Author: Steven Sahiounie

The Ministry of Finance has wrapped up its Government Financial Management Awareness Programme for the first half of the year

Qatar has improved its score in quality of life and secured 182.9 points, compared to 169.77 in December 2023

Kuwait’s oil GDP will rise by 0.9% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) in the fourth quarter of 2024 and 4% year-on-year (YoY) in 2025 if its oil production is restored fully

ABU DHABI: The foreign assets of the UAE Central Bank (CBUAE) increased by 2.55 percent during April, reaching AED 750.29 billion at the end of the month, compared to AED 731.62 billion at the end of March.

Mahmoud Al-Hamoud, Jordan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, reaffirmed on Friday that Amman is committed to supporting UNRWA politically and financially and will do everything within its power to support the organization. Addressing the New York pledging conference at the UN headquarters, Al-Hamoud emphasized the impartiality and expertise of UNRWA, refuted the vicious accusations made against it, and emphasized the necessity of boosting financial support for the organization. Al-Hamoud noted that Jordan hosted “The Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response for Gaza” conference which took place in the Dead Sea region last month in collaboration with the Arab Republic of…

Russia on Friday expressed support on Friday for Türkiye’s initiative to normalize relations with Syria, saying it is prepared to assist in the process. At a news conference in Moscow, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova praised the ongoing Russian-Turkish collaboration on Syrian issues, highlighting the regular interactions between the two countries in this regard. “We are committed to continuing our close cooperation with our Turkish partners within the Astana format, which remains the only effective international mechanism for advancing a peaceful resolution,” she emphasized. Zakharova said Moscow successfully hosted a series of four-party meetings in 2023 with Türkiye, Syria, and Iran,…

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres declared on Friday that there is no alternative to the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA and 118 countries backed the relief organization as indispensable, amid stepped up efforts by Israel to dismantle it.The UN Relief and Works Agency provides education, health and aid to millions of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. Since war erupted nine months ago between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza, UN officials have stressed UNRWA is the backbone of aid operations.“My appeal to everyone is this: Protect UNRWA, protect UNRWA staff, and…

The UN’s top court will next week hand down its view on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories since 1967, a case in which some 52 countries made submissions.Any opinion delivered by the International Court of Justice would be non-binding, but it will come amid mounting international legal pressure on Israel over the war in Gaza sparked by the brutal October 7 Hamas attacks.”A public sitting will take place at the Peace Palace in The Hague (on July 19) … during which Judge Nawaf Salam… will read out the Advisory Opinion,” the ICJ said on Friday.The ICJ…

Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s X platform is misleading users with its blue checkmarks for certified accounts, and is also violating EU content rules, Brussels said Friday, in a finding that could lead to hefty fines.

Republican lawmakers asked the Biden administration for an intelligence assessment of Microsoft’s $1.5 billion investment in UAE-based artificial intelligence firm G42 over concerns about transfer of sensitive technology and G42’s historic ties to China.