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Iraq Oil Output Exceeds 5 million bpd

Business Majnoon oil field near the Iraqi city of Basra (Reuters)

Iraq Oil Output Exceeds 5 million bpd

Iraq produces more than 5 million barrels of oil per day (bpd), Oil Minister Basim Mohammed told state news agency INA on Saturday. According to Reuters, Iraq…

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Business IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during the Annual Meetings Plenary at the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in Bangkok on October 16, 2026. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

IMF: Any Slowdown in AI-driven Growth Would be Factor for Central Banks

Central bankers around the world would need to consider any slowdown in AI-driven growth as they assess steps in their fight against inflation, International…

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Business A worker carries loaves of bread for sale at a bakery in the capital city of Cairo, Egypt November 4, 2026. (Reuters)

World Food Prices Dip in October, but Remain Higher Than a Year Ago

World food prices edged lower in October as weaker import demand contributed to monthly declines in cereal, dairy and meat prices, but were still nearly 6%…

Business Copper at the Aurubis copper smelting and refining plant in Hamburg, Germany. (Reuters)

Copper Falls, Set for Worst Week Since March on AI Rout

Copper dropped on Friday and was set for its biggest weekly drop in London since March, as a rout in technology stocks battered markets. Benchmark three…

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Business Workers walk at Kalyon Karapinar solar power plant in Karapinar, Konya province, Türkiye, Oct. 14, 2026. (AP)

Emerging Economies Set to Match Advanced Nations’ Renewable Capacity Additions, IEA Says

Emerging ‌and developing economies outside China are expected to add as much new renewable energy capacity as advanced economies for the first time over…


Business Oil Climbs on Supply Concerns as Iran Talks Stall

Oil Climbs on Supply Concerns as Iran Talks Stall

Oil prices gained about $1 on Monday as worries over tight supplies persisted after Germany warned of more sanctions on Russia and talks to revive the Iran…

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Business Egypt’s Net Foreign Assets Decline Sharply

Egypt’s Net Foreign Assets Decline Sharply

Egypt’s Central Bank data showed on Sunday that the country’s net foreign assets (NFAs) went sharply negative in February, declining by 60 billion Egyptian…

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Business Turkey’s Inflation Hits 61% Climbing to New 20-Year High

Turkey’s Inflation Hits 61% Climbing to New 20-Year High

Yearly inflation in Turkey hit 61.14% on Monday, climbing to a new 20-year high and deepening a cost of living crisis for many households. The Turkish…

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Business Saudi Arabia Announces 8 Contenders for Khnaiguiyah Mines

Saudi Arabia Announces 8 Contenders for Khnaiguiyah Mines

Eight local and international companies have qualified to compete for a license to detect metals at the al-Khnaiguiyah mining site in Riyadh. The Saudi…

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Business Qatari Companies Transfer World Cup Construction Expertise to Saudi Arabia

Qatari Companies Transfer World Cup Construction Expertise to Saudi Arabia

Qatar wants to increase its trade and investment partnerships with Saudi Arabia during the coming period. A Qatari official announced that several Qatari…

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Business Russia War Could Further Escalate Auto Prices and Shortages

Russia War Could Further Escalate Auto Prices and Shortages

BMW has halted production at two German factories. Mercedes is slowing work at its assembly plants. Volkswagen, warning of production stoppages, is looking for…

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Business Developing Human Capital in the Saudi Industrial Field

Developing Human Capital in the Saudi Industrial Field

The Saudi Industrial Investments Company (Dussur), in cooperation with the Human Resources Development Fund (Hadaf), seeks to develop human capital in the…

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Business Kremlin Warns West: Rouble-for-Gas Scheme Is the 'Prototype'

Kremlin Warns West: Rouble-for-Gas Scheme Is the 'Prototype'

President Vladimir Putin's rouble payment scheme for natural gas is the prototype that the world's largest country will extend to other major exports because…

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Business Algeria's Sonatrach: We Cannot Replace Russian Gas Deliveries

Algeria's Sonatrach: We Cannot Replace Russian Gas Deliveries

Algeria's Sonatrach CEO Toufik Hakkar explained that Algeria currently has some billions of cubic meters of gas in surplus, but they are insufficient to…

