Deputy CEO – Deputy CEO, Seib Insurance and Reinsurance Elias Chedid (left) and Chief Underwriting Officer – Medical and Life, Seib Insurance and Reinsurance Nadia Basbous Doha: Compulsory health insurance will positively contribute to Qatar’s economy. With 2 to 2.5 million expatriates joining the scheme, the country’s health insurance sectorRead More →
BEIRUT: Hour-long queues outside petrol stations have returned to Lebanon, as supplies of cooking oil and flour in shops dwindle amid growing fears of a food security crisis. Citizens told Arab News: “We have seen on social media that a new crisis is unfolding. We arrived at the supermarket toRead More →
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived in Kuwait on February 22 where he held talks with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al -Sabah, as well as with officials. Discussions focused on ways to successfully organize an Arab League summit in AlgeriaRead More →
DUBAI: In October 2019, as Turkey massed its forces on the border with northeast Syria, threatening to invade and carve out a so-called safe zone, Kurdish communities a few miles away are looking to their powerful ally in Washington for help. The US military could keep the forces of itsRead More →
Sami Mahroum, DUBAI — For centuries, the streets of Cairo have been adorned with traditional lanterns to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan. In recent decades, locally produced lanterns have been replaced by cheaper Chinese-made lanterns. Yet due to the disruption of global supply chains caused by the pandemic, Egyptian-madeRead More →
DUBAIWATER, February 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Finastra today announced its partnership with DataGear, a leading provider of banking and financial services in Egypt, to enable corporate banks to streamline core operations, automate compliance and reduce costs. DataGear will provide its customers with solutions from Finastra, Fusion Corporate Channels and FusionRead More →
ALULA: Fresh from her sold-out concert on Friday at the Maraya Concert Hall in AlUla, singer-songwriter Alicia Keys joined Princess Reema Bint Bandar Al-Saud, the first female Saudi ambassador to the United States, and a group of other creative Saudi women in an intimate conversation under the theme “Women toRead More →
JERUSALEM — Buoyed by progress in normalization with three Arab countries that could mark a game-changer for the Middle East, Israel is beginning to see itself as a key player on the world stage. Then-US President Donald Trump sponsored the Abraham Accords between Israel and the United Arab Emirates andRead More →
Recasts with annual oil import TOKYO, January 31 (Reuters) – Japan’s crude oil imports rose 0.5% to 2.49 million barrels per day (144.66 million kiloliters) in 2021 from a year earlier, marking the first increase in nine years, according to preliminary data released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade andRead More →
The Tunisian government is putting increasing pressure on local financial institutions to fund the 2022 national budget as the country struggles to secure foreign loans to fill the project’s $2.8 billion budget shortfall. The decision is revealed by Ahmed El Karm, a board member of theRead More →
LONDON: US envoy to Yemen Tim Lenderking met with senior UK and Gulf officials in London, as part of his first tour of 2022 to reinvigorate peace efforts in coordination with the UN.In talks with UK Middle East and North Africa Minister James Cleverly, the two sides stressed that theyRead More →
Market share of global warming mitigation and adaptation in the United States and China Market Segmentation Vectors The 1st report that features a bottom-up analysis of hundreds (460) global warming mitigation sub-markets WASHINGTON, DC, USA, Jan. 26, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — The new market report published by HSRC, Global Warming MitigationRead More →
Malawi shed their underdog label and defied Covid-19 complications, a coaching reshuffle and squad discontent to reach the knockout stages of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon ). It is the first time in the country’s history that his side have made it this far, and it is only hisRead More →
− Achieved global recognition and Top Employer certification in 39 countries from the Top Employers Institute® − Recognition underscores Takeda’s unwavering commitment to its people OSAKA, Japan & CAMBRIDGE, Mass., January 20, 2022–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502/NYSE: TAK) (“Takeda”) today announced that it has been one of onlyRead More →
Riyadh — The Cabinet on Tuesday highlighted Saudi Arabia’s role in developing the mining sector in light of the Saudi Vision 2030 which aims to broaden the industrial base and economic diversification. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman, Prime Minister, chaired the virtual Cabinet session here, duringRead More →
RIYAD: The Royal Commission for AlUla, in partnership with the University of Western Australia, revealed that people who lived in the ancient northwest of the Arabian Peninsula built long ‘funeral avenues’ surrounded by thousands of monuments funerals during the third millennium BCE. The publication of the findings in “The Holocene”Read More →
Spain has grown its halal tourism and food sales, leveraging its geographic proximity to Muslim countries in North Africa to provide travel and accommodation services. In the CrescentRating Global Muslim Travel Index 2021, Spain climbed six positions to rank 16th among the top non-member destinations of the Organization for IslamicRead More →
