Abu Dhabi, UAE--The 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has concluded with the acceptance of Abu Dhabi Declaration, a landmark document securing important new trade agreements that will extend the benefits of the global trading system to more nations. Following a week of intensive negotiations, Dr...

Abu Dhabi, UAE--China is willing to work with all parties to achieve more pragmatic results at the 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) held in Abu Dhabi, according to the country's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on Sunday. During his meeting with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the WTO...

Abu Dhabi, UAE-- Applauding the UAE's commitment to trade liberalization, including development of green and digital trade globally, Ralph Ossa, Chief Economist at the World Trade Organization (WTO), said the country's focus on low tariffs, export diversification, and active participation in the multilateral trading system demonstrates its commitment to free...

Manama, Bahrain-- Bahrain and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are looking to boost cooperation in the convention and conference industry in the region. In this regard a meeting was held in Dubai to discuss ways to enhance collaboration at the level of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Fatima bint...

Sharjah, UAE--The board of directors of the Arab Union for International Exhibitions Conferences (AUIEC), operating under the Council of Arab Economic Unity of the League of Arab States, has approved its budget and the Union's action plan for 2024. The plan, endorsed during the second periodic meeting for 2023 held...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A delegation led by President of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Duailej has concluded its participation in the Saudi-Brazilian International Aviation Conference held here from October 2 to 4.    Under the theme "Going Further Together", the conference saw several...

Amman, Jordan-- Jordan has taken measures to hedge against the impact of international crises on food security and lower its impact on families, local communities and the national economy of the kingdom. This was revealed by the kingdom's Minister of Agriculture Khaled Hneifat while speaking the 6th General Assembly meetings...

PARIS, FRANCE - A new roadmap to reduce the environmental risks from chemicals and waste was adopted at a United Nations conference on Saturday as part of a drive to manage damaging chemical exposure. The Global Framework on Chemicals was adopted by governments, companies, and NGOs at the fifth International Conference...

PARIS, FRANCE - Attempts to change the existing world order threaten to weaken the West and especially Europe, French President Emmanuel Macron said at the annual conference of his country’s ambassadors here. “The situation on the international arena is becoming more complicated, which is fraught with the risk of the...

BEIJING, CHINA - Between January and July 2023, Chinese enterprises made non-financial direct investments totaling US$13.69 billion (RMB95.34 billion) in Belt and Road countries, demonstrating a surge of 23.2 percent compared to the previous year. This growth amounts to approximately US$13.69 billion (a year-on-year increase of 15.3 percent), constituting nearly...

Through the COP28 Summit, the UAE aims to facilitate discussions, build consensus, and catalyze transformative actions to address the escalating global climate crisis.

Dubai, UAE-- Calling on governments around the world to demonstrate leadership by signing the "Leaders Declaration on Food Systems, Agriculture and Climate Action", the COP 28 Presidency launched its Food Systems and Agriculture Agenda during the Food Systems Summit in Rome. It forms part of its continued work to define...

Dubai, UAE -- Trade volume between Qatar and India increased by about 33 percent during 2021 and 2022, reaching $17.2 billion, Qatar's undersecretary for Commerce Affairs at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry Saleh bin Majed Al Khulaifi said. He said India is Qatar's second-largest trade partner. Al Khulaifi chaired...

VIENNA, AUSTRIA - The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) is taking part in an international conference organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) here. In the five-day event, which will conclude on Friday, over 500 participants from 94 countries and seven international organizations are gathering to discuss effective...

Saudi Arabia announced that it would jointly lead a conference on the humanitarian response to the war in Sudan next week. The pledging conference will be held on June 19, the official Saudi Press Agency said, citing the foreign ministry, adding it would be jointly led with Qatar, Egypt, Germany,...

Dubai, UAE-- Qatar and Iran intend to expand cooperation in the fields of labor, employment, and exchange of skill-training experiences. The issue was discussed during a meeting between the Iranian minister of labor and his Qatari counterpart in Geneva, emphasizing the expansion of cooperation in the fields of labor, employment....

ABU DHABI, UAE - Minister of Energy and Infrastructure Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei headed the UAE delegation to the Development Road Conference in Iraq. The one-day conference brought together transport ministers and officials from the Gulf Cooperation Council, Iran, Turkey, Syria and Jordan and representatives of the European Union...

The three-day conference in Abu Dhabi has brought together officials from around the world to discuss the menace of money laundering and terrorism financing and how to combat it. An official from the UAE's ministry of justice affirmed the need for global partnerships and more direct contact between relevant authorities...

UN Water forum published its report as the first major conference on the issue in nearly a half-century is set to get underway Wednesday in New York. About 10 percent of the world's population lives in a country where water stress (the ratio of water use to water availability) is...

Abu Dhabi, UAE-- The International Defence Conference (IDC 2023), which will be held one day ahead of the IDEX and NAVDEX exhibitions will kick off today at ADNOC Business Centre. The conference is expected to see the participation of a large number of leaders and officials from regional and international defence...

Munich, Germany--Kuwait Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah met High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell on the sidelines of the 59th Munich Security Conference. During the meeting, Sheikh Salem explained the stance of Kuwait on the issue of Schengen visa waiver...

Cairo, Egypt--The Arab Parliament on Saturday endorsed a proposal submitted by Jordan's Lower House Speaker Ahmad Safadi, stipulating the establishment of a regional center for food security in Jordan, Speaking at the Arab Parliament fifth conference on Saturday, Safadi said Jordan can facilitate and coordinate Arab and international action, and...

