Dell Technologies, Microsoft, Oracle join show's global edition alongside other top-tier tech innovators to address scope of AI for Egyptian economy
With the support of Egypt's Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), the global (...)
Lebanon said on Monday it hoped Saudi Arabia would reconsider a ban on its produce imposed over what Riyadh called a rise in drug smuggling, and tasked its interior minister to coordinate with the kingdom to uncover the culprits and prevent a (...)
Egypt has won two medals (gold and silver) at the Beirut International Innovation Fair, announced Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel Ghaffar on Thursday.
The Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute's Taiko office had (...)
Iran's support for Yemen's Houthi movement is "quite significant and it's lethal," U.S. special envoy on Yemen Tim Lenderking said on Wednesday, as he called a battle for Yemen's gas-rich Marib region the single biggest threat to peace (...)
Claude Le Roy has resigned as coach of Togo after they failed to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations finals but said he was far from finished in African football.
The 73-year-old Frenchman, who has coached at an unprecedented nine Cup of Nations (...)
Egypt's Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel Ghaffar met with Oman's Ambassador Abdullah bin Nasser Al-Rahbi, on Tuesday, to discuss ways to enhance scientific cooperation between the two countries.
The focus of the (...)
In a strong signal of Moscow's intention to play a greater role in the Middle East, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Cairo on Monday to meet with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri.
Lavrov's (...)
Remarkably Saudi Arabia received Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, last week in a welcome show that included an air force show and a military parade with the artillery firing 21 shots, a rare salute.
Kadhimi's first visit to Riyadh since he (...)
"Did not make any progress and did not result in an agreement": the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' terse judgement on the outcome of the latest three-day round of tripartite talks sponsored by the African Union (AU) over the Grand Ethiopian (...)
Egypt's Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad has outlined the country's serious steps to address climate change, including restructuring the National Council for Climate Change and the climate change strategy 2050.
The Egyptian banking sector has (...)
Oman will only allow citizens and residents to enter the Gulf Arab state from 8 April following an increase in COVID-19 cases that is pressuring the health care system, the country's coronavirus committee said on Monday.
The committee also extended (...)
Egypt's primary surplus during the Coronavirus pandemic helped cushion the blow to its public debt, despite higher debt levels that affected much of the MENA region, according to the World Bank's April 2021 MENA economic update (pdf).
The primary (...)
Jordan's neighbours and allies reacted with statements of support after the Jordanian military said on Saturday that King Abdullah's half-brother and former Crown Prince Hamza bin Hussein had been told to halt actions used to target the country's (...)
Jordan's allies on Sunday rallied around King Abdullah II after his half-brother unleashed unprecedented public criticism of how the country is run, complaining of corruption and lack of free expression.
The swift show of support, even as Abdullah (...)
Kuwait said on Thursday it would extend a month-long partial curfew that had been due to end next week until April 22 as part of efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19.
The cabinet said in a statement on Twitter that the curfew would be from 7 p.m. (...)
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) called on Wednesday for the continuation of the diplomatic dialogue to end disagreements over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
The UAE foreign affairs and international cooperation ministry stated it is (...)
Qatar's cabinet on Wednesday ordered a halt to non-urgent medical services at private health facilities as of April 2 as coronavirus cases rise in the Gulf Arab state, state news agency QNA said.
Qatar on Wednesday reported 780 new COVID-19 (...)
The Omani capital Muscat has been busy with diplomatic traffic aimed at finding a way to end the six-year war in Yemen. Both UN Envoy Martin Griffiths and US Special Envoy Tim Lenderking have been shuttling between Muscat, Riyadh and Aden since (...)
The Saudi-led coalition has cleared four fuel ships to dock at Yemen's Red Sea port of Hodeidah, two sources familiar with the matter said, after Yemen's internationally recognised government said on Wednesday it had approved entry of some (...)
A cargo ship owned by an Israeli company was damaged by an Iranian missile in the Arabian Sea earlier on Thursday, Israel's Channel 12 news reported on its website.
The report said the ship, sailing from Tanzania to India, was able to continue its (...)
The Ansarullah (Houthi) Movement in Yemen rejected a ceasefire proposal made by US Envoy to Yemen Timothy Lenderking during a meeting with Houthi representatives in Oman on 4 March.
Neither side disclosed the substance of the US initiative, which (...)
Syria has dominated the Gulf foreign policy scene in the last two weeks. This month marks the start of the Syrian Civil War a decade ago, and the latest relevant diplomatic manoeuvre was a visit to the Sultanate of Oman by Syrian Minister of Foreign (...)
Yemen's Houthi forces launched a drone attack on an airport in southern Saudi Arabia, the Iran-aligned group's military spokesman said on Tuesday, a day after Riyadh presented a new peace initiative that includes a nationwide ceasefire.
There was no (...)
Over the decades, tourism has experienced continued growth and deepening diversification, to become one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world.
Modern tourism is closely linked to development and encompasses a growing number of new (...)
Oman has cut off access to the buzzy new audio chat app Clubhouse, the country's telecommunications regulator confirmed Monday, setting off fears that authorities across the Persian Gulf may censor a rare forum for discussion of sensitive topics in (...)