Home »Health» News 24 | Behind the Scenes of Muhammad Al-Owais’ Rejection of Al-Ahly and Al-Nasr’s Offer for the Sake of Al-Hilal’s Eyes January 10, 2022 Saudi Professional League 2021/2022 January 11, 2022 championship season Saudi Al Faisaly vs Saudi ahli18:05 Saudi tai vs Hilal from Saudi Arabia3:40 p.m. EnglishRead More →
By Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) – A deadly uprising in Kazakhstan sparked by rising fuel prices is a powerful reminder of the struggle governments face in trying to limit public subsidies on fossil fuels as expensive energy has fueled the inflation. Most countries have measures in place to protect consumersRead More →
Ibrahim Radi Al-Radi was appointed Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the Kyrgyz Republic in April 2021. He has held many positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since his arrival in 1989, including Director General of Public Services and Director General of Archives and Archives. He was second secretary andRead More →
The newly announced list, which goes into effect on January 3, has 71 countries. Posted: Sat Jan 1, 2022, 9:43 PM Last update: Sat Jan 1, 2022, 10:34 PM The Abu Dhabi Ministry of Culture and Tourism (DCT Abu Dhabi) has updated the “Green List” of countries for travel toRead More →
Tunisia adopted the 2022 budget of around $ 2.8 billion amid economic difficulties that have hit the country, also in the grip of an unprecedented political crisis, unleashed on July 25 after President Kais Saied seized all The big powers. The Tunisian government, Webdo Tunis reports, will present the financeRead More →
CAIRO: Egyptian copper exports increased 130% in 2021 between January and October, the National Building Materials Exports Council said in its latest report. According to statistics, copper exports reached $ 296 million during the period, compared to $ 129 million during the same period in 2020. Egypt exported copper toRead More →
RIYAD: The president of the Canadian company Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. called the Kingdom’s mining potential “huge”, saying “Ivanhoe would love to be a part of it.” “We believe that the [Arabian Shield’s] the potential is limitless for diamonds, rare earths, lithium, copper, gold and other minerals that we haven’t evenRead More →
Photo file LAHORE: While China has already overtaken the United States in terms of national net worth to take the top spot in the world, thanks to a scorching real estate market that has driven property values up, the size of the economy of this communist nation is also expectedRead More →
GURUGRAM, India, 22 December 2021 / PRNewswire / – Saudi Arabia News The market is expected to show double-digit growth @ 20.8% CAGR due to the growing popularity of digital fitness apps and the expansion of women-only fitness centers in the country. The digital fitness apps market is expected toRead More →
Mohammed Hafiz (left) and Hijas with their Made in India SUV registered in Kerala, after reaching the United Arab Emirates. Image Credit: Provided Sharjah: Two young sons of two former truck drivers from India to the United Arab Emirates embarked on an ambitious road trip in an India-made SUV fromRead More →
Frankly speaking: groundwork laid for Gulf economic union by 2025, says GCC chief Nayef Al-Hajraf DUBAI: The Gulf Cooperation Council is moving forward with plans for an economic union among its six members in just four years, despite a “very difficult” timetable, the GCC secretary general told Arab News. NayefRead More →
For Tunisia, 2021 was carefully marked by dramatic scenes that showed how the Arab Spring’s only success story could end. Nationwide protests of anger over poverty, police brutality, the country’s political elite and a spiraling Covid-19 pandemic, followed by the startling announcement of an attempt to poison President Kais SaiedRead More →
AL KHOR, QATAR – DECEMBER 18: Rais Mbolhi of Algeria lifts the FIFA Arab Cup trophy after … [+] victory during the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021 Final match between Tunisia and Algeria at Al Bayt Stadium on December 18, 2021 in Al Khor, Qatar. (Photo by Michael Regan –Read More →
(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Ukraine and Egypt have great potential to expand their trade and economic cooperation. This is according to the government press service referring to a report from the Ministry of the Economy, Ukrinform wrote. On December 16, 2021, the eighth meeting of the Intergovernmental Joint Commission on Economic, ScientificRead More →
Ukraine and Egypt have great potential to develop their trade and economic cooperation. This is according to the government press service referring to a report from the Ministry of the Economy, Ukrinform wrote. On December 16, 2021, the eighth meeting of the Intergovernmental Joint Commission on Economic, Scientific and TechnicalRead More →
Saudi Arabia was among the top countries in the Middle East and North Africa for new venture capital deals in the third quarter of 2021, with startups in the Kingdom raising SR 769m ($ 205m) from of 91 transactions. This is an increase of 439% from figures a year agoRead More →
Since October, journalists from the Middle East and North Africa have published articles based on a mine of nearly 12 million leaked documents exposing the grim offshore financial system that allows the rich and powerful to get rich, often at the expense of the public. These documents, which come fromRead More →