RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A delegation led by President of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Duailej has concluded its participation in the Saudi-Brazilian International Aviation Conference held here from October 2 to 4. Under the theme "Going Further Together", the conference saw several...
UAE, Morocco speakers of parliament discuss ways to enhance cooperation
MARRAKESH, MOROCCO - Speaker of the UAE Federal National Council (FNC) Saqr Ghobash met with Morocco Speaker of the House of Representatives Rachid Talbi El Alami on the sidelines of the Parliamentary Conference on Interfaith Dialogue here. Ghobash also met with Naam Miyara, President of the Chamber of Councillors of...
Participation rises in Sharjah Sustainability Award
SHARJAH, UAE - The Environment and Protected Areas Authority in Sharjah (EPAA) announced an increase in participation in the 11th session of the Sharjah Sustainability Award for 2022-2023. There were 485 entries from university students, colleges and government, private and foreign schools from different regions of the country, and youth...
Russia suspends participation in Ukraine grain deal
Russia suspended its participation in a pact that allowed grain exports from Ukraine, blaming alleged drone attacks on Russian ships in Crimea. Russia made the announcement after its army accused Kyiv earlier Saturday of a "massive" drone attack on its Black Sea fleet, while Britain rejected Moscow's claims its specialists...
UAE ranks 1st regionally in UNDP Human Development Report
The UAE has ranked 26th globally and first in the Arab world in the 2021/2022 Human Development Report, which is published annually by United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
Saudi economy pins hope on female entrepreneurs
Saudi women, who had begun with small projects, are now creating startups and setting up factories, highlighting drastic change in business environment in the Kingdom.
Private investors set to inject $7.3bn in Saudi health
Saudi Arabia is aiming to lure private investors into the health sector of the kingdom with its plan to take private participation from 25 percent to 35 percent by 2030.
