Shenzhen, China--China's manufacturing activity expanded for the first time in six months in March. The official purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to 50.8 in March from 49.1 in February, above the 50-mark separating growth from contraction and topping a median forecast of 49.9. Though the pace of growth was modest,...

LONDON, UK – Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters rallied in London on Saturday, in the latest demonstration in the British capital demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and more aid for the war-ravaged territory. The event, organized by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, began at Russell Square in the city center before attendees marched...

Global outcry mounts as thousands protest in the US, UK, France, and Germany, defying their governments' support for Israeli aggression and demanding ceasefire in Gaza.

Led by staples other than rice and sugar, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations revealed that its Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of globally-traded food commodities, averaged 121.4 points in August, down 2.1% from July and as much as 24% below...

Abu Dhabi, UAE--UAE's bank investments climbed to a record level, touching $149.35 billion by the end of March, the highest level in the country's history, a report by the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates revealed. The report, issued today, showed a YoY growth of 16 % compared to...

Paris, France--Sales of new cars jumped last month in Europe, surpassing the level of one million for the first time since June 2021, according to data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association published on Wednesday. New car registrations hit 1,087,939 in March, an increase of 28.8 percent from the same month...

Doha, Qatar-- Inflation in Qatar rose by 4.01 percent year-on-year in March, because of a rise of prices across eight categories, according to data released by the Planning and Statistics Authority.   The Consumer Price Index of March 2023, which is a broad measure of inflation, reached 105.55 points, up by...

Berlin, Germany--Inflation in Germany eased to 7.4 percent in March, mainly thanks to government measures to bring down energy prices, final figures showed on Thursday. The data from federal statistics agency Destatis confirm a downward trend since annual inflation peaked at 10.4 percent in Europe's biggest economy in October -- revised...

Sharjah, UAE -- A total of 3,386 real estate deals worth AED1.7 billion ($462 million) were recorded in Sharjah in March 2023, according to the Mortgage Movement Report by Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department (SRERD). A total of 595 sales transactions representing 17.6 percent of the deals, while 319 mortgage...

Paris, France--Earth had its second-warmest March on record with Antarctic sea ice shrinking to its second-lowest extent, the EU's climate monitoring agency said on Thursday. "The month was jointly the second warmest March globally," said a report from the Copernicus Climate Change Service. The report is based on computer-generated analyses...

Defying a government ban against marches, scores of Moroccan trade union activists protested on Sunday in the capital Rabat and other cities to denounce surging costs of food and fuel. Protestors from the Democratic Labour Confederation (CDT) organized rallies outside their offices in Rabat and Casablanca as well as other...

PARIS, FRANCE - Dozens took to the streets Friday in Iran's restive southeast, footage shared by rights groups showed, as a wave of protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death entered a fourth month. Protesters in Zahedan, the Sistan-Baluchistan provincial capital, chanted "Death to the dictator", taking aim at supreme leader Ayatollah...

Personal remittances of expatriates in Saudi Arabia jumped 5 percent year-on-year (YoY) to SR14.7 billion ($3.91 billion) in March. Saudi Gazette, citing data released by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), said that compared to the previous month, remittances from expatriates in Saudi Arabia jumped 31 percent, or SR3.5 billion. The...

Annual Inflation in Lebanon has spiked to 208 percent in March despite the intervention of the country's Central Bank. According to the government data, transportation costs rose 489 percent compared to March 2021, with health expenses up 441 percent. Food and beverages climbed 390 percent, while restaurant and hotel costs...

The non-oil private sector of Saudi Arabia has recorded more growth in March than it did in more than four years, driven by improvements in purchasing and supply deliver times.

The Atlantic Council has announced that the 2022 Global Energy Forum will now be held alongside Expo 2020 in Dubai from 28-29 March, 2022.

Nearly eight months after the process was undertaken by the two companies, the merger of Emaar Properties with Emaar Malls will finally happen on November 21.

Ever Given, the ship that caused the closure of the Suez Canal for six long days in March, has crossed the waterway on Friday for the first time since it left Egypt after the incident.

Locating origins of the pandemic began important for establishing the origins of all future animal-human spillover events, WHO said.