Arab Saudi stocks edge up on stable insurers, no earnings boost for QNB Yomna Yasser Oct 12, 2017 0 Saudi Arabia’s stock market staged a modest rebound early on Thursday as insurance stocks stabilised, while solid…
Egypt News Egypt’s Khattab finishes 3rd in second round of UNESCO vote Yomna Yasser Oct 11, 2017 0 Egyptian diplomat Moushira Khattab took third place, with 12 votes, in the second round of voting to elect the new…
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…
Arab Drake and Scull leads Dubai index up, Qatar continues slide Yomna Yasser Oct 8, 2017 0 Construction firm Drake and Scull led a rise in Dubai’s stock market index in early trade on Sunday while Qatar’s…
Blogging Only Trump wins from Saudi-Qatar rift Yomna Yasser Oct 2, 2017 0 Saudi Arabia's boycott of Qatar is playing havoc with Western markets and businesses, which for years depended on…
MENA News Qatar’s economy was already slowing before Gulf diplomatic rift Yomna Yasser Oct 2, 2017 0 Qatar’s economic growth was already slowing even before a Saudi Arabia-led bloc cut diplomatic and transport links…
MENA News Qatar FM: blockade pushing it closer to Iran economically Yomna Yasser Sep 26, 2017 0 An economic blockade on Qatar is having the effect of pushing Qatar closer to Iran economically, Qatari foreign…
MENA News Qatar emir again urges dialogue, Trump says dispute to be resolved quickly Yomna Yasser Sep 20, 2017 0 Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on Tuesday renewed a call for “unconditional dialogue” to end a…
Arab Qatar stocks up again in otherwise weak region, Dana Gas flat after trial adjourned Yomna Yasser Sep 20, 2017 0 Qatar’s stock market extended gains in early trade on Wednesday as local investors bought on price dips, in an…
Arab Qatar’s decline intensifies as insurer’s Abu Dhabi branch shut Yomna Yasser Sep 18, 2017 0 Qatar’s stock index was down again on Monday as shares in Qatar Insurance tumbled after it announced the closure of…