As the countdown to the start of the World Cug gets underway, Qatar has accelerated efforts to ready luxury hotels and bargain apartments for a million or more footfall fans. Hundreds of laborers are working on 211 meter high Katara Towers where VIP guests of FIFA will stay during the...

"The toll of destruction, damage, and dislocation in Ukraine is staggering and continues to grow," Anna Bjerde, the bank's regional vice president for Europe and Central Asia, said in the statement.

The Nord Stream 2 pipeline is no longer leaking under the Baltic Sea because an equilibrium has been reached between the gas and water pressure, a spokesman said. "The water pressure has more or less closed the pipeline so that the gas which is inside can't go out," Nord Stream...

The OPEC+ oil cartel will meet in Vienna next week for the first time since Covid curbs were introduced in 2020, the organization said.

The price of 90-octane gasoline and 95-octane gasoline will decrease by 60 fils in October.

Saudi Arabia is expecting to record an increase in its budget surplus in 2022 to S24 billion, according to the kingdom's Minister of Finance. The top oil exporter of the world is hoping to see its GDP grow by 8 percent, and it expects inflation to be around 2.6 percent.

CIOs should consider new possibilities enabled by graphene-based technologies and start to identify emerging suppliers. While elements of business composability are already practiced, there are opportunities for CIOs to take it to the next level and prepare for the flexibility of disposable technology, he adds.

The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH) launched the first edition of the Healthcare Research and Innovation Grant, a monetary fund that fosters research and innovation efforts among healthcare professionals in the emirate.

The Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition (WETEX) and Dubai Solar Show (DSS) saw a large turnout of visitors in its 24th edition.

Stoked by a staggering 40.8 percent rise in energy prices, the yearly inflation rate in the 19-country single currency area hit its highest level since records began, according to Eurostat. The historic level of inflation will encourage the European Central Bank to stay on its current path of rate hikes.

India represents a key market to expand the sport, organizers said, citing a population of 1.4 billion people and more than 200 million motorcycles.

Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh commended the continuous support of IsDB for economic projects in Jordan including help in the modernization of the public sector.

Big tech platforms have been suffering from the economic climate, which is forcing advertisers to cut back on marketing budgets, and Apple's data privacy changes, which have reduced leeway for ad personalization. Snap and e-commerce colossus Amazon are among tech firms that have announced workforce cuts this year.

The two sides reviewed the growth of bilateral trade, and the volume of the commercial partnership.

The UAE also ranked 18th globally on the GII's Innovation Input Sub-Index, five ranks higher than 2021.

Major events such as Qatar World Cup 2022, Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, etc. will give Gulf tourism a boost in the last quarter of this year, according to a latest report.

UAE Minister of Climate Change and the Environment Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri participated in the Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting in Bali as part of the G20 Summit.

UAE and Tanzania have signed an agreement for avoiding double taxation and preventing tax evasion.

Dubai ranked fifth globally and first in the Arab World in the Local Online Service Index (LOSI) 2022 issued by the United Nations as part of its biennial e-government survey.

The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI) announced the launch of the "UAE Maritime Network".

The British government on Monday sanctioned 92 Russian individuals and entities after President Vladimir Putin's regime held referendums in Moscow-controlled areas of Ukraine -- denounced by Kyiv and its allies as a "sham" -- and stepped up threats against the West. "Sham referendums held at the barrel of a gun...

A Swedish Coast Guard official said that there are two leaks on the Swedish side and two leaks on the Danish side. The official added that the two leaks on the Swedish side are "close to each other". The Swedish coast guard could not immediately say why the latest leak...

European Union also plans to expand its travel blacklist and asset freezes to include high-ranking Russian defense officials and organizers of widely derided annexation votes in occupied Ukrainian territories. "Last week, Russia has escalated the invasion of Ukraine to a new level," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said....

Abousleiman said the UAE led the world with a successful vaccination programme in 2021, as well as its monetary and fiscal stimulus packages.

The EU's executive proposed a new round of sanctions on Moscow over its latest "escalation" in Ukraine, including an oil price cap and ban on Russian exports worth $7 billion. It also plans to expand its travel blacklist and asset freezes to include high-ranking Russian officials and organizers of the...

