DUBAI / WAM The transformation to a green economy needs fundamental cooperation of both the private and public-sector leaderships, and this responsibility will be highlighted at the annual World Green Economy Summit (WGES) 2018. WGES, which will be held October 24-25, will encourage political and corporate leaders to exchange views on how to best use their authority to engage society ...

Bloomberg South Sudan’s warring parties signed a peace deal granting rebels key positions in a transitional government, the latest bid to end an almost five-year conflict that’s claimed tens of thousands of lives. The accord will restore rebel leader Riek Machar as President Salva Kiir’s deputy, while appointing four other vice presidents and adding new posts for ministers and lawmakers. ...

JEDDAH / WAM The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has suspended diplomatic ties and halted new trade and investment dealings with Canada. The move comes following a statement released by the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the arrest of a women’s rights activist. According to the Saudi Press Agency, SPA, the Kingdom’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its “disbelief” by ...