Dubai, UAE--Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has started receiving requests from researchers and scientists to submit their research papers for the first Middle East and North Africa Solar Conference 2023, which DEWA will organise from 15th to 18th November 2023. The research papers focus on a wide range of...

Over the next decade, the Kingdom's tourism industry is projected to develop at an annual rate of 11 percent, making it the region's fastest-growing tourism market.

Abu Dhabi, UAE-- The hosting of events like the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week and the upcoming COP28 demonstrate the UAE's "great leadership in this process." This was stated by Grant Shapps, UK’s Secretary of State for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy. “I think it is an amazing year for the...

DUBAI, UAE - The 28th edition of the Dubai International Pharmaceutical Technologies Conference and Exhibition (DUPHAT) 2023 concluded.  The three-day event, which concluded Thursday, took place at the Dubai World Trade Center and drew more than 26,000 visitors and participants from 82 countries. Dr. Ali Al Sayed Hussain, Director of...

Most of Turkey's demands have involved Sweden because of its more robust ties with the Kurdish diaspora.

MONTREAL, CANADA -  UAE Minister of Climate Change and the Environment  Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri participated in the High-Level Segment (HLS), the second part of the 15th UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15), that took place in Montreal, Canada. The HLS, which took place from December 15-17, 2022, aimed to enable participating...

Greater investment in sustainable food cold chains is needed to reduce hunger, provide livelihoods to communities and adapt to climate change, two UN agencies said in a report launched at the COP27 climate change conference underway in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

From among a small pool of short-listed CEOs of listed firms, each winner was picked on the basis of growth, size, profitability, and corporate governance of the company they led.

This year’s publication will again be accompanied by a smart app to give increased access to the WOO’s vital analysis and energy data.

Cairo voiced disappointment that King Charles III, a long-time champion of the environment, cancelled a plan to attend and speak at COP27 after Britain's Prime Minister Liss Truss reportedly objected. "We hope this does not signal Britain stepping back from the global climate change movement" after it chaired last year's...

Some of the greatest minds in the aviation industry took to the stage at this year’s Global Aviation Conference in Dubai, UAE.

Qatar will chair the 9th Annual Conference of the Arab Association of Secretaries General of Parliaments (AASGP), to be held in Cairo on September 4 and 5.

Dubai has officially begun its journey as the host of the 27th International Council of Museums (ICOM) General Conference 2025 after formally receiving the flag from Prague, the host city of the 2022 edition of the conference.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Saturday pledged $30 billion over three years for Africa in a virtual address to a development conference in Tunis. The eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8) takes place amid a "complex" international environment caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine,...

Tunisia said Saturday it would recall its ambassador from Morocco for consultations, a day after the kingdom did the same in response to Tunisia's president hosting the Polisario movement's head. The Polisario wants an independent state in Western Sahara, a stretch of mineral-rich desert which Morocco sees as a part...

Rising cyber attacks on network infrastructure in countries across the world, which pose a significant threat to the economies of these countries, will be the focus of the 10th edition of MENA Information Security Conference (ISC) 2022 in Riyadh in September this year. MENA ISC is one of the most...

The Expo Center Sharjah participated in the “Global CEO Summit 2022” to improve international cooperation, and forecast the future of the exhibition and conference sector. The summit is organized by the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI) in Hamburg, Germany from June 22 to 24. The Center stressed that...

The first international conference by Egypt's Salam Center for Studies of Extremism began in Cairo, with the participation of delegations from more than 42 countries. The participants include senior religious leaders, ministers and representatives of fatwa houses worldwide. The conference, which will continue till June 9, aims to discuss the...

Qatar is ready for the launch of a safe and exceptional tournament, the Head of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Safety & Security Operations Committee, Brig. Ibrahim Khalil Al-Mohannadi said. Local media reports quoted Al-Mohannadi as saying the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Security Last-Mile Conference, which kicked off...

CEOs and market veterans from the region will review how the pandemic, which accelerated digital transformation, has given a competitive edge to innovative businesses.

The biennial World Cup has been left off the agenda of FIFA Congress in Doha, with only changes to the women's football calendar scheduled for a vote by the 211 member associations.

The parties will jointly establish a Cybersecurity Center of Excellence to deliver talent training that addresses the cybersecurity capacity-building needs.

The humanoid robot Sophia, the world's first robot citizen, will arrive in Dubai on Tuesday, March 8, to participate in the largest smart conference for internal auditors, the 20th Annual Regional Audit Conference (ARAC) from March 7- 9. Sophia, which holds Saudi citizenship, will conduct an interactive session on the...

A conference that brings together Emirati investors and Israeli public companies listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) will be held in Dubai from Feb 28 to Mar 3. The conference, “Dubai Israel: Future Horizons Mission”, is collaboration between the UAE Embassy in Israel, TASE and the Dubai International...

The UAE warned Sunday of the rising threat of drone attacks, such as those launched against it by Yemen's Houthi rebels, at a defense industry conference on unmanned systems. The UAE has been on heightened alert since a Houthi drone and missile attack killed three oil workers.

UAE’s Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, and UAE Special Envoy for Climate, Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber has said that the UAE views climate action as a key enabler of stability and economic prosperity.

The chances of reviving the Iran nuclear accord are dwindling and the "moment of truth" has arrived for Tehran's leadership, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Saturday.

The speakers of the parliaments and councils of the Arab countries, in a meeting, reviewed the topics to be discussed in the 32nd Conference of Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). They also discussed the reports prepared by the Arab IPU general secretariat, its specialized committees, and its executive committee. The officials...