The insurance firm made a slew of new appointments.
Joint ministerial committee meets US secretary of state
Washington, US – A committee of the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit under the chairmanship of Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia have held official discussions with the Secretary of State of the US Antony Blinken, here. The committee stressed their call on the...
UAE and Canada review bilateral ties at first joint-committee meeting
Abu Dhabi, UAE-- The UAE and Canada have reviewed bilateral ties at the first joint committee meeting in Abu Dhabi on Monday. The meeting was co-chaired by Reem Al Hashimy, UAE's Minister of State for International Cooperation, and Mélanie Joly, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada. During the meeting,...
Egyptian President Sisi pardons jailed activist Ahmed Douma
Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma, a leading figure of the country's 2011 uprising who has spent the last decade behind bars, has been granted a presidential pardon, lawyers said. "President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi... has used his constitutional powers" to pardon several prisoners including Douma, said Tarek Elawady, a member of the...
CBUAE ‘removes’ board of directors of insurance company
Abu Dhabi, UAE--The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has removed the board of directors of an insurance company operating in the UAE and replaced it with a temporary committee of experts for six months. The central bank, however, didn't disclose the name of the insurance company, and what led...
Qatar Chamber forms committee to address gold sector issues
Doha, Qatar -- Qatar Chamber has established a committee for gold and jewelry to address issues facing this sector and work to develop it within the next five years as one of the country's important sector. QC board member and Chairman of the Committee Naser bin Suleiman Al Haider, who...
Dubai Marathon to be held on February 12 at Expo City
Dubai, UAE-- The 2023 edition of Dubai Marathon will be held at Expo City Dubai on 12th February, 2023, according to its organizing committee. Organised with the support of the Dubai Sports Council and the cooperation of various government entities, the 22nd edition of the race will bring together runners...
Ministerial meet discusses formation of Saudi-Bulgaria committee
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia---Saudi Arabia and Bulgaria have discussed ways to boost bilateral cooperation and develop the economic sectors between the two countries. The two discussed these issues during a meeting between Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal bin Fadel Al-Ibrahim and the Bulgarian Minister of Economy and Industry Nikola Stoyanov...
US lawmakers say oil giants ‘greenwashed’ image while hampering climate action
Washington, United States— Oil giants have "greenwashed" their public image while locking in fossil fuel production for years to come, potentially foiling moves to prevent climate change, said a US House committee memo released Friday. The document follows an investigation on allegations that the fossil fuel industry has been misleading Americans...
ISO Annual Meeting 2022 to begin Monday in UAE, trade on agenda
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Annual Meeting 2022 starts Monday at the ADNOC Business Center in UAE's Abu Dhabi.Jordan elected to global body to end plastic pollution
Jordan won the direct election to become a member of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to End Plastic Pollution, which is expected to produce an agreement by 2024.
Dubai Supreme Council moots monitoring panel for petroleum trading
Dubai Supreme Council of Energy on Monday discussed establishing a permanent committee to monitor petroleum product trading in Dubai and the savings achieved by the Demand Side Management Strategy 2030. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, chaired the meeting held virtually, with...
Jordan, Tunisia discuss economic cooperation
The discussion happened at the first session of the Jordanian-Tunisian Joint Trade Committee.
ILO selects Qatar as member of fair recruitment panel
Qatar is one of the five countries the ILO has as a member of the Advisory Committee of its Fair Recruitment Initiative. The move is said to have been made in appreciation of Qatar’s efforts and reforms undertaken in the labor sector.
Panel to enhance performance of Federation of GCC Chambers
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.
Kuwait MP Hamad Al-Matar elected Inter-Parliamentary Union panel’s member
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...
TMG of Egypt looks to take advantage of demand for housing in Saudi Arabia and Iraq
Talaat Moustafa Group, the Egyptian real estate company, is looking to expand into Saudi Arabia and Iraq to take advantage of the demand for housing there.
Ex-head of Tunisia’s Anti-Corruption Committee placed under house arrest
Chaouki Tabib headed the independent authority from 2016 to 2020, when he was sacked by former Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh
UAE is member of UNESCO’s diversity promotion committee
The Intergovernmental Committee consists of representatives of 24 countries Al Kaabi proposes six areas of action that warrant the attention of Member States The UAE has won a seat on the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions for the period 2021 to 2025....
