Washington, (IANS) : The US has welcomed as "fantastic news" India's ratification of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change signed last year at the Conference of Parties (CoP) 21 climate summit in the French capital. "Yeah. We welcome this," Elizabeth Trudeau, Director...
New Delhi, (IANS) : With a view to highlighting women's efforts in the startup ecosystem, assess opportunities and connect them with the business eco-system, Nasscom on Monday announced the 10,000 Startups programme the "Change Makers Summit 2016". The premier trade...
Cairo, (AB/IINA) : The Arab Quartet to end the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territory will hold a meeting at the headquarters of the Arab League General Secretariat in Cairo on Monday to discuss efforts to stop the settlements and end Israel's occupation of...
By Quaid Najmi, Mumbai, (IANS) : In a recognition of the country's Muslim community, the second-largest in the world, an Indian has been invited to attend a prestigious conference of the Organisation of Islamic Countries' Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue...
Amman, (IINA) : Saudi Ambassador to Jordan Prince Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud said that the value of Jordanian-Saudi trade cooperation has exceeded $10 billions. Stressing that Amman-Riyadh are bound by brotherly ties, he said that both countries are on the same page in...
Kuala Lumpur, (AB/IINA) : The “World Muslim Women: Soft as Silk, Strong as Iron” summit and exhibition” announced Dhul Hijjah 9 of each year as the "World Muslim Women's Day". At the conclusion of its work in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur on Monday, the three-day...
Jeddah, (IINA) : The 11th International Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance (ICIEF) will be held on October 11-13 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to discuss the role of Islamic economics and finance in the contemporary global development agenda. The conference is...
New York, (IINA) : French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday that France was very confident about Morocco's organization of the 22nd Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22), to be held on November 7-18 in...
United Nations, (IANS) : Transparency and civic participation in decision-making are vital for democracy, the economy and sustainable development, government and civil society leaders said on Tuesday as they celebrated the fifth anniversary of the Open Government...
Caracas, (IANS) : The Non Aligned Movement (NAM) summit of leaders gets underway in Venezuelas Margarita Island on Saturday, which will be an occasion for Venezuela to gather support for a global deal to bolster oil prices, Venezuelan Petroleum Minister Eulogio del...