Joint Jordan-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) working group on the higher education held talks on cooperation and exchange of expertise at the Jordanian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research headquarters in Amman.

Except for the UAE and Bahrain, all GCC countries witnessed a steep decline in population. During the pandemic, the region also saw the exodus of a large number of expat workers.

The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Naif Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf condemned aggression of Israeli forces on the Gaza Strip, which resulted in multiple deaths and wounded persons. He called on the international community to act urgently to protect the civilians, especially women and children.

The countries discussed working papers on global best practices on a number of issues related to the work of the committee.

Christine Harb, CEMEA Vice President of Marketing at Visa, believes that the workplaces should offer the right flexible benefits for women to join.

The global aviation sector's losses, which rose to around S138 billion in 2020, dropped to nearly $42 billion in 2021. The IATA hopes that making profits this year appeared is within reach for the airlines as people are traveling in greater numbers and freight is doing very well despite economic...

The figures showed a 26 percent increase in trade between the UAE and GCC countries in 2021.

The region's countries have embarked on ambitious transformative plans to reduce dependence on oil and diversify their economies.

GCC Secretary-General, Dr. Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf, had welcomed the European High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Josep Borrell’s announcement of the adoption of joint working paper of the European Parliament and the European Commission

The UK Home Office affirmed that “an electronic visa waiver allows the holder to travel to the UK without obtaining a visa provided they complete an online waiver for each visit.

From overseas to the domestic circuit, the tourism industry in the Gulf Cooperation Council is witnessing a welcome resurgence, especially after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Here’s a look at which countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have how much debt, and how they compare to their GDP.

Oman has become the 100th country to ratify a 2006 treaty that protects the rights, pay and conditions of seafarers. The ratification means more than 96 per cent of the world’s gross shipping tonnage is now covered by the Maritime Labor Convention (MLC). It also applies to most countries that supply...

Countries like the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Oman appear on track to take giant strides in diversifying their portfolios when it comes to power generation.

Of recent, Islamic banking has been getting quite a boost from governments and financial institutions in the Gulf Cooperation Council.

The Gulf Cooperation Council’s banking sector profits recorded a 40 percent surge to hit $35 billion in 2021, a report by investment company Kamco said.

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has called on German businessmen and investors to explore investment opportunities within the emirate’s business community, in order to access new avenues of partnership and develop economic and trade relations between Sharjah and Germany. The call for investment was made at a...

Some 80 percent of Yemen's population of about 30 million people depends on aid for survival, after years of a conflict that has killed almost 380,000 people, directly or indirectly, according to the UN.

Vietnam has signed economic, trade and scientific-technological cooperation agreements with five GCC countries.

Four of the six GCC members feature within the top 50 of the World Happiness Report, and are atop the rankings among the Arab countries.

Most Gulf Cooperation Council countries took no maximalist position on the conflict and stressed on a diplomatic approach for its resolution.

Gulf Arab countries are seeking to host rare talks between Yemen's warring parties, including the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, in Riyadh at the end of the month, officials said on Tuesday. Yemen, the Arab world's poorest country, has been wracked by a devastating war since 2014, pitting the Houthis against the...

Over the past four years, GCC members have seen billions of dollars being remitted to other countries.

GCC countries have been witnessing a varying degree of change when it comes to Consumer Price Index performance.

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) seeks to boost its participation in international cultural arenas and events to activate strategic partnerships with international organizations and institutions.

In an exclusive interview, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange CEO Ittai Ben-Zeev speaks on his strategy to attract investors from the Arab world, especially the UAE and the GCC.

The remarks were made during the GCC Secretary General Al-Hajraf’s meeting with the Indian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Dr. Ausaf Sayeed.

A large number of kits of the PCR test has been manufactured and used across the world in general and the GCC in particular.

Consumers are spending more on beauty products and fragrances despite inflation, says Salem Kaissi, Vice-President of multi-brand luxury beauty concept Faces.

Choosing sides in Ukraine's crisis would have once been easy for Gulf states long protected by the US, but growing ties with Moscow are forcing them to strike a balance. As the world rushed to condemn the Russian invasion of its smaller neighbour, the wealthy Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries,...

In economically free societies, governments allow labor, capital, and goods to move freely.

Amir Khan Muttaqi, a key member of the Taliban leadership, met in Doha with ambassadors from the six-nation GCC on the first full day of his latest mission.

From solar farms to wind energy, the infrastructure is being put in place at varying paces by GCC nations.

Sovereign wealth funds across the world invest trillions of dollars into real estate, bonds and other assets. TRENDS takes a look at some of the biggest wealth funds in the Gulf region.

GCC Secretary-General Naif Falah Al-Hajraf with the chairman of the Board of Directors of the FGCCC, Samir Abdullah Nas.

During the visit, the secretary-general of the GCC will meet a number of senior officials of the European Union.

GCC Secretary-General Naif Falah Al-Hajraf and Chinese State Advisor and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi, also agreed on a free trade agreement.

The IMF's warning that developing nations are about to face what it called “economic turbulence” is bad news for the GCC as it may hamper the revival of regional economies.

The two sides have not had a mutual FTA for more than 10 years now.

The firm plans to recruit for leadership and mid-level management roles in the sales department and build new channel partners in the region Shipsy’s platform leverages artificial intelligence, big data, and cloud capabilities to help customers reduce logistics costs, achieve transparency Shipsy, an end-to-end global trade and logistics management company,...

Austria will open border for tourists from all across the world, including GCC, from July 1 The move comes as the European country post looks to implement a post-Covid-19 strategy Austria has announced that it will open its border for tourists from all across the world, including those in the...

60 percent of the deficit relates to the region's largest economy, Saudi Arabia S&P predicts central government deficits will reach about $355 billion cumulatively between 2021 and 2024    Budget deficits of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) bloc are set to fall sharply to about $80 billion in 2021...