April 11, 2019

Al al-Bayt University, Naua sign cooperation agreement

AMMAN — Adnan Otoum, president of the Al al-Bayt University, and Ahmad Zu’bi, the CEO of the Naua social impact platform, on Wednesday signed an agreement of cooperation pertaining to the fields of volunteering and community service.

Naua"...

April 7, 2019

Uganda wins out in regional sugar politics as partners give in

Uganda is set to become a dominant sugar exporter within the East African Community, having recently inked new deals to enter the region’s two largest markets.

Kampala has in the past three months struck"...

April 7, 2019

Betting: Govts raising taxes and restricting licensing to arrest gambling addiction

East African governments have renewed efforts to bring the betting industry under strict control amid claims of tax evasion and fears of a growing gambling culture and addition among the youth, who are mostly unemployed.

Kenya"...

April 7, 2019

UAE announces granting long-term visas for best 100 Arab start-ups shaping the future of the 4IR

ABU DHABI, 6th April, 2019 (WAM) -- The UAE Government has announced granting long-term visas for the top 100 start-ups shaping the fourth industrial revolution. The 100 Arab start-ups were selected at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa, held in Jordan between"...

April 4, 2019

M-Pesa helps drive up Kenyans' access to financial services- study-

The proportion of Kenya’s population with access to formal financial services rose to 83 per cent from 75 per cent in 2016, driven largely by mobile technology, a survey part-conducted by the central bank showed on Wednesday.

The"...

April 4, 2019

PC Vice President Kajman reviews bilateral relations with French ambassador

Vice President of the Presidential Council (PC), Abdul-Salam Kajman has discussed with French Ambassador to Libya, Béatrice du Hellen, strengthening relations between the two countries.

The meeting highlighted"...

April 2, 2019

PC head meets Tunisian Prime Minister on 30th Arab Summit sidelines

Chairman of the Presidential Council (PC), Fayez Al-Sarraj held talks on the sidelines of the Arab summit in Tunisia with Tunisian Prime Minister, Yousef Al-Shahid.

Al-Sarraj emphasized the need to work on reactivating"...

April 2, 2019

NOC head reiterates Libya’s commitment to promoting good governance

The Chairman of the National Oil Corporation (NOC), Mustafa Sanallah, has reaffirmed the NOC’s commitment to the principles of good governance and financial accounting.

This came at a recent meeting in the"...

April 1, 2019

AU Announces Libyan Reconciliation Conference in Addis Ababa

Tunis, 31 March 2019(Lana) The Chairperson of the African Union Moussa Faki on Saturday announced a national conference for reconciliation in Libya, to be held in Addis Ababa in July, in a bid to find a way out of the crisis in the country.

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April 1, 2019

NOC commits to transparency and governance framework at EITI summit

Chairman of National Oil Corporation (NOC), Eng. Mustafa Sanalla reaffirmed NOC’s institutional commitment to good governance and fiscal accountability on March 28, 2019, at a meeting on ‘transparency in commodity trading’ hosted by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic"...