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BRICS summit in Brazil to champion multilateralism amid trade tensions
Daily News Egypt
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July 6, 2025
Leaders of the growing BRICS group of nations are gathering in Brazil for a summit overshadowed by United States President Donald Trump’s new tariff policies, with the bloc aiming to present itself as a defender of multilateralism. The leaders,...
Oman records trade surplus of OMR1.849bn
Times of Oman
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Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman's trade balance recorded a surplus of OMR1.849 billion by the end of April 2025, compared to a surplus of OMR3.1 billion during the same period in 2024, marking a 40.4 percent decline. Preliminary statistics from the...
Kuwait eyes cultural revival as Capital of Arab Culture 2025
Kuwait Times
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July 5, 2025
Balancing heritage and modernity, Kuwait aims to strengthen regional cultural role KUWAIT: As Kuwait assumes the title of Capital of Arab Culture 2025, attention turns to its evolving cultural policy, which straddles the line between preserving...
World Bank Group opens first office in Oman
The Arabian Stories
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July 6, 2025
Muscat – The World Bank Group has opened a permanent office in Muscat to provide advisory services and monitor projects financed by the World Bank (WB) and its private sector affiliates. By hosting the WB office, the Sultanate of Oman seeks to...
Brics leaders meet under pressure from tariffs, oil shocks and climate rifts
The National News
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When the leaders of the Brics group of developing countries gather on Sunday for their 17th annual summit, the backdrop is one of the most geopolitically volatile the bloc has faced in years, with trade tension, regional conflicts and energy...
Jordan records trade surplus with 10 Arab countries
Ammon News
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July 6, 2025
Ammon News - Jordan posted a trade surplus with ten Arab countries during the first third of 2025, driven by a notable increase in national exports and the continued expansion of regional trade partnerships, according to official trade data....
Deliveroo Qatar streamlines onboarding for new business partners with Pass
The Peninsula
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July 6, 2025
Doha, Qatar: Deliveroo Qatar has partnered with Pass, a last-mile logistics provider, to enhance the onboarding process for restaurant and business partners. The collaboration ensures fast and reliable delivery of all essential equipment, such as...
From prestige to power: How luxury spending reflects the UAE’s economic strategy
Eurasia Magazine
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Look closer, and a different picture emerges—one of calculated strategy, global positioning, and economic foresight. But how did luxury spending evolved in the Middle East? Well, the reason may lie in a simple answer: through oil, the country...
Aircraft Interiors industry development summary: May/Jun-2025 - A320 Family business class insight
Routes
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This regular CAPA - Centre for Aviation report provides a summary of major developments in the aircraft interiors sector, supported by data from the CAPA Aircraft Interiors Database and CAPA News. This edition covers May-2025 and Jun-2025 and...
ASU opens admissions for new academic year
Kuwait Times
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July 7, 2025
KUWAIT: Abdullah Al-Salem University (ASU) on Monday began receiving applications for the 2025-2026 academic year through its official website, with the registration window remaining open until July 17. In a press statement, Acting Chairman of...
Municipality launches nationwide campaign to remove encroachments
Kuwait Times
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July 7, 2025
KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality launched a nationwide field inspection campaign on Monday to address violations involving encroachments on state property and to ensure compliance with safety regulations across all six governorates. Head of the...
Tk 2,500 Kuwait visa sold for Tk 800,000
BDNews24
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Delowar Hossain Patwari, a former migrant worker from Chandpur who spent five years in Saudi Arabia, returned to Bangladesh to open a grocery shop. When the business failed to take off, he left again -- this time for Kuwait. But his trip to the...
Kuwait Launches E-Visa System For Tourist, Family, Business, And Official Visits
Gulf Insider
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July 4, 2025
Kuwait has unveiled a new electronic visa system designed to streamline entry procedures for travellers and residents, in a major step toward modernising the country’s digital infrastructure and enhancing its appeal as a regional hub for tourism,...
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From Slave to Superpower – How The U.S. Rose From Colony To Global Warlord
Zee News
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New Delhi: The United States now sits at the head of the global table. It calls the shots, launches wars, controls currencies and decides who gets sanctioned. But rewind the clock by 250 years, and this self-declared leader of the free world was...
Kuwaiti Dinar to Pakistani Rupee Rate Today- July 4, 2025
ARY News
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July 4, 2025
Kuwait City, July 4, 2025 — The Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD), renowned as one of the world’s strongest currencies due to Kuwait’s oil-driven economy, remains stable at 930.68 Pakistani Rupee (PKR) today at 5:04 PM PST, according to major currency exchange...
Kuwait oil price up $1.05 to $70.10 pb - KPC
Zawya
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KUWAIT -- The price of Kuwait oil went up by USD 1.05 to USD 70.10 per barrel (pb) on Thursday as opposed to USD 70.10 on Wednesday, said the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) on Friday. Brent futures went down by 31 cents to USD 68.80 pb and...
Kuwait launches e-visa system for tourists, families
Gulf News
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The platform, launched this week by Kuwaiti authorities, allows for the issuance of four types of visas: tourist, family, business, and official. The system will simplify and speed up the application process, enabling smoother access for a wide...
Kuwait focuses on creating secure and stable food supply system
Zawya
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KUWAIT CITY - Kuwait is making significant strides in establishing an integrated and secure food system designed to maintain stability and meet the needs of citizens and residents under various conditions, Minister of Commerce and Industry Khalifa...
President Of Kazakhstan Appoints New Ambassador To Kuwait
MENAFN
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July 5, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 5. The President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, has appointed a new ambassador to the State of Kuwait, Trend reports via the press service of the President of Kazakhstan. “Yerzhan...
Business activity in Gulf sees steady June growth
Gulf Daily News Online
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Business activity across several Middle Eastern economies showed varying trends in June, according to newly released Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data by S&P Global, with Saudi Arabia and Qatar posting the region’s strongest growth, while...