UAE News
Ajman announces $272m port investment
Ajman Ports will undergo major upgrades as it looks to establish itself as a growing transport and logistics…
Category: Government & Policy
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Middle East
Exhausted Sudanese flee into Chad as fighting escalates
Nearly 20,000 people – mainly traumatized women and children – have reached Chad in the past two weeks,…
Business & Economy
US infrastructure giant Stonepeak expands Middle East footprint with Saudi Arabia office
Stonepeak, which claims to be the world’s largest independent infrastructure firm and leading US infrastructure investor, announced the…
UAE News
UAE announces Eid Al Adha 2025 holiday for public sector
The UAE government has announced the Arafah and Eid Al Adha holidays for ministries and federal entities for…
UAE News
Afghanistan: Taliban restrictions on women’s rights intensify
The mission continued to receive reports that Afghan women are being denied the opportunity to join the workforce,…
Government & Policy
Middle East’s first digital asset multi-strategy fund launches via AltNovel and 3iQ partnership
AltNovel, an Abu Dhabi-based private markets platform regulated by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), announced a partnership…
Government & Policy
Saudi insurance sector records $960m profit in 2024
The Insurance Authority has issued the Saudi Insurance Market Report, which highlights the Insurance sector’s developments and financial…
Real Estate
Abu Dhabi real estate: 10 hotspots revealed; capital appreciation forecast
This projected rise in pricing is expected to be driven by a combination of limited housing supply, strategic…
UAE News
Abu Dhabi DoE signs AI pact with Presight and AIQ to advance digitisation of energy sector
The Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE) signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Presight and AIQ, focused on…
Middle East
UN alarmed after warning shots fired at foreign diplomats in the West Bank
Media reports said soldiers fired warning shots near the diplomats, who were on an official visit to view…