The exchange rate has been officially pegged at 1,507 Lebanese pounds to the dollar since 1997, but will drop to 15,000 to the greenback at the end of October. The pound, however, traded at more than double that value on the black market on Wednesday, selling for more than 38,400...

Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and UAE Special Envoy to Japan Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber and the Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida have signed the UAE-Japan comprehensive strategic partnership agreement.

Jordan's The Royal Scientific Society (RSS) and the Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT) discussed with the German Research Foundation (DFG) prospects of scientific and research ties in the water sector.

Firm buys stake for $68 million via its subsidiary IHC Digital

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said Russia's war in Ukraine, the climate crisis, food price and energy shocks plus the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic were creating the conditions for a world recession.

According to the report, the number of foreign tourists visiting the kingdom has surged 121 percent from January to July 2022.

The bank, which has 49 members stretching from the Cook Islands in the Pacific to Kazakhstan in Central Asia, usually allocates $2 billion a year for food security loans. That is expected to reach $3.3 billion this year, and $10.7 billion from 2023 to 2025.

Ten vending machines were installed last week in supermarkets, with a computer touch screen allowing people to select different types: loaves for sandwiches, pitta bread or flat Indian-style chapatis.

Following the leaks, Jorgensen said the authorities called for "higher levels of preparedness in the electricity and gas sector" in the country. One of the leaks on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline occurred in the Danish economic zone and the other in the Swedish economic zone. Like the leak on...

Prodded by the IMF to implement reforms, Lebanon's parliament has approved the 2022 budget setting expenditures at $1.2 billion. The crisis-stricken country and the IMF had reached a conditional agreement on a $3 billion loan in April to help the country tackle its economic crisis.

The UAE will be relaxing COVID-19 restrictions nationwide which will come into effect starting September 28. Dr. Saif Al Dhaheri, Official Spokesperson of the National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority (NCEMA) made the announcement during the UAE Government media briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 daily cases announcement will...

The volume of trade exchange between the two countries during the first half of this year amounted to AED24.2 billion.

The world economy will take a bigger hit than previously forecast next year due to the effects of Russia's war in Ukraine, the OECD said. In a bleak report titled "paying the price of war", the Paris-based organization noted that the conflict aggravated inflationary pressure when the cost of living...

The UAE recently participated in the fifth International Financial Architecture (IFA) Working Group meeting within the G20 Finance Track for 2022, which was held in a hybrid format.

Several firms in the UAE have received requests from employees to adjust compensation packages in line with the inflation in the country, a global consulting firm has said.

A leading retailer in the UAE has said that over 15 percent of its customers have now shifted to 'Buy Now, Pay Later' (BNPL) mode.

Depositors scuffled and long lines formed at Lebanese banks Monday as they partially re-opened after a week-long closure following a slew of heists by customers desperate to access their money. But most banks remained shuttered and there was anger from those seeking to withdraw frozen funds desperately need to weather...

Continuing with its slide against the dollar, the pound hit a record low on fears about the UK economy after the government presented a huge tax-cutting budget. Countries around the world are battling high inflation and seeking to curb it with interest rate hikes. But analysts fear such moves can...

The German economy, like the economy of the vast majority of European countries, faces major challenges due to the Russian military operation in Ukraine, with Moscow suspending energy supplies to Ukraine's allies

Egypt’s natural gas and liquified natural gas (LNG) export revenues reached $8 billion in the fiscal year 2021-2022.

The funds are scheduled to be deposited in a trust account to finance programs as per the needs of refugees and their host communities in the member countries of the Islamic Development Bank.

Jordan Prime Minister Dr. Bisher Khasawneh has a joint meeting with the agriculture ministers of Iraq, Syria and Lebanon.

The UAE delegation attended the sixth day of high-level meetings on the sidelines of the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has hosted a webinar in cooperation with Al Etihad Credit Bureau (AECP) to discuss the importance of AECP credit report and score for SME businesses.

The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI) of UAE announced that it had signed an agreement with GHD Group, in partnership with the Germany-based Fraunhofer--Gesellschaft, to develop its National Hydrogen Strategy.