Manama, Bahrain--Bahrain will hold the seventh edition of the "Bahrain Smart Cities Summit 2024" from March 5 to 6 under the theme"achieving progress through artificial intelligence", Wael bin Nasser Al Mubarak, the Minister of Municipalities and Agriculture announced. Al Mubarak affirmed the kingdom's keenness to adopt the best technologies and...

Developing countries least responsible for climate change are seeking support from richer polluting nations to adapt to the increasingly ferocious and expensive consequences of extreme weather, and for their transitions to cleaner energy sources. The failure of wealthy nations to fulfill financial pledges to help developing nations cope with climate...

Moscow, Russia - Pakistan has filed an application to join the BRICS group of nations in 2024 and is counting on Russia’s assistance during the membership process, the country’s newly appointed Ambassador to Russia Muhammad Khalid Jamali has told Russian news agency TASS in an interview. When asked whether the...

Johannesburg, South Africa--South Africa will Tuesday host a virtual summit of the BRICS group of nations, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, to discuss the Israel-Hamas war, Pretoria and Moscow said Monday. The BRICS --  Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- are a group of major emerging economies seeking to...

Central to the discussions was the commitment to restore military-to-military communications, previously severed after a visit by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan in 2022. The US raised concerns over China's military buildup around Taiwan and urged respect for the upcoming elections in the self-ruled island, slated for January.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-- Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Investment has held a number of roundtable meetings with several African countries on the sidelines of the Saudi-African summit in order to enhance business ties with them. The Saudi-Chadian roundtable meeting was held yesterday, in the presence of the President of the Republic...

Both sides appear willing to patch things up, with Washington sending a number of top officials to Beijing this year in a bid to reestablish high-level dialogue. US President Biden has said he expects to meet Chinese leader Xi on the sidelines of a summit in San Francisco next week...

The upcoming summit is being organised by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), a 57-member bloc of majority Muslim countries. It will be Raisi's first visit to the kingdom since the two countries agreed to restore diplomatic relations after seven years of estrangement, a deal brokered by China in March.

It will deepen cooperation between the UAE and Turkey.

New York, US-- Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt have pledged to cement the partnership between themselves in order to boost cooperation in several economic and political fields. In this connection, Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Expatriates Ayman Safadi participated in a tripartite meeting with his Iraqi and...

NEW YORK, US - The United Kingdom will be holding a summit on artificial intelligence (AI) so that nations can come together to “understand it, govern it, harness its potential and contain its risks”, Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden told the UN General Assembly. Dowden said the so-named AI Safety...

"I look forward to welcoming the AU as a permanent member of the G20", European Council president Charles Michel told reporters in New Delhi, where the two-day G20 summit begins on Saturday. In December, US President Joe Biden said he wanted the AU "to join the G20 as a permanent...

DUBAI, UAE – Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a telephonic conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed readiness to build an economic partnership with the BRICS countries. The Saudi Press Agency said the two sides had discussed various issues at the BRICS summit, where Saudi Arabia...

Dubai, UAE - The annual Belt and Road Summit being held on September 13 and 14 in Hong Kong will feature a dedicated session focused on the Middle East, South China Morning Post reported on Thursday.  The Belt and Road Initiative, China's ambitious plan to boost international trade and connectivity,...

Jakarta, Indonesia--Indonesian President Joko Widodo departed for South Africa on Sunday to attend the BRICS summit in Johannesburg amid speculation that the country could join the group as its latest member. The meeting, which brings together major emerging economies countries led by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, will be...

Amid reports of a mass grave having been found in the country's Darfur region, the African leaders summit exhorted an end to the fighting in Sudan. The ICC meanwhile said it has begun a new probe into alleged war crimes in the country, adding that the spiraling violence was a...

Exhorting the Security Council to adopt what she called as innovative attempts to address the interplay between climate change, peace and security, Mariam Almheiri, UAE's Minister of Climate Change and Environment, warned that the threat of climate change was not a hypothetical scenario but a "risk multiplier" and many were...

Cairo, Egypt--Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tareq reviewed bilateral relations and regional issues in talks in Cairo on SUnday. The two leaders shared views on the importance of intensifying efforts to protect the interests of Arab peoples, Presidency Spokesman Ahmed Fahmy said. Before the summit...

The world must assess the impact of generative artificial intelligence, G7 leaders said, announcing they will launch discussions this year on "responsible" use of the technology. A working group will be set up to tackle issues from copyright to disinformation, the seven leading economies said in a communique during a...

Abu Dhabi, UAE-- Seeking to deepen the UAE's economic and trade relationship with China, First Abu Dhabi Bank hosted more than 60 Chinese entrepreneurs, executives, and government officials on Friday. The bank showcased the UAE's potential as an investment gateway for Chinese companies by hosting a China-Arab Entrepreneurs' Summit in...

Zelensky's surprise trip to the summit in the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah was his first to the Middle East since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. An Arab League official told AFP the invitation came from Saudi Arabia, not the bloc itself.

The summit in the city of Xi'an is the first of its kind, according to Chinese state media, and will focus on strengthening economic and diplomatic ties with Beijing. China, the world's second-largest energy consumer, has invested billions of dollars to tap natural gas reserves in Central Asia.

AMMAN, JORDAN -  The Jordan Chamber of Commerce (JCC) took part in the fourth Arab-French Economic Summit 2023 in Paris. A statement issued by the JCC on Thursday said that the summit , jointly organized by the French-Arab Chamber of Commerce (CCFA), the Union of Arab Chambers, Business France, the...

