Financial Institutions IMF raises Egypt 2017 economic outlook to 4.1%, MENA unchanged Yomna Yasser Oct 10, 2017 0 The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday raised its forecast for Egypt’s economic growth this year to 4.1…
Egypt News Egypt’s candidate of UNESCO in 3-way runoff Tuesday after finishing third in 1st… Yomna Yasser Oct 10, 2017 0 Egypt's Candidate for the UNESCO position of director-general, Moshira Khattab, will be a second round finalist…
MENA News UNESCO chooses new chief amid tensions over Palestinian role Yomna Yasser Oct 9, 2017 0 UNESCO’s executive board is choosing a new leader to replace departing director Irina Bokova, whose tenure was…
Egypt News Egypt’s Moshira Khattab targets position of Africa’s first UNESCO… Yomna Yasser Oct 8, 2017 0 Moshira Khattab, acclaimed Egyptian diplomat, human rights advocate and the official nominee for director-general…
Arab Gulf stocks soft in early trade; Saudi insurer Metlife shares surge Yomna Yasser Oct 5, 2017 0 Stock markets in the Gulf were mostly weak in early trade Thursday with individual stocks reacting to…
Arab Saudi outperforms but insurer MedGulf hit by regulator warning Yomna Yasser Oct 4, 2017 0 The banking sector helped the Saudi Arabian stock index outperform the region in early trade on Wednesday, but…
International News White House again rejects talks with North Korea on nuclear issue Yomna Yasser Oct 3, 2017 0 The White House on Monday ruled out talks with North Korea except to discuss the fate of Americans held there,…
MENA News Palestinian Cabinet convenes in Gaza in move to reconcile with Hamas Yomna Yasser Oct 3, 2017 0 Prime Minister Rami al-Hamdallah on Tuesday chaired his first meeting of the Palestinian Cabinet in Gaza in a move…
MENA News One eve of Gaza reconciliation, Hamas frees Fatah men Yomna Yasser Oct 2, 2017 0 Hamas freed five prisoners belonging to the rival Fatah party on Sunday and Egypt sent a delegation to the Gaza…
Arab FTSE worries weigh on Saudi bourse although car insurers outperform Yomna Yasser Sep 27, 2017 0 Car insurance and rental companies were some of the chief gainers in a generally weak Saudi Arabian stock market…