MENA News US, Russia to resume talks on Syria despite war crimes row Ghada Ismail Oct 13, 2016 0 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet his Russian counterpart in Switzerland on Saturday to discuss…
Arab Gulf stocks consolidate; Saudi banks rise Yomna Yasser Oct 12, 2016 0 Gulf stock markets consolidated in quiet trade early Wednesday but Saudi banks shares rose after a major lender…
Banks Deutsche Bank gets top investor support, CEO in talks with banks Noha Gad Oct 8, 2016 0 Deutsche Bank has secured backing from its largest investor and is seeking advice from other banks as it scrambles…
Arab Saudi Telecom drags down Riyadh, rest of Gulf weak Noha Gad Oct 3, 2016 0 Saudi Telecom dragged Riyadh's market down further early on Monday while other Gulf bourses, many of them reopening…
Egypt News Money paid to Egypt was ‘a donation, not financial settlement’: Hussein Salem Noha Gad Oct 3, 2016 0 Egyptian business tycoon Hussein Salem's family argues that his payment of billions of pounds to the government in…
Arab Saudi stocks dive to multi-year lows on austerity fears Yomna Yasser Oct 2, 2016 0 Saudi Arabia's stock market fell Sunday to its lowest close since March 2011 because of fears the government could…
Egypt News After a year of halt, German flight arrives in Egypt’s Sharm El Sheikh Noha Gad Oct 1, 2016 0 A German flight arrived in Egypt's Sharm El Sheikh from Frankfurt on Saturday after -a year of suspension- with 170…
Arab Most of Gulf stocks drop on weak oil prices Yomna Yasser Sep 28, 2016 0 Most stock markets in the Gulf fell in early trade Wednesday after Saudi Arabia and Iran dashed market hopes that…
Banks Booz Allen Hamilton: Egypt’s banking sector needs new policies to thrive Yomna Yasser Sep 26, 2016 0 The American management consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton released a report entitled The New Economic Norm: How…
Arab Gulf stocks cheer Fed decision to keep interest rates put Yomna Yasser Sep 22, 2016 0 Stocks in the Gulf surged Thursday, taking their cue from global shares after the Federal Reserve left U.S.…