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Arab interior ministers have agreed to enhance cooperation and joint actions to combat terrorism, drug & weapons trafficking, transnational crime and money laundering. During their latest meeting held in Tunisia, the ministers discussed joint security challenges, the terrorist threats posed Read more
The United Arab Emirates is planning to build a US$3.3 billion solar park designed to produce 1,000 megawatts of power by 2030. The first bids for the construction a 10-megawatt unit will be issued during the 3rd quarter of 2012 Read more
France has announced a $13 million financial assistance to the Palestinian authority to help it carry out a desalination project in the isolated Gaza strip. This project, which has been approved by the Union for the Mediterranean, will enable Palestinians Read more
The second North African conference on borders security will be held in Morocco by the end of 2012. The decision was made Monday by participants at the end of a two-day conference held in Tripoli (Libya) to look into several Read more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) mulls building four new nuclear power facilities next year with the help of South Korea, in addition to the four already being built. To meet the rapidly increasing energy demands, the UAE state-owned Emirates Nuclear Read more
Saudi Arabia is the first Arab country to make most registered patents in 2011, says the World Intellectual property organization (WIPO) in its annual report. Saudi Arabia tops the list of registered patents in the Arab World totaling 147 patents, Read more
A Saudi diplomat was shot dead Tuesday in the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka by unknown assailants, according to local police. The diplomat, khalaf Al Ali, was gunned down near his home. He died few hours later in a nearby hospital Read more
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the Sultanate of Oman has increased 23.3 percent to $ 51.9 billion during the first three quarters of 2011 due to the surge in oil prices and output in the Gulf country According to Read more
Over 15 million young people will enter the workforce over the next decade in the region of the Middle-East & North Africa, says latest forecast report of Ernst & Young. “The greatest challenge in the MENA region is to develop Read more
The two-day international conference on Jerusalem held in Doha 26-27 Feb. has called on the UN and all its relevant institutions to shoulder their responsibilities towards Jerusalem and its people. The conference, which was attended by 350 personalities, government officials Read more