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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has hailed the “transformational changes” generated by the Abraham Accords brokered by the U.S. for the normalization of relations between Israel, Morocco, the UAE and Bahrain. In a press release issued Thursday by the State Department, Mr. Blinken said: “this week, we celebrate the two-year anniversary of the signing […]
King Salman has issued a directive to invest $1 billion dollars into Pakistan, in confirmation of the Kingdom’s support for the country and its people, the kingdom’s state-run news agency indicated Thursday. The directive came during a telephone call between Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. Bhutto […]
UAE’s Foreign ministry said Sunday the Gulf country’s ambassador to Teheran will resume his duties in coming days in line with diplomatic norms governing bilateral relations. The move is in line with Abu Dhabi’s efforts to mend ties with Iran and as part of a previous decision to raise diplomatic representation to the rank of […]
Italy’s top diplomat Luigi Di Maio has reiterated the need to appoint a new UN Special Envoy for Libya, which he deemed to be a “decisive step”, Libya Update reports. Di Maio sounded the alarm in a testimony before the chamber of deputies arguing that “the appointment of a strong UN envoy allows for firm […]
Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum will chair the Higher Committee for Future Technology and Digital Economy set up to help shape the future of artificial intelligence (AI) by investing in the metaverse and establishing partnerships to boost Dubai’s digital economy. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime […]
Bahrain has officially joined the integrated industrial partnership alongside Egypt, UAE, and Jordan, Egypt’s Ministry of Trade and Industry said in a statement on Thursday. The announcement came during the second higher Committee meeting of the integrated industrial partnership, in the Egyptian capital Cairo. Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Nevine Gamea who chaired the […]
The United Arab Emirates expressed its opposition to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s decision to appoint former Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum as UN envoy to Libya, Libya Observer reports, citing diplomatic sources. The Gulf country told the Security Council that some Arab countries and Libyan parties reject Boukadoum’s nomination. Guterres last week proposed Boukadoum to […]
The UAE-based freight and logistics chain, Emirates Logistics, inaugurated, in the Tangier Automotive City free zone, a new logistics center. The opening ceremony of the center, which offers just-in-time logistics services on finished products, raw materials and spare parts for industrial companies, was attended by the UAE Minister of Economy, Abdullah Bin Touq Al Marri, […]
The UAE sees room for increasing trade with Morocco to 7 billion dollars and stepping up investments in innovation and sustainability, Emirati Economy Minister Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri said. Speaking to Reuters following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the reactivation of the Moroccan-Emirati business council, Al Marri said trade has […]
Russia and Turkey Wednesday vowed to collaborate and work towards the stability of Libya where both countries back rival sides. “Everyone must contribute to the full stabilization of Libya,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday at a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart Sergej Lavrov in Ankara. “We no longer want competition […]