• Iran agricultural, food exports hit US$5.5bn in 11 months

    TEHRAN, IRAN – The Ministry of Industry, Mine, and Trade said that Iran exported fisheries, livestock, agricultural and food products worth US$5.5 billion to over 130 countries during the first eleven months of the year. Rouhollah Latifi, the spokesperson for the Trade Development Commission at the Iranian Ministry of Industry,...

  • Pakistani businessman exports food products to Israel

    ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - The American Jewish Congress celebrated the arrival of the first shipment of food products from Pakistan to Israel, marking a milestone in bilateral trade between the two nations, media reports said. The transaction reportedly involved Pakistani-Jewish businessman Fishel BenKhald and three Israeli entrepreneurs. Based in Karachi, BenKhald...

  • Billions still exposed to toxic trans fat, says WHO

    GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - Efforts to eliminate industrially-produced fat have a long way to go with five billion people exposed to toxic fat added to many food products, the UN health agency said Monday. The World Health Organization called in 2018 for harmful trans fatty acids to be wiped out by 2023....

  • Saudi Arabia, Oman ministers discuss industrial cooperation

    Oman Minister of Commerce along with a delegation met Saudi Arabia Minister of Industry where the two discussed industrial cooperation between the two countries.