The US Federal Reserve's favored measure of inflation ticked higher last month, according to government data published. The latest announcement will likely ensure the US central bank keeps interest rates on hold at its next decision announcement on Wednesday, as policymakers continue talks on when to start cuts.

DOHA, QATAR – The Industrial Production index (IPI) of Qatar in November 2023 reached 91.7 points which is a fall of 1.5 percent compared to the previous month (October 2023). This is a decrease of by 5.8 percent compared to the corresponding month in 2022. Released by the Planning and...

It posted a five-percent decline in revenues to US$367m.

SHARJAH, UAE - The Sharjah Social Security Fund (SSSF) has allowed the possibility of acquiring the service period for insured employees in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations. This aligns with the law's objectives and the fund's strategies aimed at enhancing the well-being of employees and providing them with...

Sweltering without air conditioning during the day and plunged into darkness at night, many Egyptians have responded with anger and ridicule to government measures for reducing energy consumption. Hours-long power cuts across Egypt, several times a day, prompted the directives as record temperatures hit the Mediterranean region this month.

The Saudi Arabia-based Organization of Islamic Cooperation called for collective measures to avoid future Quran burnings, days after a copy was torched outside a Stockholm mosque. OIC met at its Jeddah headquarters to respond to Wednesday's incident in which an Iraqi citizen living in Sweden stomped on the holy book...

French President Emmanuel Macron announced measures including more police and urged parents to keep minors off the streets as he battled to contain nightly riots over a teenager's fatal shooting by an officer. There had been "unacceptable exploitation of a death of an adolescent" in some quarters to justify the...

Beijing, China--China's economy grew much better than expected in the first three months of the year as the country reopened after the end of zero-Covid measures, official data showed Tuesday. The figures were the first snapshot since 2019 of the world's second-largest economy unencumbered by the strict health controls that helped...

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - EU energy ministers met Thursday to debate measures to mitigate the energy crunch in Europe but were divided over a gas price cap proposal slammed by many as a "joke". They were to discuss a proposal by the European Commission, unveiled just two days earlier, that would...

The announcement on Friday marked the latest volley in a long-running standoff between the two superpowers that has seen them face off over a range of issues including technology, trade, Hong Kong, Taiwan and human rights.

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 Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has recommended several measures to strengthen the emirate’s public-private partnerships (PPPs).

European and US stocks rose Tuesday, but gains were capped by economic slowdown fears and central bank efforts to contain surging inflation. Frankfurt, London and Paris equities carved out gains despite poor German data, a day after tumultuous trading as Russia curbed gas supplies to Europe.

The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates has issued its Financial Stability Report for 2021, which outlines the measures taken by the CBUAE to support the national economy during the COVID-19 pandemic and safeguard the stability of the financial system.

Hundreds of Tunisians demonstrated Sunday in a show of support for President Kais Saied and a series of extraordinary measures he took since last July that critics have slammed as a "coup". The rallies come as Saied faces mounting criticism over his July 2021 power grab, in which he sacked...

The IEA urged governments to urgently implement measures to cut global oil consumption within months following supply fears stemming from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The IEA also called on the OPEC+ group of oil-producing nations led by Saudi Arabia and Russia to help "relieve the strain" on markets.

Kuwait said Sunday that a Lebanese response to a list of suggested measures to ease a diplomatic rift with Gulf Arab countries is currently under review. Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nasser al-Mohammed Al-Sabah said that receiving the response was a "positive step by the Lebanese authorities".

Kuwait's foreign minister said Sunday that he has given Lebanese authorities a list of suggested measures to be taken to ease a diplomatic rift with Gulf Arab countries. The proposal were delivered to Lebanon's PM Najib Mikati and President Michel Aoun by Kuwaiti Foreign Minister.

Procedures, approved in a session chaired by Prime Minister, Bisher Khasawneh, included reducing inspection fees on imported foodstuffs by 30 percent for three months.

The World Health Organization called Tuesday for countries to keep calm and take "rational" measures in response to the new, fast-spreading Covid variant Omicron, which has sparked global panic.

Qatar's Ministry of Interior has affirmed its high readiness to secure the FIFA Arab Cup 2021, which will be held by Nov. 29 to Dec.18, 2021, in coordination with all security units affiliated with the Safety and Security Operations Committee (SSOC) of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. A total...

The financial advisor to Iraqi Prime Minister, Madher Muhammad Salih, has stressed the need for beginning  a set of measures that encourage civil activity to invest and produce.

The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates has decided to gradually do away with all the stimulus measures introduced in the wake of the outbreak of the Covid infection in the country.

The Arab world may be awash in oil and other minerals, but it is lacking in that one commodity upon which the whole existence rests: water.

The measures, announced Sunday, require vaccination certificates or negative coronavirus tests to enter a range of public spaces

Saudi Arabia will criminalize and combat human trafficking through a set of actions and measures that ensure human dignity and protect it from all forms of abuse and exploitation.