Europe

Oman’s trade exchange with European nations witnessed a notable rise by the end of May, reaching 878 million Omani rials ($2.28 billion). This marks a 9.5 percent increase from the 802 million rials recorded during the same period last…
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Saudi Arabia is keen to attract more foreign direct investment from Asia and Europe as the Kingdom continues its economic diversification journey, a minister has said. Speaking to CNBC, Saudi Arabia’s Assistant Minister of Investment…
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Jordan’s King Abdullah II, in separate phone calls on Tuesday, spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The king discussed international efforts…
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The UAE’s renewable energy company Masdar is seeking more opportunities in Europe’s green energy sector and will consider both minority investments and controlling stakes, its CFO said, following a deal last week with Spain’s Endesa.…
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More than half of the mainly sub-Saharan migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in Tunisia currently live in “unsuitable conditions,” a domestic rights group said Tuesday. In its latest study on migration, the Tunisian Forum for Economic…
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European travelers to Oman helped fuel a 10.2 percent rise in hotel revenue in the first five months of 2024, official data has revealed. Figures from the National Centre for Statistics and Information show that three to five-star…
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For many migrants who’ve long dreamed of Europe, one of the last stops is an expanse of olive trees on North Africa’s Mediterranean coastline. But in Tunisia, less than 161 kilometers from the Italian islands that form the EU’s outermost…
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Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Monday urged Lebanese authorities to open the seas for migrant boats to reach Europe, amid soaring anti-Syrian sentiment and accusations the West is seeking to keep refugees in Lebanon. His remarks…
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When Mohamed Lafi vanished at sea one fateful night, it marked yet another tragedy for a Tunisian town struggling with the exodus of its youth. Mohamed’s disappearance adds to the deepening despair in El Hencha, situated just 150…
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The first European Chamber of Commerce in the Gulf region will open next week in Riyadh, the EU’s special representative for the Gulf region has said. Luigi Di Maio said the new body would bring Saudi and European companies together to…
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