DOHA, QATAR - Just US$1.4 billion in new loans and grants were promised at a UN summit devoted to the world's poorest nations where UN leader Antonio Guterres had appealed for massive aid, officials said Thursday. A top UN envoy warned at the end of the five-day Least Developed Countries meeting...

Regarding structural transformations to be witnessed in various vital economic sectors, Schwab says there will be about 10 billion people in need of energy by 2050. He stresses on the need to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and reach zero carbon emissions.

Geneva, Switzerland---Eight humanoid robots will be the star attractions when the United Nations hosts its first summit since the start of the pandemic on the benefits of artificial intelligence, it said Wednesday. The AI for Good Global Summit, first held in 2017, will return to Geneva on July 6 and 7...

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia--The Saudi Ministry of Investment has signed two memorandums of understanding with Boehringer Ingelheim Company and Saudi Novo Nordisk Trading Company and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology at Riyadh Global Medical Biotechnology Summit 2023, the Saudi Press Agency reported Friday. The MoUs were signed in the...

Dubai, UAE-- On the second day of the MENA IPO Summit Dubai 2023, many experts called for the creation of a a dynamic and advanced regulatory structure for capital markets and educating market participants on the best practices. During the summit’s workshops and discussions, securities companies and experts talked about...

Global business leaders, CEOs, and innovators from around the world will gather in Davos next week to discuss what World Economic Forum (WEF) President Børge Brende described as an event to find solutions for a more cohesive world "so that economic growth could be achieved even in challenging times."

Dubai, UAE-- Top industry experts will share first-hand knowledge of the IPO process and the opportunities and challenges of becoming a public company at the MENA IPO Summit, to be held in Dubai from 23 to 25th January. The event will also showcase a roadmap for startups and SMEs in...

The summit, which will be held from 23-25 Jan, 2023, ""will shed light on the strong impetus and promising prospects of the IPO sector in Dubai". The emirate's media office said the summit comes on the back of a record IPO activity in 2022.

SWEIMEH, JORDAN - Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met Tuesday with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on the sidelines of a summit in Jordan, an Iranian diplomatic source said. The meeting, which was confirmed by Iran's official news agency IRNA, comes at a time when negotiations in Vienna aimed at...

TEHRAN, IRAN - Iran's foreign minister said Monday that a summit to take place this week in Jordan will be a "good opportunity" for negotiations aimed at restoring the 2015 nuclear accord. On-off talks to revive the deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), started in April...

MONTREAL, CANADA - A UN nature deal proposed Sunday calls to protect at least 30 percent of the planet by 2030 and asks rich countries to stump up $20 billion in yearly aid for developing nations to save their ecosystems. China, chairing the COP15 biodiversity summit in Montreal, presented a long-awaited...

"China will continue to firmly support the GCC countries in maintaining their own security... and build a collective security framework for the Gulf," Chinese President Xi said at the start of the China-GCC summit.

The summit will bring together data leaders, high-level government officials, entrepreneurs, technologists, scientists and journalists to engage in dialogue on making data a global good.

The pact were inked during the B20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia.

Asia-Pacific leaders added their voices to international pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, issuing a summit statement saying "most" of them condemned the war. The 21 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum issued a joint declaration in Bangkok criticizing the conflict and the global economic turmoil it...

BALI, INDONESIA - Speaking at the B20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, Minister of State for Foreign Trade Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi provided details on how the UAE continues to work to mobilize international efforts to stimulate trade and investment flows around the world. He said, in the keynote...

SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT - United Nations officers running security at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt said Monday they are probing allegations of surveillance and misconduct by Egyptian police towards delegates. Participants at COP27 - including activists, rights defenders and civil society groups - have raised cases of "surveillance"...

Beijing, China— China said on Monday it hopes a meeting between President Xi Jinping and his American counterpart Joe Biden ahead of the G20 summit will bring relations "back on track". Asked by AFP at a regular press briefing what China's expectations were from the face-to-face talks in Bali, foreign ministry...

Against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine that has fueled food and fuel prices, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said that the best way to end world economic tumult was to stop the Ukraine war. Speaking ahead of the G20 summit in Indonesia, she said, "ending Russia' war...

UAE Minister of Climate Change and the Environment Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri participated in the Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting in Bali as part of the G20 Summit.

But cracks in summit solidarity quickly appeared, with India's prime minister telling Putin it was "not the time" for the conflict in Ukraine. Adding to the tension, the forces of two countries - Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan - engaged in fierce border clashes while their leaders were in attendance.

India, the incoming President of the Group of Twenty (G-20) announced that it will invite the UAE as one of the "guest countries" to the G-20 summit in New Delhi on September 9-10 next year.

Over 200 senior officials convened in the "Ambassadors Forum", organized by the World Government Summit Organization in partnership with UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, to rally for international partnerships.

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and the World Green Economy Organization (WGEO) announced that the theme of the 8th World Green Economy Summit (WGES) is "Climate Action Leadership through Collaboration: The Roadmap to Net-zero."

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-- The Future Investment Initiative Institute said Thursday two of its major events will be held in September and October---its flagship event in Riyadh from Oct 25-27 and PRIORITY summit in New York on Sept. 22. The PRIORITY will be held on the sidelines of the 77th session...

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Riyadh will host the second edition of the Global Artificial Intelligence Summit from 13 to 15 September, the largest international AI event, with the participation of global policymakers and heads of technology, communications, and investment companies. The Summit, themed “Artificial Intelligence for the Good of Humanity,” is...

A global summit in Albania dedicated to advocating regime change in Iran has been postponed due to security threats, an exiled Iranian opposition group said Friday.