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New Delhi/Brussels — After almost two decades of fits and starts, the European Union and India have sealed what leaders are calling a landmark free-trade agreement that could reshape global commerce, touching nearly 2 billion people and about a...

Dubai has always known how to turn commerce into spectacle. Gold, perhaps more than anything else, has defined the city’s trading soul — gleaming in shop windows, stacked in souks, flowing through vaults and cargo holds. Now, the emirate...

MUSCAT, Jan 26, 2026 (GDM) – Senior Omani officials and global logistics giant DP World have aligned on next steps for a flagship economic zone designed to boost trade integration between Oman and the United Arab Emirates, the two...

AlUla, Saudi Arabia, Jan 26, 2026 (GDM) –Runners from across the globe tested their endurance amid sandstone cliffs and desert valleys in north-west Saudi Arabia this weekend as more than 1,500 athletes took part in the fourth edition of...

JEDDAH, Jan 26,2026 (GDM) – French hospitality giant Accor will renovate and rebrand an iconic Jeddah hotel under its Swissôtel flag, it announced Monday, marking a long-term partnership with local group Arabian Hotels & Catering. The 323-room Swissôtel Jeddah Al...

DAYTONA, USA, Jan. 26, 2026 (GMD) - Aston Martin's Vantage race car began its season with a double podium finish at the prestigious Rolex 24 at Daytona endurance race on Sunday. The British ultra-luxury brand’s partner teams Magnus Racing and...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 26, 2026 (GMD) - Dubai’s arts authority announced on Monday a first-of-its-kind drive-through photography exhibition to showcase the natural wonders of the Al Marmoom Desert Conservation Reserve. Titled "Al Marmoom: The Living Wild," the exhibition...