The war in Ukraine could allow illegal drug production to flourish, while the opium market's future hinges on the fate of crisis-wracked Afghanistan, the United Nations warned Monday. Previous experience from the Middle East and Southeast Asia suggests conflict zones can act as a "magnet" for making synthetic drugs.

Blinken, in a telephone call to Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, who will become caretaker prime minister confirmed that President Joe Biden still plans to visit Israel next month

Created in 1900 by the brothers Andre and Edouard Michelin of the tyre company Michelin for motorists, the guide has become a reference for food lovers.

Firms in the region are now offering better participation, levels of cooperation and communication to their staff through productive workspaces in virtual offices. TRENDS takes a look at the some of the UAE's metaverse initiatives.

Intelligent transportation system, speedy 5G deployment and heavy investment in AI are pushing region's smart city growth, says Omar Christidis, CEO & Founder of Arabnet.

The profit result was "200 percent above its highest annual historical profit".

US President Joe Biden will meet with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next month. The White House ended weeks of speculation Tuesday, announcing that Biden will travel to Israel, the Palestinian West Bank, and Saudi Arabia from July 13-16 -- his first trip to the Middle East since taking...

US President Joe Biden will make history next month with a direct flight between Israel and Saudi Arabia where he will meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The White House ended weeks of speculation Tuesday, announcing that Biden will travel to Israel, the Palestinian West Bank and Saudi Arabia from...

The use of tobacco by people across the world has gone down, and the Middle East has been no exception, where many users have kicked the habit.

Ali Kamani, a member of the Guards aerospace division was "martyred" in the city of Khomein in Iran's central Markazi province, Fars said, quoting a Guards statement.

The Bahrain government on Saturday denied there were "active" cases of tuberculosis in its prisons after the Amnesty International rights watchdog accused authorities of failing to check the spread of the contagious bacterial infection.

Security and lack of IT skills have cast a shadow over the pursuit of digital transformation in the Middle East, despite enthusiasm for the cloud, Rackspace Technology believes.

Middle East, Africa and Southern Asia (MEASA) has the world’s highest growth potential, according to a report by the New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) Transition Investment Lab (TIL). The TIL marked its first year of activities by publishing its inaugural Annual Report, which studies how sustainable investments can contribute...

A 52-year-old Briton has been arrested in Dubai over a $1.7 billion dividend-tax fraud case in Denmark, the Gulf emirate's police said Friday. "Dubai police have arrested Sanjay Shah, a suspect in a 12 billion Danish krone ($1.7 billion) dividend-tax fraud case in Denmark," the police tweeted.

Crude price rise will potentially lead to a greater surplus in local govt budgets, which can be used for construction and development investment, Gary Tracey of JLL tells TRENDS.

Lebanese authorities on Sunday arrested a Saudi man at Beirut airport who attempted to smuggle 18.3 kilograms of the illegal stimulant Captagon out of the country, the interior ministry said. Lebanon's interior ministry said in a statement that the drugs were destined for Kuwait. The ministry added that the man...

Iraq closed public buildings and temporarily shut airports Monday as another sandstorm -- the ninth since mid-April -- hit the country, authorities said. The capital Baghdad was enveloped in a giant dust cloud that left usually traffic-choked streets largely deserted, an AFP correspondent said. Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi ordered all...

Etihad Rail has signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Renfe, Spain’s national railway operator; High Speed 1, the first high-speed railway in United Kingdom (UK) and GB Railfreight, the British rail freight company. The MoUs are based on exchanging knowledge, expertise, and best practices in freight and passenger rail...

The world's tallest building disappeared behind a grey layer of dust on Wednesday as sandstorms that have swept the Middle East hit the United Arab Emirates, prompting weather and traffic warnings. The 828-metre (2,716 ft, 6ins) Burj Khalifa, which towers over Dubai and is usually visible across the busy financial...

May Nasrallah, founder of deNovo, tells TRENDS the new listings on GCC bourses have spawned a new chapter in regional listings, ending years of drought.

"The singing is spiritual and brings out negative energies," said the lead singer of the Mazaher ensemble, adding that they also perform prayers from Islam's mystic Sufi practices.

