Saudi Stocks Lead Mideast Rout as Iran Plans Oil-Export Boost
Stocks across the Middle East tumbled as the easing of sanctions against Iran raised the prospect of a surge in oil…
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Google Play Books starts a new chapter in Egypt and other 8 Arab countries
Google has launched its Play Books service, which lets users read and shop for ebooks, in nine more countries…
Egyptian tycoon Sawiris says invests in jobseekers’ online portal
Egyptian business tycoon Naguib Sawiris announced that he had invested in an online portal for jobseekers in the…
Swedish minister ‘not welcome in Israel’ after comments
Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom will not be welcome in Israel following her call for investigations into…
8 children dead after Russia strike hits Syria school: Monitor
At least eight children were killed along with their teacher in a Russian air strike that hit a school in Syria's…
Iran accuses Saudi Arabia of Yemen embassy air strike
Saudi warplanes "deliberately" struck Iran's embassy in Yemen in an air raid that wounded staff, Tehran said…
U.S.-led air strikes have cut ISIS oil revenues: U.S. military
U.S.-led coalition air strikes against ISIS oil facilities have cut the militant group's oil revenues by about 30…
Egypt’s National Bank tops Bloomberg’s 2015 Africa syndicated loans list
The National Bank of Egypt (NBE), the country’s biggest state-run bank, closed 2015 as the leading administrative…
Brent crude oil gives up earlier gains, loiters near 11-year lows
Brent crude oil prices gave back earlier gains on Wednesday, retreating close to 11-year lows as concerns over…
Dollar drops vs yen as geopolitical woes, China data sap risk appetite
The dollar fell to a 10-week low against the yen as tensions in the Middle East and soft Chinese data added bids to…