Dubai ended Expo 2020 with a colorful closing ceremony punctuated by fireworks as the UAE leadership vows to 'continue to Connect Minds and Create the Future'.

Russia's Ukraine invasion, which has already exacerbated food woes in parts of Africa and the Middle East, is marring preparations for the holy month of Ramadan and forcing a turn to frugal iftar sunset meals. From Lebanon to Tunisia and Somalia, Muslims who traditionally break a dawn-to-dusk fast with lavish...

Israeli PM who also visited the northern Israeli city of Hadera on Sunday after gunmen shot dead two police officers.

Regional players eye big share as Metaverse is expected to become a US$800 billion market. Some analysts believe it will hit $30 trillion by 2030.

As the world talks about the Ukraine crisis, Qatar and Saudi Arabia have called out the world about its reaction to the suffering of a lot of countries in the Middle East.

An ex-employee said it paid bribes in the Middle East and Africa.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Israel, the West Bank, Morocco, and Algeria over March 26-30 to discuss the Ukraine war, Israeli-Palestinian relations, the Iran nuclear deal, and gas from Algeria, among other things, the US State Department has announced.

The world must not forget the millions of people in need across the Middle East and North Africa, UN chief Antonio Guterres told the Security Council.

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.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad held talks in the United Arab Emirates on Friday, his first official visit to an Arab country since civil war erupted in 2011, UAE state media said. Assad met with the UAE's de facto ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, discussing "fraternal relations" between the two...

The ministers of UAE and Russia discussed cooperation between the two countries and ways to enhance the bilateral strategic partnership in various fields. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met today with Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, in...

As the Covid restrictions ease, gyms and fitness centers in the region are on a solid path towards recovery with class occupancy catching up at 88 percent pre-COVID levels.

Arab women leaders will share their success stories, challenges and opportunities at the Forum organized by Special Edition in Dubai on May 17.

Among Arab countries, Morocco has the largest number of students in Ukraine, with around 8,000 enrolled in universities, followed by Egypt with more than 3,000.

Speaking at a monthly meeting on the Middle East, Riyad Mansour evoked the term “apartheid” 15 times and called on the Council to protect “our long-suffering people.”

The London-headquartered bank on Tuesday reported pre-tax profit of $18.9 billion in 2021, up $10.1 billion on the year before, helped by lower bad loans and operating expenses.

Digital economy has driven the startup investment upsurge in the MENA region in 2021.

The election took place during the ninth session of the group’s meetings hosted in Riyadh from 14-17 February 2022.

Last year, the Tunisian president sacked the government, suspended parliament, and seized a range of powers.

An influential figure in western Libya, Mechri accused Dbeibah's government of "fueling a campaign against the parliament and the HCS".

DWC Airport in Dubai will host the MEBAA Show, a business aviation platform, from 6-8 December 2022. The event will showcase the latest trends, insights, innovation and commercial opportunities shaping the future of business aviation and private flying in the Middle East and globally. Several international companies have already signed...

Saudi Aramco, the oil company, will establish a coffee center in Jizan while using "advanced irrigation techniques to improve agricultural capacity".

A 2021 report by McAfee estimates the monetary loss from cybercrime globally to be approximately $945 billion. When you add to this the global cost of cybersecurity products, the world is facing an annual loss in excess of $1 trillion, he adds.

It's time to review demand generation plans as Covid-19 is still posing challenges for the regional markets, says Michele Montecchio, Acer's country manager for the region.

Air pollution costs the Middle East and North Africa $141 billion per year, or around 2% of GDP on average, the World Bank said Monday, urging a green post-Covid-19 recovery for the region.

Investopia investment summit has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Deloitte Middle East for collaboration to enrich the Summit’s discussions and workshops. Under the terms of the agreement, the two parties will jointly study significant economic areas such as investments in Artificial Intelligence, social and environmental...

Burkina Faso became the fourth country to be suspended by the African Union after Guinea, Mali and Sudan to punish the coup leaders of these countries.

Rising prices of metals, elements, and compounds used in EVs could be a headache, but the MENA region and the world are already working to offset it. A few right policy moves will help economies like the UAE and Saudi Arabia to diversify their economy, especially away from oil and...

Major economies in the MENA region have already got the ball rolling when it comes to diversifying their economies.

Netflix currently rules the roost in the Middle East. Therefore, the Disney+ expansion should be a clarion call for regional OTT platforms.

Houthi fire from Yemen this month on the UAE, traditionally a haven of security in a turbulent Middle East, stirred alarm at home and abroad, but for many Saudis it's nothing new. In the Jizan region of southwestern Saudi Arabia, the local population has had to live for years with...

ADNOC maintained in 2022 its position as the UAE's most valuable brand for the fourth consecutive year, according to a new report from Brand Finance, the world's leading independent brand valuation consultancy. Brand Finance also ranked Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Managing Director and Group CEO of ADNOC, number...

Here is a comparison between the top equity markets in the Middle East, and how they stack up against a couple of their global counterparts.

Saudi Arabia, represented by the General Authority of Civil Aviation, chaired the meeting of a team of aviation security experts within the Middle East Aviation Security Cooperative Program (CASP-MID), which was hosted on January 19-20, aimed to adopt aviation security activities and programs for the year 2022. The meeting was...

The setting up of the Gulf Cooperation Council Interconnection Authority in 2019 has enabled countries in the Middle East to save $3 billion.

Naseer Shamma, an icon of the Arabic oud, has returned home to help rekindle the flame of Iraqi music, snuffed out by decades of conflict.

In Europe and the Americas, foreign visitor arrivals surged by 19 percent and 17 percent, respectively, last year over 2020. In the Middle East, however, arrivals declined by 24 percent in 2021, while in the Asia-Pacific region they were 65 percent below 2020 levels, and 94 percent down on pre-pandemic...

The bonds were 1.8 times oversubscribed.

The shows do not feature any Israeli actors, and Palestinians recruited to play Jewish characters are often targeted by people who think they are actually Jewish.

Middle East’s largest breakbulk and project cargo event Breakbulk Middle East will host the ‘Women in Breakbulk Breakfast’, as part of its commitment to increase female participation. The forum will feature top female executives, who will discuss ways to overcome challenges they face in the sector. They will also offer...

South Korea's soft power matches its economic achievements, President Moon Jae-in said on Sunday at the start of a Middle East tour expected to focus on business and trade opportunities.

The region’s coffee market growing rapidly creates new business opportunities, says Ali Al-Ebrahim, founder and CEO of COFE.

The mining sector is the third pillar of Saudi Arabia's economy and the kingdom has enormous natural resources and offers promising investment opportunities in the sector, said Governor of the Public Investment Fund Yasir bin Othman Al Rumayyan. Al Rumayyan said many of the future industries depend on the mining...

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.

While the likes of Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, and Jordan depend heavily on tourism for revenue, the UAE and Saudi Arabia are using it to diversify their economy.

Momani will manage Mercedes-Benz's overall performance at EMC.

A220-300 features a modern and highly comfortable dual-class cabin that seats 132 passengers; 12 in business class and 120 in economy class.

Organization of Islamic Cooperation is the second-largest inter-governmental organization after the UN.

The events of the play stretch from the dawn of time to more recent events including Washington's killing of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani.