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Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco will invest in the development of a major integrated refinery and petrochemical complex in Northeast China, Zawya reports. Huajin Aramco Petrochemical Company (HAPCO), a joint venture between Aramco, North Huajin Chemical Industries Group Corporation and Read more
The Saudi capital Riyadh will host the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) March 27-30 with 180 countries expected in attendance, reports say. GEC, the kingdom’s state-run news agency SPA reports, chose Riyadh to host the congress because, according to the Global Read more
A Lebanese prosecutor Thursday issued travel bans against the heads of the boards of five Lebanese banks as a precautionary measure as she investigates transactions made by their banks, reports say. Judge Ghada told Reuters, she issued the bans against Read more
AG Café has announced plans to open 110 more branches of Tim Hortons in Saudi Arabia by 2024, taking the total number of stores across the country to 200, Zawya reports. The company runs 190 stores, in total across the Read more
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Michelle Bachelet, has reiterated serious concern about the serious human rights violations and growing restrictions imposed by Algerian authorities on fundamental freedoms. “In Algeria, I am concerned about the growing restrictions on fundamental Read more
The sultanate of Oman is planning to build a “metro” that will serve its capital Muscat and tackle road traffic jams due to a rapid rise in its population, Zawya notes citing a government official. Ibrahim Al-Waeli, Director of strategic Read more
United States Deputy Secretary of State, Wendy Sherman renewed, on Tuesday during her visit to Morocco, her country’s support to the autonomy plan, proposed by Morocco in 2007, as a final solution to the artificial conflict over the Moroccan Sahara. Read more
UAE and Austria Monday signed a collaboration deal that will help boost hydrogen production and achieve the country’s net-zero emission targets by 2050, reports say. The signing took place during the visit of Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer, comprising a “permanent Read more
On Monday, March 7, 2022, the French military announced that it had neutralized a jihadist leader in Mali. On the night of February 25-26, 2022, the Barkhane force conducted an operation targeting a senior member of Al Qaeda in the Read more
The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau has inked an MoU with Dubai-based Emirates to help revive the Southeast Asian country’s trade and tourism industry, Gulf Business reports. Both parties per the agreement will benefit from joint activities to enhance trade Read more