ABU DHABI, UAE (AA) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced that its tourism revenues hit 19 billion dirhams ($5.1 billion) in the first half of 2022. UAE Vice-President Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum said on Twitter that hotel guests rose to 12 million, marking a 42% increase. Sheikh Mohammed, who is also UAE […]
MOSCOW (AA) – The Kremlin has said that the Istanbul grain deal is only partially being implemented because while grain shipment from Ukraine via the Black Sea is being carried out, Russian grain exports are not allowed. Speaking at a press briefing in Moscow, Dmitry Peskov said the work is underway to prepare a meeting […]
KUALA LUMPUR (AA) – Two Palestinian companies have received the best international exhibition award for their outstanding pavilion at a halal expo in Malaysia. Malaysia’s International Trade and Industry Ministry announced the name of 15 companies for their outstanding performance in four categories: Best Booth and Pavilion Awards, Most ...
KUALA LUMPUR (AA) – The Malaysian premier has said that halal products — those permissible according to Islamic law — appeal to all consumers regardless of race and religion, as they guarantee quality, environmental conservation, data integrity and transparency as well as sustainable business practices. Speaking at the offici...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AA) – Nigeria will be able to send more liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe by winter, the country’s minister of state for petroleum resources said Thursday. Timipre Sylva told the Gastech 2022 conference in Milan, Italy, his country is currently delaying additional gas deliveries because of security problems. However, ...
DOHA, Qatar (AA) – Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani held talks on Wednesday with EU Council President Charles Michel to discuss energy cooperation. Discussions between the two sides dwelt on ways of developing bilateral cooperation in the energy field as well as regional and international developments, the state news ag...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US has rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claims that nearly all of the grain leaving Ukraine’s ports under a recently brokered pact is bound for the EU. State Department spokesman Vedant Patel said the Russian leader’s allegation against the Black Sea Grain Initiative “simply is not...
LONDON (AA) – Food prices in Europe that have already reached alarming levels in a year due to the boom in demand after the coronavirus pandemic, growing supply chains issues, the Russia-Ukraine war, and surging energy and logistics costs are expected to rise further in the coming period due to the climate crisis. Euro-area annual [&hell...
KULA LUMPUR (AA) – Malaysia is hosting one of the world’s largest halal products exhibitions and buyers are exploring opportunities to import products from the Southeast Asian nation. MIHAS began Wednesday at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre and is poised to be a networking powerhouse for international and local bus...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – As the losses from devastating floods in Pakistan keep piling up, farmers and experts fear that the killing of hundreds of thousands of animals may lead to a severe shortage of milk and meat in the coming months. Ravaging floods have killed over 1,300 people, ripped away mountainsides, swept off the […]