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Business Suez Canal Revenues Register 20% Increase in 3 Months

Suez Canal Revenues Register 20% Increase in 3 Months

The Egyptian Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said on Saturday that the canal recorded revenues of $1.69 billion in the first quarter of 2022, up from $1.4 billion…

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Business Baltic States Stop Russian Gas Imports

Baltic States Stop Russian Gas Imports

The head of Latvia's natural gas storage operator said Saturday the Baltic states were no longer importing Russian natural gas. "If there were still any…

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Business Int’l Cargo Workers in Morocco to Strike in Protest against Hike in Fuel Prices

Int’l Cargo Workers in Morocco to Strike in Protest against Hike in Fuel Prices

Drivers and owners of Moroccan international cargo trucks announced they would hold a strike in protest against the hike in fuel prices and the absence of…

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Business Adeer Company Sells Real Estate Project at $480 Million East of Saudi Arabia

Adeer Company Sells Real Estate Project at $480 Million East of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s Adeer Real Estate Company announced selling Sumou Al-Khobar project east of the Kingdom for more than SAR1.8 billion ($480 million) during the…

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Business Iraq Exports $11.07 Billion of Oil During March, Highest for 50 Years

Iraq Exports $11.07 Billion of Oil During March, Highest for 50 Years

Iraq exports of oil reached $11.07 billion last month, the highest level for half a century, as crude prices soared amid shortfall fears following Russia's…

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Business Egypt Plans to Issue First Sovereign Sukuk Before End of Fiscal Year

Egypt Plans to Issue First Sovereign Sukuk Before End of Fiscal Year

Egypt plans to issue its first sovereign sukuk before the end of the current fiscal year ending in June, Finance Minister Mohamed Maiit said in a statement on…

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Business Algeria Warns of Possible Gas Price Rise for Spain

Algeria Warns of Possible Gas Price Rise for Spain

Algeria's state-owned energy giant Sonatrach warned Friday it could increase the price of its gas sales to Spain, against the backdrop of a diplomatic row…

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Business EU Proposes Exchange of Ukraine Bank Notes

EU Proposes Exchange of Ukraine Bank Notes

The European Union’s executive arm is proposing that the 27-nation bloc’s countries allow the millions of refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine to exchange their…

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Business Saudi Arabia Approves Project to Boost Competitiveness of Gulf Mining Sector

Saudi Arabia Approves Project to Boost Competitiveness of Gulf Mining Sector

The Saudi government recently approved the unified general guiding principles for mining for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. The principles were…

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Business Saudi Arabia Issues Tender to Import 355,000 Tons of Wheat

Saudi Arabia Issues Tender to Import 355,000 Tons of Wheat

The Saudi Grain Organization Corporation (SAGO) issued a tender to import 355,000 tons of wheat between September and November of 2022, it announced in a…

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Business UAE, Israel Finalize Free Trade Deal

UAE, Israel Finalize Free Trade Deal

Israel and the United Arab Emirates have concluded negotiations for a free trade agreement, Israel's Economy Ministry and the UAE foreign trade minister said…

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Business Saudi Arabia Introduces Project to Guarantee Consumers Rights

Saudi Arabia Introduces Project to Guarantee Consumers Rights

Saudi Arabia has put forward a project that includes the recognition of key consumer rights, in accordance with United Nations guidelines. The new bill will…

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Business Egypt, France, Malta Sign Agreement to Establish Mediterranean Collaboration Network

Egypt, France, Malta Sign Agreement to Establish Mediterranean Collaboration Network

Malta Government Investments (MGI), the Sovereign Fund of Egypt and Bpifrance, a French national investment bank signed an agreement to establish the “European…

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Business OPEC+ Alliance Maintains Production Policies

OPEC+ Alliance Maintains Production Policies

The Saudi-led OPEC and its allies in the Moscow-led OPEC Plus, maintained their strategy of slightly increasing oil production, despite Western pressure to end…

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Business Don’t Throw Russia Out of G20, Aid Group Says, with Eye on Food Crisis

Don’t Throw Russia Out of G20, Aid Group Says, with Eye on Food Crisis

Excluding Russia from the Group of 20 major economies and other international institutions could slow efforts to address a worsening global food crisis…

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