• Music beats the blues in Tunisian youth project

    Local children and teenagers come together in the afternoon to compose and rehearse music for a creative break from their bleak surroundings in the dust bowl of central Tunisia. "It's a place of escape and to free yourself from the stress of school, to compose songs, organise outings, take part...
  • 44% of Saudis are young, making up 78% of the labor pool

    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia on Monday launched "Youth Development Strategy" to help its youth to play a critical role in the national economy, who, according to the kingdom's Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, Eng. Ahmed Al-Rajhi, constitute 44% of the population and 78% of the workforce...
  • Youth play crucial role in building sustainable future

    "The UAE is committed to a sustainable future, and we believe that our youth are the key to achieving this goal. By empowering young people with green skills, we can help them shape the energy landscape for the future and build a more sustainable world for all," adds Al Marar.
  • Mobilize global action to deal with food insecurity

    “In conflict, international humanitarian law is clear: parties to armed conflict must take constant care to spare the objects necessary to produce food and drinking water and they must never target civilian objects. There is not only a moral but a legal duty also to uphold these norms,” Al Kaabi...
  • Youth hold the keys to a brighter future

    Pinning high hopes on the capabilities and determination of young people to achieve a better future for humanity, Pisar emphasizes the importance of dialogue and cooperation with followers of different religions and cultures during her lecture titled 'Building Peace through Cultural Rapprochement'.
  • European Education Area to take EU-UAE learning cooperation to the next level, says top official

    It will open opportunities for Emirati youth to study in European Union, further strengthening the existing people-to-people ties, adds Margaritis Schinas, Vice-President of the European Commission for “Promoting Our European Way of Life”, who was on an official trip to the UAE.
  • Jordan to host 2022 OSCE Mediterranean Conference

    AMMAN, JORDAN - Jordan will Monday host the 2022 Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Mediterranean Conference, organized by North Macedonia, Chair of 2022 Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation Group and the OSCE Secretariat/External Co-operation Section. The two-day meeting in the Dead Sea region will bring together representatives from...
  • Arab youth prefer UAE over home country to live, work

    Key attractions in the UAE include economy, secure environment, rewarding salary packages, a wide range of job opportunities, and the wise leadership, says a survey.
  • ISO Annual Meeting 2022 to begin Monday in UAE, trade on agenda

    The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Annual Meeting 2022 starts Monday at the ADNOC Business Center in UAE's Abu Dhabi.
  • Abdullah bin Zayed meets Benjamin Netanyahu

    UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Israeli Opposition Leader and former Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, discussed the growing cooperation between the two countries.
  • Global youth unemployment set to slip to 73 million in 2022: UN

    The figure is still six million higher than the pre-pandemic level of 2019, with the recovery in youth unemployment lagging behind the bounceback in other age groups. Between 2019 and 2020, those aged 15 to 24 experienced a much higher percentage loss in employment than the rest of the labor...
  • Unemployment rate in Saudi Arabia reduced to 11 percent in Q4 2021

    The unemployment rate among Saudi citizens reduced to 11 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021. The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) released the "Labor Market Statistics Q4, 2021, on its official website which revealed this data. The unemployment rate fell by 0.3 percentage points (pp) from Q3/2021, and lower...
  • Government institutions need to provide youth skills: UAE minister

    Shamma bint Suhail Al Mazrouei, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Vice President of the Arab Youth Center (AYC), has said that government institutions have a duty to provide youth with skills and opportunities. This would enable them to become drivers of sustainable human, economic and governmental development. She...
  • Bahrain and the Netherlands discuss ways to boost ties

    Bahrain and the Netherlands discussed ways to strengthen cooperation and boost the youth sector in both countries through exchange of expertise and experiences.
  • Kuwait launches 2nd edition of initiative for youngsters’ business

    Kuwait's Youth Authority on Saturday, February 12, launched the second edition of the ‘professional initiator’ program
  • UNICEF: Lebanese crisis forcing youth out of learning

    Lebanon’s crisis is increasingly forcing young people to drop out of learning and engage in ill-paid, irregular and informal work just to survive and help feed their families, UNICEF said in a report released Saturday. The report also indicates that 31 percent of young people are not in education, employment,...
  • Arab youths are increasingly saving, investing with fintech

    The region's economic instability, exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, has spurred many to turn to online banking and financial tools.
  • Human capital drives UAE’s future plans: President

    Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan said UAE derives its human, socio-economic and cultural clout from robust constitutional, organizational and structural tenets.
  • Facebook whistleblower wants to start a youth movement

    Francis Haugen, 37, plans to tour universities early next year. She stresses her role would simply be to get the youth movement started, envisaging it as a campus-based movement where students could help teens deal with internet-related problems their parents might not understand.
  • Arab youth name UAE country of choice for the tenth consecutive year

    For the tenth consecutive year, Arab youth have said the UAE is the country they would like to live in the most and the one they would like their own countries to emulate, according to a survey. The 13th Annual ASDA’A BCW Arab Youth Survey, conducted this year by global...
  • Libya lawmakers back $10k family grant ahead of polls

    The grant, approved by the eastern-based parliament, came after its rival, the unity government in the country's west, approved handouts to young couples.
  • Preliminary turnout of just 41 percent shows many boycott Iraq election

    In what was the fifth election since the 2003 US-led invasion that ousted dictator Saddam Hussein with the promise of bringing freedom and democracy, preliminary turnout was just 41 percent, based on results from 94 percent of voting stations.
  • Jordan dedicates pavilion at Expo 2020 to youth of the country

    The creativity of Jordanian youth was celebrated with the opening of the country’s pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai.