A trade delegation from the UAE visited Belgium to hold talks with Belgian and EU counterparts on bolstering trade and promoting investments, according to a statement. Emirati Foreign Trade Minister Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi sat down with European Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis to discuss growing trade relations with the EU. “We see great importance in strengthening our economic ties with the EU especially in high potential sectors such as digital trade, e-commerce, and innovation where we are actively working to promote collaboration,” Al Zeyoudi said.

A workshop on the EU’s proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) was also one of the visit’s highlights, the statement added. The upcoming framework proposes a new set of carbon tariffs and is set to go online in the coming year. The workshop covered important details concerning “compliance, data requirements and the implementation timeline of the CBAM,” the release said.

Iraq + Iran hold bilateral trade talks: Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi discussed boosting bilateral trade during a sit-down on Saturday, Iran’s Tasnim News Agency reports. Iran wants to expand exports to Iraq beyond the USD 10 bn exported in FY 2022-2023, MEHR news agency reports.

ICRC sends its first aid shipment to Sudan: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has sent its first shipment of humanitarian aid to conflict-stricken Sudan since the start of the country’s current conflict, the ICRC said in a statement. The air shipment, which departed from Amman, Jordan, arrived at Port Sudan with eight tonnes of “life-saving medical material,” the release said. The cargo is slated for Sudan’s hospitals and volunteers from the Sudan Red Crescent Society who are providing urgent medical assistance to people wounded in the fighting. The ICRC is organizing a second aerial shipment carrying additional medical supplies and emergency personnel, the statement adds.

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