Manila: Seven people have died and 11 were injured following a series of powerful earthquakes that struck Davao Oriental and neighboring regions. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) confirmed the fatalities and injuries resulting from the magnitude 7.4 and 6.8 earthquakes that occurred on October 10. According to Emirates News Agency, the … Read more
Cairo: SandP Global Ratings has upgraded Egypt’s long-term sovereign credit rating to ‘B’ from ‘B-‘, while maintaining a stable outlook. The agency also affirmed the ‘B’ short-term sovereign credit rating. According to Emirates News Agency, the stable outlook reflects Egypt’s improving growth prospects and balance of payments trends, despite challenges such as high government deficits … Read more
Brussels: From 12 October, EU Member States will start introducing Europe’s new digital border system, the Entry/Exit System (EES), across their external borders. As of this date, Member States will start electronically registering the data of non-EU nationals crossing the EU’s external borders for short stays (90 days in any 180-day period). They will do … Read more
New york: The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) today said that the announcement of a ceasefire has generated a new hope for relief at last in Gaza, urging Member States to extend generous funding for the response so that the humanitarian communities can scale up. According to Emirates News Agency, UN Secretary … Read more
Brussels: Last year, the EU imported pound 11.1 billion worth of solar panels, pound 2.9 billion of liquid biofuels, and pound 0.5 billion worth of wind turbines from extra-EU countries, totalling almost pound 14.6 billion in imports of green energy products, according to data released by Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office. According to Emirates News … Read more
Dubai: Dubai Police is set to participate in GITEX Global 2025, held at the Dubai World Trade Centre from 13 to 17th October. The Force will unveil their latest innovations and achievements in information technology, smart services, artificial intelli…
Haikou: The World Free Zones Organization’s (World FZO) 11th annual World Congress continued today in Haikou, China, focusing on digitisation and sustainability as drivers of the next generation of free zones. The event, hosted at the Hainan Internati…
Sharjah: The third edition of the Emirates Perfumes and Oud Exhibition at Expo Centre Sharjah has drawn large crowds of visitors eager to benefit from exclusive promotions and discounts of up to 50 percent on a wide selection of fragrances, reaffirmin…