Egypt to sign crisis management pact with Arab Emergency Union
Egypt Healthcare Authority (EHA) chairman Ahmed El Sobky held a high level meeting with the head of the Arab Union…
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Egypt launches IMO regional office
Egypt’s Minister of Transport inaugurated on Monday the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) regional office…
Global labour income share faces prolonged decline – ILO
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) highlighted a global decline in the labour income share, which has…
Global youth unemployment falls to 15-yr low in ’23
Global youth unemployment rates hit a 15-year low in 2023, with 64.9 million unemployed individuals aged 15-24,…
Egypt launches Civilization Inspired by Nature campaign to boost sustainable tourism
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities launched on Thursday an international promotional campaign to enhance…
Annual earnings boost Qatar, rest of Gulf sluggish
Corporate earnings and dividend news boosted Qatar’s stock market early on Wednesday by suggesting the economy is…
Arab League to lobby U.N. to recognize Palestinian state
Arab states will soon embark on a diplomatic drive to persuade the United Nations to recognize a Palestinian state…
Gulf may stay sluggish on geopolitics; management change at Aramex
Gulf stock markets may stay sluggish on Monday because of geopolitical turbulence after Saudi Arabia and other…
Drake and Scull leads Dubai index up, Qatar continues slide
Construction firm Drake and Scull led a rise in Dubai’s stock market index in early trade on Sunday while Qatar’s…
3 Arab States, Egypt hold talks in Manama over Qatar row
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry flied to Bahrain on Saturday to take part in a two-day meeting discussing…
Qatar rejects Arab states’ accusations, UK’s Johnson flies to Saudi Arabia
Qatar on Friday dismissed as "baseless" accusations that it was financing terrorism, in its first public…
Egypt’s FM says Qatar’s response to Arab quartet’s demands very negative
Qatar’s response to four Arab states’ demands was “very negative” and “indicates a lack of awareness of how…
UN rapporteur, media watchdog denounce Qatar-based Al Jazeera closure demands
A United Nations expert and a media freedom watchdog on Wednesday criticized four Arab states for seeking to close…
Qatar can protect economy and currency, finance minister tells CNBC
Qatar can easily defend its economy and currency against economic blockade by other Arab states, Qatari finance…
Trump rebukes Qatar as Tillerson seeks to ease crisis
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday accused Qatar of being a "high level" sponsor of terrorism, potentially…
Egypt to suspend air links with Qatar from today
Egypt said it will suspend air links with Qatar from Tuesday, 6 June 2017, after it and other Arab states cut…
Oil slips over worries Middle East rift will undermine output cuts
Oil prices fell for a third day on Tuesday, hit by concerns that a political rift between Qatar and several…
Iran wants to undermine Saudi Arabia: Israel’s defense minister
Israel's defense minister said on Sunday Iran had an ultimate objective of undermining Saudi Arabia in the Middle…
Egypt to launch global fair for nuclear, solar power on Sunday
The Egyptian government will launch Sunday the international electricity conference and exhibition to discuss solar…
Arab states seize 53.4% of Egypt’s non-petroleum exports
Arab States seized 53.4 percent of Egypt's total non-petroleum exports in October 2015 with US$660 million, trade…
Arab states seize 47.4% of Egypt’s food industries exports
The Arab states have seized 47.4 percent of Egypt's exports of food industries worth 6.5 billion Egyptian pounds…
UN chief invites Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan to Mideast Quartet meeting
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has invited Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia to a meeting this month of the Middle…
Arab Banks’ total Capitals hit US$336bn at end-2014 – Official
The total capitals of banks working in the Arab countries have reached US$336 billion at the end of 2014, the…
Egypt’s President Allegedly Mocks Gulf Wealth
Asking for money is a delicate matter, so when an alleged audio recording of Egypt's president mocking oil-rich…
PM Egypt Reviews Cooperating in New Govt Projects With 2 Countries
Dr. Hazem El Beblawi, Egyptian Prime Minister, has met Ahmed El Kattan, Saudi Arabia Ambassador in Cairo, in order…
Egypt’s Foreign Direct Investment Hits $ 1.074 bln in March-End: C.Bank
Foreign direct investment (FDI) has hit a record around jumping to 456%, move up by $1.074 billion net profit…
West Urges Arabs Not To Target Israel At UN Nuclear Meet
Western envoys are urging Arab states not to berate Israel over its assumed nuclear arsenal at the U.N. atomic…
Investments In Region Hit $496bn In 2011
Total foreign and domestic investments in Arab states rose in 2011 by 1.2 per cent to $496 billion from $490…
Cairo Meeting to discuss Syrian Crisis on March 10
Russia will meet with foreign ministers of Arab states to discuss the Syria crisis in Cairo on March 10, Russian…