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  • Low-cost Wizz Air launches new flights from Saudi Arabia to UAE, Europe

    Europe’s low-cost carrier Wizz Air is launching new flights from Dammam, Saudi Arabia, to Rome, Vienna and Abu Dhabi, according to a statement. Flights to Rome will start on Sept. 28, while Vienna operations will commence on Sept. 30. Tickets for all destinations are currently on sale on the airline’s website and mobile app, with fares starting from €24.99 ($26.4).

  • Top EU diplomat heads to Tehran to revive nuclear deal

    "Josep Borrell will visit Iran on 24-25 June, as part of the ongoing efforts to bring the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) back to full implementation," the EU said in a statement. Borrell will meet Iran's foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian. Tehran for its part said its focus was on sanctions relief, not directly mentioning the nuclear deal.

  • Europeans return to Syria, fueling tourism and attracting criticism

    Standing high on the castle-like walls of Aleppo’s historic citadel, Nick White was shocked by the destruction to the city. The 63-year-old British tourist could see how large parts had been flattened by Syria’s terrible civil war.

  • Israel’s natural gas deal with Europe and Egypt binds it closer to the Middle East

    On Wednesday, Israel agreed to pipe billions of dollars’ worth of natural gas to Europe via Egyptian liquefaction facilities, as Russia halts supplies and the continent scrambles to refill dwindling stockpiles. The landmark memorandum of understanding, signed by the Israeli and Egyptian energy ministers and representatives of the European Commission, aims to extricate Europe from Russian energy “blackmail,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in Jerusalem, a day before flying to the signing ceremony in Cairo.

  • US, Europeans refute Iran claims on new proposal but say deal at hand if Iran wants itt

    Iranian officials in recent days have suggested that they conveyed substantive “new initiatives” to the US and western powers ahead of a UN atomic agency board meeting this month. But US and European officials have characterized the Iranian messages as vague and offering possible meetings, but not substantive proposals about how to close remaining gaps on a deal to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear pact.

  • Germany Steps Up Measures to Conserve Gas as Russia Slows Supply to Europe

    Germany will restart coal-fired power plants and offer incentives for companies to curb natural gas consumption, marking a new step in the economic war between Europe and Russia. Berlin unveiled the measures on Sunday after Russia cut gas supplies to Europe last week as it punched back against European sanctions and military support for Ukraine. The steps, part of a broader strategy initiated after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, aims to reduce gas consumption and divert gas deliveries to storage facilities to ensure that the country has enough gas reserves to get through the winter.

  • The geopolitics of hydrogen is bringing Saudi Arabia and the GCC closer to Europe

    Strategically positioned between the large consumer-driven European markets and East Asian markets, the GCC area have proven, according to the World Shipping Council, its ability to benefit from its position by building and operating a strong export infrastructure, in the likes of Jebel Ali and Saudi Jeddah ports, ranking among the top 40 ports in the world. Simultaneously, Europe, who is leading the evolution of the new energy systems, has deployed ambitious targets to reach carbon neutrality by 2050.

  • The geopolitics of hydrogen is bringing Saudi Arabia and the GCC closer to Europe

    Strategically positioned between the large consumer-driven European markets and East Asian markets, the GCC area have proven, according to the World Shipping Council, its ability to benefit from its position by building and operating a strong export infrastructure, in the likes of Jebel Ali and Saudi Jeddah ports, ranking among the top 40 ports in the world. Simultaneously, Europe, who is leading the evolution of the new energy systems, has deployed ambitious targets to reach carbon neutrality by 2050.

  • Food crisis will have ‘huge impact’ on Middle East, says agritech entrepreneur David Meszaros

    “The problem is that we have increasingly relied on an outdated, very, very old, obsolete food system. This food system positions itself on field farming, and, because of that, there is a non-renewable aspect to it,” Meszaros said. “There is a continuous new need for fertilizers — whether that’s phosphorus, or nitrogen, or potassium-based fertilizers. There is still a need for (such fertilizers) and you cannot just expect the food system to switch in a matter of weeks or months.

  • Saudi Arabia to Host its First European Film Festival in Riyadh

    Set to take place at The Esplanade in Riyadh, the film festival will run from June 15 to June 22 and will screen 14 European films from different countries including Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Malta, Poland, Spain, and Sweden.