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The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) said on Sunday it was arranging a $65 million credit facility for Egypt to help the country trade with other Arab states, as political instability threatens Cairo with a balance of payments crisis.
June 18, 2012 10:41
Bahrain's economy grew 2.2 percent in real terms in 2011, the Gulf Arab country's statistics office head said on Wednesday, a sharp slowdown from 4.5 percent expansion in the previous year.
March 21, 2012 2:01
A top Emirates executive has delivered a warning to Europe's struggling airlines that they could lose more business to booming Middle East carriers as they pay the price of years of political neglect.
March 12, 2012 3:49
Gulf Arab countries announced on Tuesday they were recalling their ambassadors from Damascus and expelling Syrian envoys in response to worsening violence in Syria.
February 8, 2012 12:24
Anyone in the digital business will tell you there’s just not enough Arabic-language content out there. And here’s a list of Arab apps that are breaking through the market.
January 30, 2012 6:57
Suspending monitors comes days before League chief's UN briefing; Arab ministers seen meeting in week of Feb. 5; China, Russia have resisted calls for tougher Syria stance
January 29, 2012 10:52
Call for Assad to cede power a barrier to Russian backing at UN; Putin determined to avoid precedent as he plans Kremlin return amid protests; Moscow signals ready to veto resolution if left unchanged
January 28, 2012 2:21
Arabs will not agree to foreign military intervention in Syria, Omani Foreign Minister Yousef bin Alawi said in an interview broadcast on Friday, stressing that the only way to end the crisis was through an Arab League peace plan.
January 28, 2012 1:16
Addressing political turmoil through their work, Saudi’s artists are testing the boundaries of self-expression in a kingdom where there is much that is censored.
January 25, 2012 4:28
Gulf Arab states aim to cut mobile phone roaming charges by at least 50 percent within the region by Feb. 1, an official of the Gulf Cooperation Council said in a statement on Monday.
January 24, 2012 1:53
A record 103,000 Ethiopians and Somalis survived perilous trips across the Gulf of Aden to reach Yemen in 2011, double the number the previous year, the UN refugee agency said on Friday, despite violent upheaval in the impoverished Arab state.
January 22, 2012 11:53
China's Premier Wen Jiabao said on Wednesday that Arab countries should be left to determine their political futures for themselves, but that popular will should be heeded in that process.
January 18, 2012 1:53
Arab media coverage of Egypt's first democratic elections reflected nervousness over a historic vote that could raise pressure for more reforms and bring to power Islamists who could change traditional foreign policies.
November 29, 2011 2:22
It’s a matter of time before every citizens in Middle East rally for constitutional reform. How close we are to this change may not be up to the rulers.
November 9, 2011 1:01
Even as investment in Kuwait has been far behind its neighbours, fear among investors grow as parliament and ruling family squabbles escalate.
June 7, 2011 3:39
As Prime Minister Erdogan showcases Turkey's prestige on a visit to the White House, the country has its ratings upgraded...
May 19, 2013 9:45
The Emirates Identity Authority is 'keen' on making its ID cards more functional.
May 16, 2013 5:57
Controversial views from the clothing company's CEO causes huge backlash.
May 16, 2013 2:43
Michael Fay forged papers and operated as a pilot for Afriqiyah Airways for eight months. . .
May 14, 2013 11:26
