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The European Commission has included Qatar among countries whose citizens are exempt from the Schengen visa, Peninsula Qatar reports. The move came Wednesday. The commission also confirmed its submission of this proposal to the European Parliament and Council for approval. Read more
Kuwait has approved the funding for the development of a key residential project, South Saad Al Abdullah Town, as well as the rehabilitation of the historic Souq Al Mubarakiya, reports say. The South Saad Al Abdullah housing project costs a Read more
The war in Ukraine has “significantly” impacted the Middle East and North Africa region, with the crisis dealing a heavy blow to low-income countries while benefiting oil-producing states, the IMF said Wednesday. The International Monetary Fund’s 2022 growth forecast for Read more
Saudi Arabia’s agriculture technology startup Red Sea Farms said on Monday it had raised an additional $18.5 million to help expand its fresh produce line and also to sell its technology to users in harsh, water scarce environments, Arab News Read more
Saudi trade minister Majid ben Abdullah Al Qasabi has voiced his country’s intention to increase the number of Moroccan workers from 22,000 to nearly 500,000 within the frame of its new investment strategy focusing on human capital. During his meeting Read more
Eleven people including nine schoolteachers died in a head-on road crash south of Baghdad as they returned from a Ramadan meal, Iraqi officials announced Saturday, Arab New reports. A police source indicated the crash was caused by speed, adding that Read more
Several countries, including Morocco, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, the United States, and international organizations including the United Nations, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the Arab League, the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council have denounced the raid conducted by Read more
Riyadh Chamber and China Foreign Trade Center also known as Canton Fair, have inked today a cooperation deal to enhance and expand commercial, industrial and investment relations through encouraging cooperation among businesspeople and facilitating the realization of mutual interests, Zawya Read more
Saudi monarch King Salman has instructed Saudi Arabia’s humanitarian charity to provide urgent medical and shelter aid worth $10 million to Ukrainian refugees who have fled to neighboring countries, mainly Poland, Arab News reports. “King Salman directs KSrelief to provide Read more
The Egyptian Businessmen Association (EBA) is set to submit a proposal to the government to open RUB banking accounts for exporters to Russia, Arab Business reports citing Borsa News. The proposal, EBA Chairman Ali Issa told Borsa News, will be Read more