The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) will announce its summer campaign at Arabian Travel Market (ATM), alongside a series of new initiatives and global partnerships. Sharing the best of Abu Dhabi with the world, travel partners and some surprise guests, DCT Abu Dhabi will...

Iraqi security forces said Saturday they had broken up a drug trafficking ring and seized more than six million pills of the amphetamine-type stimulant captagon, making several arrests. Iraq's northwestern neighbor Syria is the Middle East's main captagon producer, and its southern neighbor Saudi Arabia the main consumer. Iraqi forces...

Different values are given different magnitudes of priority across the world. Here are the ones that the Middle East is influenced the most from.

The buyout will give Swvl a foothold in developed markets.

Having struggled to deal with the loss of a loved one and postpartum depression, Hammad and Takalam co-founder Inas Abu Shashieh acknowledge that embracing one’s own vulnerabilities is often the first step towards improving mental health.

The International Monetary Fund's 2022 growth forecast for the region, which includes Arab countries and Iran, was forecast at 5.0 percent, up from the 4.1 percent prediction for this year made in October.

The report also claimed that the value of early-stage deals for startups in the region doubled from 2020 to 2021.

Families have reported at least 23 still missing, all women and children while Lebanese govt asked armed forces to investigate the deadly boat capsize.

Emirates Global Aluminum today announced the company has agreed a revolving credit facility tied to the Term Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR). SOFR is the emerging replacement to the US dollar London Interbank Offering Rate (LIBOR), which has been the global lending benchmark for decades but has been the subject...

Qingdao (China) and Sokhna (Egypt) among strong performers.

Jordan Minister of Investment, Khairy Amr, said the government seeks to turn Jordan into a destination for foreign and Arab investments.

Disasters caused by climate change since 2000 have killed approximately 2,600 people, affected seven million others, and caused $2 billion in direct material damage. It may have also reduced annual economic growth by 1-2 percentage points on a per-capita basis, it adds.

Businesses in the region are increasingly adopting cloud to protect their data, apps and infrastructure from fraudulent activities while supporting compliance and confidentiality.

Prices of crude oil have skyrocketed across the world, thanks to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent sanctions placed on Moscow.

A leading magazine recently published Top 10 Richest Arab billionaires list and was criticized for ignoring many nationalities and known wealthy businessmen.

The 2022 World Cup, organized by the international football association (FIFA), is the first such event in the Middle East.

Forbes recently published Top 10 Richest Arab billionaires list and was criticized for ignoring many nationalities and known wealthy businessmen.

The luxury hotel chain is planning 15 new hotels in the next 10 years, which include at least 5 new properties in Dubai and a new hotel in Makkah

The United States insisted Friday on keeping the elite Quds Force of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps on its designated list of terror groups, as Washington pushes on with negotiations to restore the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement.

The Middle East and Africa can add 14 gigawatts of new wind power capacity in the next five years, according to latest Global Wind Report by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).

Lebanon, home to one of the largest Christian communities in the Middle East, has been gripped by an unprecedented economic downturn since 2019.

Exponential growth in the trade of the amphetamine-type stimulant captagon poses an increasing health and security risk to the region

The COP28, to be hosted in Dubai in 2023, is at a convenient time frame away from the recently concluded COP26, which witnessed several nations — the UAE, India, and the KSA, among others — make net-zero pledges. Therefore, the 2023 summit will offer talking points based on visible progress...

Middle East’s largest entertainment event, Riyadh Season 2021, which concluded on March 31, welcomed more than 15 million visitors, according to Saudi media reports. The Season’s second edition was launched on October 20 last year. Organized by the Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, the first edition of the event was...

Several measures will be implemented at this year’s FIFA World Cup Qatar in a bid to promote healthy lifestyles. Senior leadership of the World Health Organization (WHO), Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), and FIFA met together for the first Steering Committee meeting of the "Healthy FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022...

Traditionally, many Muslim-majority countries have followed dates set by Saudi religious authorities, but in recent years many have used their own astronomic calculations.

Developing and import-dependent countries have been heavily impacted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine -- the two countries that account for more than a quarter of the world's annual wheat sales.

It would be the biggest exhibition hall in the MENA region.

Bahrain will build the region's first data center park in partnership with stc Bahrain to create an integrated digital center in the Middle East.