Higher education to play a major role in fostering tolerance, say experts. The UAE set a precedent by proclaiming 2019 as The Year of...

Leaders and governments have come to regard women's workforce participation as an economic and strategic imperative. Bringing each GCC...

A PwC survey has identified key challenges confronting the GCC research ecosystem. Saudi Arabia leads the pack when it comes to GCC...

Move away from 'throw-away' society towards 'circular economy' seen as essential. The latest 'exponential technologies' could be...

Since the “Arab spring,” several attempts at reform in Arab countries have failed, increasing citizens’ distrust of government. Officials...

Norman T. Roule, CEO of Pharos Strategic Consulting LLC, spoke to Arab News on the sidelines of SALT Conference in Abu Dhabi. Roule...

Foreign policy scholars analyze the future of US-Arab ties at thought-leadership forum in Abu Dhabi. There is disillusionment among...

Over 70 percent of Arabs feel their home country is religious, according to a YouGov poll. Respondents think religion plays an important...

Use of religion for political gain is rejected by 58 percent of respondents in a YouGov poll. Experts believe there is now more awareness...

Arabs expect a decline in popularity of extremist groups in coming years, shows poll. Bleak future for Hezbollah, Hamas, Muslim...

A plethora of initiatives have sprung up with the goal of reinventing the country along with political change. 'Thawra' has generated...

Agreement between agriculture ministry and Dubai's ICBA aimed at conserving natural resources. Kingdom's biosaline agriculture research...

The UAE is taking workplace wellness to the next level by promoting the WELL Building Standard, which aims to boost employee performance...

Sweden's Azelio has tied up with UAE's Masdar and Khalifa University for Science and Technology. Tests to determine if Azelio's storage...

The UAE is viewed as a gateway for around 60 per cent of Chinese exports to the Middle East. As the geo-economic centre of the world...

Immersed in the spirit of change, Lebanese citizens have been participating in an array of activities to start their new chapter on the...

US House adopted a resolution on October 29 to acknowledge the 1915-1923 mass killings. Resolution seen as a rebuke to Trump as well as...

Lebanon has not witnessed such scenes of public solidarity since the 1975 civil war. Ordinary people are at the end of their tether as...

The meetings, analysts said, reflected a turning point in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) foreign policy as Saudi Arabia and the United...

This week's edition of The Foreign Desk on Monocle 24, the radio station of the British Monocle magazine, discussing the Gulf after oil....