were deployed in force Saturday in the Iranian city of Isfahan, a day after violent protests over the drying up of a lifeblood river.

EFG Hermes, the first universal bank in Egypt and the leading investment bank in Frontier Emerging Markets (FEM), has launched an advanced version of its flagship “EFG Hermes One” trading platform.

The Netherlands will provide support to the Lebanese media to ensure access to and delivery of reliable information for voters.

Tebboune has vowed to reform state institutions inherited from Bouteflika, who died in September at the age of 84.

Kuwaiti MP Dr Hamad Al-Matar has been elected as a member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)'s Committee on Sustainable Development, which comprises 18 members from across the world. The IPU is the global organization of national parliaments that "empowers parliaments and parliamentarians to promote peace, democracy and sustainable development". Matar...

The arrival of the 252-meter-long cruise ship, AIDAbella, at Dubai Harbour on Friday marked the start of the cruise season at Dubai's seafront district. Carrying 1,200 passengers and 600 crew members, the ship's arrival also marks the official debut of the region’s most modern and largest, standalone dedicated twin cruise...

Sharjah and France have discussed ways to strengthen collaboration between Sharjah and French cities, particularly in cultural tourism and the creative industries. Media reports said Sheikh Fahim Al Qasimi, Chairman of Sharjah’s Department of Government Relations (DGR), recently met Nathalie Kennedy, Consul General of the French Republic in Dubai, to...

Al Jarwan was elected by a unanimous vote during a meeting held in Paris.

Diriyah Square has been billed as an icon of DGDA projects, due to its unique attractions and luxurious modern lifestyles.

The road is nearly 3 km (2 miles) long and named The Path of God in ancient Egyptian mythology.

Iraq's crude oil export revenues reached $7 billion in October, according to the Iraqi Oil Marketing Company (Somo). Local media reports, which cited the Iraqi oil ministry's statement, said more than 96 million barrels of crude oil were exported in October. Of this, the quantity of crude oil exported from...

Expo 2020 Dubai, the largest global event and the first-of-its-kind in the Middle East, boosted the Dubai real estate market that registered the highest number of transactions, worth AED13.12 billion ($3.57 billion), in the past eight years. According to the data of the 20th edition of Mo’asher, Dubai’s official sales...

Crypto "whale" Justin Sun has bought works by Picasso and Andy Warhol this year, and paid $78.4 million for Alberto Giacometti's "The Nose" sculpture this month.

The fund will collaborate with the UN agency to build climate-resilience and take shock-informed anticipatory action.

Construction of the arch began in AD 540 during the Persian Sassanid dynasty's long wars with the Byzantine Empire.

The POW! WOW! international mural festival is being hosted by Qatar Museums under the umbrella of the JEDARIART initiative.

The Islamic republic shot down Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 shortly after take-off from its capital Tehran on January 8, 2020.

Consumption of electrical energy is increasing by 10 percent annually in Iraq, which necessitates a robust distribution network, said the French company Schneider Electric. Schneider has signed an MoU with Iraq's Ministry of Electricity for the development of the electric power distribution network in the country, local media reports said....

The UAE's Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure said on Wednesday that it is intensifying inspections of liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments coming to the country in collaboration with its partners. Intensified inspections are being carried out to ensure compliance with standards and technical regulations and specifications in place in the...

The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) signed a deal worth KD ten million ($33 million) with Bahrain to fund a water and electricity project. The deal was signed by Bahrain's Minister of Electricity and Water Affairs Wael Al-Mubarak, and CEO of Electricity and Water Authority Sheikh Nawaf...

Iraq is making efforts towards joining the World Trade Organization and its Minister of Trade will visit Geneva to discuss the issue. A government delegation will visit Geneva next week to reach an agreement with European trade ministers and European countries in this regard, Muhammad Hanoun, the spokesman for the...

India's government will introduce a bill to ban private cryptocurrencies and create a framework for a central bank-backed digital money, parliament said in a shock announcement late Tuesday.

The inflation rate in Oman rose by 3.35 percent in October 2021 compared to October 2020. Local media reports, citing the latest data from the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), said the inflation rate also went up by 0.75 percent compared to September 2021. The rise of prices...

The financial advisor to Iraqi Prime Minister, Madher Muhammad Salih, has stressed the need for beginning  a set of measures that encourage civil activity to invest and produce.

The Turkish lira plunged to record lows against the dollar on Tuesday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said policymakers have no appetite to hike interest rates in response to the currency's fall.

In May, around 8,000 North African migrants swam to Spanish from Morocco which resulted diplomatic crisis between these two countries.

Bahrain has been hit by waves of unrest since 2011, when security forces crushed protests demanding a constitutional monarchy and an elected prime minister.

A total of 600,000 fish fingerlings have been delivered to several aquaculture companies in the UAE, including Emirates National Fish Farming Company, by the Sheikh Khalifa Marine Research Centre. The delivery is part of the UAE’s efforts to develop the fishing sector to support the nation’s food security plans, local...

Iran and Azerbaijan will sign agreements for cooperation in various energy sectors soon, according to Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji.

The robots being used in the restaurant are imported but the installation, applications and their servers are managed by the University of Mosul.

Lewis Hamilton won Sunday's inaugural Qatar Grand Prix with a commanding performance from pole to cut Max Verstappen's world championship lead to eight points. The Mercedes seven-time champion held off his arch Dutch rival's Red Bull by a country mile under the Losail circuit's lights to leave the battle for...

The Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) announced that 5,000 volunteers will participate in the 10th edition FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021, according to local reports. SC's Volunteer Strategy Manager Nasser Al Mogaiseeb said that 5,000 volunteers, including 350 from outside Qatar, were selected following set standards Al Mogaiseeb...

As part of UNICEF’s UPSHIFT program, Nokia has agreed to a partnership with Orange Foundation and UNICEF to empower marginalized young people, particularly girls, in Morocco with digital, entrepreneurial and environmental skills. The UPSHIFT program will empower young people to become resilient citizens who engage more actively with their everyday life, contribute to...

Indian police have charged executives from Amazon's local arm over claims the US retail behemoth's online portal was used to smuggle and sell marijuana.

Saudi pavilion at Expo 2020 put on a splendid show at the Dubai Millennium Amphitheatre, the second artistic evening organized by the kingdom's pavilion at the international exhibition