Abu Dhabi, UAE-- The UAE has expanded its network of trading partners around the world through comprehensive economic partnerships, contributing to increasing trade and investment flows and enhancing global economic growth, according to top officials from the country. Top economic officials have stressed the UAE's significant role in supporting the...

Dubai, UAE-- In the month of May scores of airport developers, officials, and suppliers from around the world will troop into Dubai to participate in the world’s largest annual event dedicated to the airport industry. The 23rd edition of the three-day B2B event at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC),...

The UN and many governments across the world have expressed alarm about the possible civilian toll of an Israeli assault against the southern city of Rafah. The negotiations, which also involved Qatar's prime minister and Egyptian officials, were part of an intensifying effort to secure a ceasefire.

BEIRUT, LEBANON - "Good morning, madame. This is the bank calling. Are you at home?"   Since the Israel-Hamas war broke out more than three months ago, residents of southern Lebanon have been receiving strange phone calls from Lebanese numbers and from people speaking in Lebanese accents. The voices on the...

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - Several Moroccan officials have been questioned as part of a high-profile investigation into alleged bribery by the north African state and Qatar at the European Parliament, Belgian prosecutors said on Saturday. The interviews in Morocco -- conducted by local authorities in the presence of Belgian investigators -- were...

Abu Dhabi, UAE-- The third edition of the Investopia summit will be held in Abu Dhabi in February next year, drawing prominent local and international figures, investors, government officials, decision-makers and entrepreneurs. Al Marri announced the details of the upcoming edition of the Investopia summit to be held under the...

NEW DELHI, INDIA  -  India said on Thursday that eight of its citizens had been sentenced to death by Qatar in a case that media reported involved high-ranking ex-naval officers accused of spying. New Delhi said it would "take up the verdict with Qatari authorities" and would continue to "extend all...

A Russian news agency said that Kim's had crossed the border into the Primorsky region, with images showing a train with dark green carriages being pulled along a track by a Russian Railways locomotive. According to Kremlin spokesman, Kim will meet Putin in the Far East later this week. North...

NEW YORK, US -  Cancun will host the WTA Finals October 29-November 5, the WTA announced on Thursday. The Mexican resort would stage the season ending tournament after reports that Saudi Arabia was front-runner to land the event. The WTA said in a statement that officials "weighed a number of competitive...

Miami, United States--Two convictions in the FIFA corruption case have been overturned by a US federal judge citing a recent Supreme Court ruling. Hernan Lopez, a former executive with 21st Century Fox and Argentine sports marketing firm Full Play were found guilty in March of paying bribes and kickbacks to South...

NEW YORK, US - Two senior UN humanitarian officials have called for more funding and fewer bureaucratic impediments to support civilians affected by the crisis in Sudan, including roughly 14 million children. Ted Chaiban, Deputy Executive Director for Humanitarian Action and Supply Operations at the UN children’s agency (UNICEF), and...

ABU DHABI, UAE  - Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, Head of Cyber Security for the Government, led a high-level UAE delegation of dozens of participants from leading Emirati entities to Cyber Week 2023 Conference in Israel. Dr. Al Kuwaiti addressed the Cyber Week Conference as a key-note speaker in the main...

According to the health ministry of the Hamas-ruled Gaza, 12 people were killed, including women and children. Among the deceased were also three senior officials of Islamic Jihad whom the Israeli army had targeted in the attack. An AFP journalist in the area spotted the top of a building on...

European investigators probing Lebanese central bank chief Riad Salameh's wealth will question officials from two international firms previously tasked with auditing the central bank's accounts, a judicial official said. Salameh is the target of a series of judicial investigations at home and abroad on suspicion of embezzlement and money laundering,...

TOKYO, JAPAN - The ninth session of the Abu Dhabi-Japan Economic Council (ADJEC) here has reaffirmed its commitment to further enhance partnerships and benefits from investments opportunities. Chairman of Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi and President of Japan Cooperation Center for the Middle East...

UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi is expected in Tehran for discussions with officials after International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors in Iran found uranium particles enriched to just under weapons-grade level. The visit by the head of IAEA comes with the Vienna-based organization seeking to get Iran to increase cooperation...

A Turkish drone attack in northern Iraq killed three fighters from the Yazidi community affiliated with the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Iraqi Kurdish officials said. "A drone from the Turkish army targeted a vehicle", killing an officer and two combatants from the Yazidi Sinjar Resistance Units, a Kurdistan region's...

The first UN delegation to visit rebel-held northwestern Syria since last week's earthquake crossed over from Turkey, AFP reported, as anger simmers at the world body's slow response. Over 35,000 people were killed when the quake devastated swathes of Syria and neighboring Turkey on February 6, at least 3,600 of...

DUBAI, UAE - The Innovation Talks series will bring together heads and representatives of Dubai government departments, and experts from major private sector companies to discuss how they can work together to develop a common vision for the future. The Innovation Talks series in Dubai forms part of the emirate's...

ABU DHABI, UAE - The US Department of the Treasury’s Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian Nelson led a two-day treasury delegation visit to the UAE to discuss  AML/CFT matters and areas of joint cooperation. The two sides discussed a range of topics of mutual interest pertaining to...

Israeli troops killed a Palestinian driver in West Bank, officials on both sides said, with the army saying the car had hit a soldier's leg before speeding off. Nassim Naif Salman Abu Fouda, 26, died from "a bullet wound to the head fired by the occupation (Israeli) soldiers in Hebron,"...

The EU will impose new sanctions on 37 Iranian officials and organizations over the crackdown on protests, but is still debating listing the Revolutionary Guard as a "terrorist" group, diplomats said. Foreign ministers from the bloc are to agree to adopt the fourth package of sanctions on Tehran over its...

DUBAI, UAE - UAE Ministry of Finance (MoF) Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Dubai Free Zones Council (DFZC) on the exchange of information for tax purposes. This comes in line with the ministry’s continuous efforts to ensure that  commitment of various government entities in the UAE...

ASHGABAT, TURKMENISTAN - Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber has left the UAE on a working visit to Turkmenistan. Dr. Al Jaber headed a delegation comprising Khaled Mohamed Balama, Governor of the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE); Mohamed Saif Al Suwaidi, Director-General of...

SHARJAH, UAE - The 9th edition of the Sharjah International Travel and Tourism Forum (SITTF) is set to kick off at the Sharjah Expo Centre on November 24, 2022, under the theme 'Building a Resilient Future for Tourism'. The forum will be held under the patronage of Sheikh Sultan bin...

Swedish officials confirmed the September blasts which destroyed sections of the Nord Stream pipelines carrying natural gas from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea were acts of sabotage. "The analyses found traces of explosives on several foreign objects" found at the sites, prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist said.

Seeking to consolidate his position, Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has sacked several senior officials appointed by his predecessor, just days after a confidence vote in his government. The prime minister rescinded several appointments following the October 2021 polls, citing the government's "interim" status.

Global stock markets rose as traders looked to the US Federal Reserve's interest rate decision hoping it will signal a more dovish approach to fighting inflation. The Fed is widely expected Wednesday to announce a fourth straight 75-basis-point rate hike leading to worries it will tip the world's top economy...

The court dismisses appeal over $270m import tax bill.

High prices at the pump are weighing on American consumers and damaging President Joe Biden's approval rating.

Some 338,833 people visited the pavilion of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) at Expo 2020 Dubai between 1 October 2021 and 31 December 2021.