Hammered by a foreign exchange crisis, the country's 22 million people have been enduring acute shortages of essentials.

Russia's war in Ukraine has pushed the number of forcibly displaced people around the world above 100 million for the first time ever, the United Nations said Monday. The "alarming" figure must shake the world into ending the conflicts forcing record numbers to flee their own homes, the UNHCR said...

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison conceded election defeat Saturday, hours after voters issued a stinging rebuke of his party's inaction on climate change. The balance of power could yet rest with a string of climate-focused independent candidates who routed Morrison's Liberals in a string of once-safe conservative urban seats.

Djerba is home to one of the last Jewish communities in the Arab world, and the synagogue is believed to date to the sixth century BC.

Officials, top executives and experts at the TOP CEO Conference in Dubai brainstorm on ways to stabilise economies and secure health through policy reforms and latest technologies.

The gates opened shortly after 11:00 pm local time (2200 GMT) on Monday night, letting dozens of cars and queues of pedestrians pass in both directions.

Ryanair expects cost increases as a result of surging oil prices fueled by the war, it hopes "to return to reasonable profitability" in its current financial year.

One of the biggest challenges for women in the GCC is the lack of possibilities in the workplace, Novonda founder Jean-Pierre Calvez tells TRENDS.

Bassel Gamal, the Group CEO of Qatar's second-largest bank, tells TRENDS that leaders should empower their employees to make decisions.

World-class infrastructure, successful pandemic response and visa and labor reforms have made the city an ideal destination for expats. Also, the UAE’s stable economy persuades foreigners to make Dubai their second home.

Losses came in at 3.9 billion dirhams ($1.1 billion) in the 2021-2022 financial year to March, with revenues up 91 percent, as the airline expanded its global capacity and reinstated flights, Emirates said in a statement.

Global tourism is roaring back to life despite Covid travel headaches and the effects of the war in Ukraine, but it has yet to return to its pre-pandemic health. International tourist arrivals worldwide have more than doubled, up 130 percent in January 2022 on the same period last year, according...

With the lira's value tumbles to historic lows and annual inflation runs at nearly 70 percent, the refugee question regularly pops up in political debates in Turkey.

The profits were up 756% compared to $9.26 million in 2021.

America recorded its first coronavirus death, on the West Coast, in early February 2020. By the next month, the virus was ravaging New York and the White House was predicting up to 240,000 deaths nationwide. But those projections were way off.

The regional economies in the creative sector are growing at a faster rate than inflation, says Michael Garin, General Director of Abu Dhabi Creative Authority.

The flagship carrier’s chairman, Ahmed Al Maktoum was reported to have announced plans by Emirates to repay 15 billion dirhams ($4.1 billion) in pandemic-related support to the Dubai government

The growth was helped by strong sales and a cheaper yen.

The rise is also attributed to the popularity of the Switch.

In a survey, 18 percent of those aged 18 to 24 years said they would change jobs if their employer refused to allow them to bring their pet to work.

"Lockdowns in large cities like Shanghai and rising input costs are major reasons" behind the underwhelming trade figures, analyst Zhaopeng Xing of ANZ Research said.

Earlier this year, the UAE rose to the top of Bloomberg’s Covid Resilience Ranking, outperforming European countries in terms of containing the spread of the pandemic

Inflation spawns numerous hurdles as GCC business leaders struggle to find a way to surmount the difficulties aggravated by geopolitical events.

Medium- and low-income Jordanian families spend 45 per cent of their income on food, and are the most impacted group by high prices

The WHO declared Covid an international public health emergency on January 30, 2020, after cases of the new coronavirus spread beyond China.

German carrier set its sights on a record summer for traffic.

All this can be achieved by integrating automation, providing transparency, customizing services whenever required. Also, insurers are moving towards segmentations on the back of digitization and data that enables this transition from generic fit for all plans to more meaningful and tailored plans for the policyholders, he adds.

CEOs and market veterans from the region will review how the pandemic, which accelerated digital transformation, has given a competitive edge to innovative businesses.

The firm says results signal travel rebound.

The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), a key gauge of manufacturing activity, came in at 47.4 in April.

However, it warned of a $4-8bn hit from Covid and supply chain woes.

“At the very least,’ Tunisia needs to go ahead with parliamentary elections promised by the end of the year, a top US diplomat has said.

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.

Higher-than-expected credit losses and inflation are to blame.

Under its zero-Covid policy, China has used strict lockdowns, mass testing and severe travel restrictions to stamp out infections. But authorities are increasingly struggling with the impact of these protocols on the economy and business morale, especially when outbreaks appear in the country's most important cities.

Emmanuel Macron, who had never held elected office before becoming president in 2017, has weathered several crises throughout his presidential tenure.

The world's second-biggest economy was already losing steam in the latter half of last year with a property slump and regulatory crackdowns.

The war in Ukraine has undercut the global recovery, slowing expected economic growth in most countries in the world, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said Thursday. Families already were struggling with higher energy and food prices and "the war has made this much worse."

It has said a shot for multiple variants is coming by 2022-end.

A Spanish ferry docked in Morocco's Tangiers port Tuesday for the first time in two years, after a pandemic and a diplomatic crisis had left thousands stranded across the Mediterranean. "It's a great day. We're very happy to come back to the country after two years away," said passenger Hamid...

The conflict also has caused prices of grains and energy to soar.

The UN chief said countries need to fulfil and accelerate dose-sharing and donation commitments in order to reach the billions who have so far not received vaccine shots.

Saudi Arabia said Saturday it will permit one million Muslims from inside and outside the country to participate in this year's hajj, a sharp uptick after pandemic restrictions forced two years of drastically pared-down pilgrimages. The hajj ministry "has authorised one million pilgrims, both foreign and domestic, to perform the...

Beijing has refused to budge from its strict zero-Covid strategy, and that has forced many companies to halt production and slow new projects, while those still operating are struggling with a shortage of truck drivers on top of onerous permit and Covid testing requirements.

Nations and their companies have axed business ties with Russia over Ukraine.

Abu Dhabi’s non-oil GDP at constant prices grew by 4.1 percent in 2021, according to Statistics Centre-Abu Dhabi. The emirate’s GDP at constant prices grew by 1.9 percent in 2021 compared to the previous year, SCAD said, adding both oil and non-oil sectors witnessed growth. In 2020, a significant decline...

ADQ, Abu Dhabi wealth fund, will buy a majority stake in Unifrutti Group, a fruit and vegetable producer, marketer, and distributor.

The Gulf Cooperation Council’s banking sector profits recorded a 40 percent surge to hit $35 billion in 2021, a report by investment company Kamco said.

FIFA is on target to reap record revenues of seven billion dollars on the back of this year's Qatar World Cup, president Gianni Infantino said Thursday as experts predicted a long-term financial boom for football. Infantino told the annual congress of the sport's world governing body that FIFA's finances were...

The world is facing catastrophic declines in animals and plants that pose a twin threat to life on Earth with the interrelated menace of climate change.