The latest bombardments in Gaza came after Israel said it had strengthened air defences and paused leave for combat units, following a deadly April 1 air strike that destroyed Iran's consulate building in Damascus. Iran blamed its arch foe Israel, which has stepped up strikes against Iran-linked targets in Syria...
GCC-India ink MoU for consultations mechanism
India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretariat on the "mechanism of consultations" between the two sides.
Mubadala, TAQA Group to invest in power sector in Uzbekistan
The binding agreements will see Mubadala and TAQA each acquire a 40% stake in two gas-fired power plants.
Tabby launches in Egypt
The shopping app looks to widen its market in MENA.
Iraqi PM calls for joint efforts to tackle issues facing region
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi said the Middle East has been affected by climate change, water crisis, dangers of desertification, health challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic and called for joint efforts to confront them.Gulf airlines recoup losses, make profits after 2 years
The global aviation sector's losses, which rose to around S138 billion in 2020, dropped to nearly $42 billion in 2021. The IATA hopes that making profits this year appeared is within reach for the airlines as people are traveling in greater numbers and freight is doing very well despite economic...
Agthia eyes KSA expansion
The company to set up a manufacturing facility in Jeddah.Women empowerment key focus as region eyes growth
Top executives, officials and experts explore ways to strengthen the role of women in regional business dynamics during the TOP CEO Conference 2022 in Dubai.
Governor chairs meeting to turn Makkah into a smart region
The meeting was attended by the Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Al-Sawaha, as well as the heads of universities in the region.
Saudi job market to stay upbeat in 2022
During the past four years, the kingdom has created 555,000 new jobs as part of its plan to develop $1 trillion worth of new projects to meet its Vision 2030 goal.
Macron holds talks with Saudi Crown Prince
French President Emmanuel Macron met Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler in Jeddah Saturday to discuss regional stability, in particular crisis-hit Lebanon.How major Arab economies performed since 1975
At a time when the future of the global economy is going to change following the trends from regional economies, TRENDS Infographic of this week reviews the region's performance in terms of GDP growth between 1975 and 2021.
Saudi Arabia digitizes 50m realty papers under National Transformation Program
Saudi Arabia has managed to digitize some 50 million real estate documents under the Real Estate Title Digitization Initiative. It is one of the initiatives of the Ministry of Justice in the National Transformation Program.
PwC Middle East to hire 6,000 staff in five years
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Middle East intends to build its largest headquarters in Riyadh, and hire more than 6,000 staff across the region during the next five years.
