MENA News U.S. announces around $700 mln in humanitarian aid to Syria Yomna Yasser Sep 23, 2017 0 The U.S. State Department announced Thursday more than $697 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the…
forex news US crude ticks up 11 cents at $50.66 for third straight weekly gain Yomna Yasser Sep 23, 2017 0 Oil prices climbed on Friday, hovering close to their highest levels in months, as major producers may wait until…
MENA News OPEC’s second-biggest producer could possibly split in two nations to start an oil… Yomna Yasser Sep 16, 2017 0 An oil-rich province in the north of Iraq is set to vote in a referendum on Kurdish independence later this month,…
MENA News Saudi Arabia calls for social media informants decried as ‘Orwellian’ Yomna Yasser Sep 14, 2017 0 Saudi Arabia has urged its people to report subversive comments spotted on social media via a phone app, a move…
Industry & Trade Investors in $700 mln sukuk issued by UAE’s Dana Gas propose restructuring Yomna Yasser Sep 14, 2017 0 Holders of about $700 million of Islamic bonds issued by Abu Dhabi-listed Dana Gas have submitted a restructuring…
World Savola and Almarai drag down Saudi index, Dana Gas up Yomna Yasser Sep 13, 2017 0 Shares of Saudi Arabia’s top food producers, Savola and Almarai, fell on Wednesday after Savola said it was…
Egypt News Interpol arrest warrant for Qaradawi still in place: Egyptian interior ministry Yomna Yasser Sep 13, 2017 0 Egypt's Ministry of Interior denied on Tuesday reports that Interpol has cancelled its arrest warrant, or red…
Industry & Trade Egypt’s furniture exports fall 7% in eight months Yomna Yasser Sep 12, 2017 0 Egypt's Furniture exports fell seven percent to $229.4 million during the period from June until August 2017 from…
MENA News Trump to weigh more aggressive US strategy on Iran: sources Yomna Yasser Sep 12, 2017 0 President Donald Trump is weighing a strategy that calls for more aggressive U.S. responses to Iran's forces, its…
MENA News Syrian army fights to secure corridor into Deir al-Zor Yomna Yasser Sep 6, 2017 0 The Syrian army and its allies are fighting to secure and expand a precarious corridor to their comrades in Deir…