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A total of 275,000 people have been displaced by drought in western Afghanistan - 52,000 more than the number uprooted by conflict this year - with over two million threatened by the effects of water shortages, the United Nations said.
Three major unions in Morocco announced their withdrawal from the social dialogue session with the government due to disagreement over details of the salaries increase.
The unemployment rate in Jordan is up 0.1 per cent in the third quarter of the year compared to the same period last year, rising to 18.6 per cent, according to a report by the Jordanian Department of ...
Qatar has announced that is withdrawing from OPEC in January, ending a near-six decade long membership of the oil price cartel. The emirates’ oil minister, Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, told reporters today ...
The new Istanbul Airport will be a megahub in the world and locomotive for the Turkish aviation sector, said Ilker Ayci, chairman of the board of directors of Turkish Airlines.
Official figures show Iran had a trade surplus of $2 billion over a period of eight months starting 21 March 2018 in what could be an indication that the country’s economy is still doing well in face ...
Russia and Saudi Arabia have agreed to extend a previous deal lowering the oil output to prevent further decrease in the prices.
US President Donald Trump once again announced his decision to the congress over pulling the country out of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
The Turkish lira hit its highest level in nearly four months yesterday, amid a fall in the US dollar and a decline in oil prices.
Algeria may face an economic crisis by 2019 in case the Algerian authorities did not undergo immediate economic reforms, after oil revenues have fallen since 2014, according to a report released by the ...
Iran is stepping up production of precious metals to cushion its economy against the effects of new US sanctions which have triggered a flurry of panic buying of gold by some citizens.
Cuba has expressed interest in a plan by the European Union to create a mechanism to get round US sanctions against Iran, saying it hopes the mechanism would also help it sidestep the trade embargo that ...
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced on Sunday that the remittances of Egyptians working abroad increased by 1.5 per cent on a yearly basis in the first quarter of the current fiscal year 2018/2019....
According to a Reuters report, Egypt said on Sunday it would hold talks with Ethiopia in the next two weeks to iron out differences over an Ethiopian dam on the River Nile that Cairo sees as a threat ...
Iran and Iraq could raise their annual bilateral trade to $20 billion from the current $12 billion, President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday, despite concerns over the impact of renewed U.S. sanctions....
US President Donald Trump has expressed concern over the Saudi decision to decrease its oil output in December, requesting oil prices to remain low.
Arab countries require $230 billion annually to achieve the sustainable development goals, a report by the Lebanon-based Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) revealed yesterday.
The Kuwaiti private sector is the largest Arab investor in Germany with investments worth €16 billion ($18.3 billion), Chairman of Kuwait’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), Ali Mohamed Al-Ghanim,...
The United States has granted Iraq a waiver to allow it to continue purchasing and importing electricity from its sanction-worn neighbour Iran.
The impacts of fresh US sanctions on Iran have been cushioned by high oil prices and Washington’s international isolation, with Tehran being better placed to weather the storm, a Reuters analysis says....
Tens of thousands of fish have died in the Euphrates River to the south of Baghdad as a result of an unidentified disease.
Iran Air is looking to buy planes from any company not requiring US sales permits and may consider Russia’s Sukhoi Superjet 100, the flag carrier’s head was quoted as saying, as Iran tries to renew its ...
Saudi Arabia’s Finance Ministry announced yesterday that its budget deficit had reached 48.977 billion riyals ($13.65 billion) after the end of the third quarter of this year.
European Union and the trio of France, Germany and UK have condemned US new sanctions against Islamic Republic of Iran and vowed to continue their trade deals with Tehran.
Egypt is “entering the world of solar energy” after it inaugurated the largest solar power plant in the world early this year, RT reported.
Foreigners sold a net 4.01 billion riyal ($1.07 billion) in Saudi stocks in the week ending October 18, exchange data showed on Sunday – one of the biggest selloff since the market opened to direct foreign ...
The Istanbul metro has installed the city’s first vending machine that accepts recycled bottles and cans in return for credit that can be used on the capital’s transportation pass, Hurriyet Daily News ...
The German Development Bank has signed an agreement with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) to provide the UN agency with an additional €8 million ($9.2m) to continue work aimed at ...
Iran’s senior officials remain generally upbeat about the country’s oil production outlook despite looming US sanctions which seek to drain a key source of revenues.
The border crossing between Jordan and Syria officially opened to civilians and trade this morning three years after it was closed.
The economic backlash for the Saudis over the disappearance of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi found new dimensions as the kingdom’s currency fell to its lowest level in two years in Monday's trading....
There are serious doubts over the exact route of the US domestic and foreign policies under Donald Trump due to his controversial positions on various issues. In the meantime, one of the important issues that attracted the attention of observers and analysts even before the election of Trump and during ...
Two billion people live in poverty: Report
Two billion people are living in poverty while 753 million others experience extreme poverty and are struggling to survive,...
Surviving Daesh, Iraq is grabbed by debt spiral
Already fragile and is largely dependent on oil revenues, Iraq’s economy has sustained a great damage after the rise of ...
China to increase influence in Middle East: Experts
Political analysts interpreted China's pledge to send more than $23 billion in loans and humanitarian aid to Arab countries ...
Gas for peace or war in eastern Mediterranean?
Maritime boundaries and Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) in the eastern Mediterranean have become subjects of dispute since ...
Pakistan losing lucrative export market in Afghanistan
The increasingly cold, stalled and often tense ties between Kabul and Islamabad have practically wiped out Pakistan’s traditional ...
Two billion people are living in poverty while 753 million others experience extreme poverty and are struggling to survive, according to the Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2018.
Already fragile and is largely dependent on oil revenues, Iraq’s economy has sustained a great damage after the rise of the Daesh terrorist group and simultaneous falling oil prices.
Political analysts interpreted China's pledge to send more than $23 billion in loans and humanitarian aid to Arab countries as a step to increase Chinese influence in the region.
Maritime boundaries and Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) in the eastern Mediterranean have become subjects of dispute since hydrocarbon resources began to be discovered in 2009, particularly between states embroiled in long-standing political problems in the region.
The increasingly cold, stalled and often tense ties between Kabul and Islamabad have practically wiped out Pakistan’s traditional market share, allowing new players such as Turkey, China and India to replace it in landlocked Afghanistan, traders said.
Britain's Foreign office eases warnings on travel to Iran
Philip Hammond has told the Commons he expects to reopen Britain’s embassy in Tehran before the end of the year.
Demo against UK Govt. staged to be held across the country
Trade unions, government employees and student unions also announced that they would protest on the same day across the ...
Philip Hammond has told the Commons he expects to reopen Britain’s embassy in Tehran before the end of the year.
Trade unions, government employees and student unions also announced that they would protest on the same day across the country.
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