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Egypt Seeks Faster Progress on Libya Gas, Refining and Power Projects

Business Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty speaks during a press conference with Minister of Information Diaa Rashwan (not pictured) in Cairo, Egypt, March 25, 2026. (Reuters)

Egypt Seeks Faster Progress on Libya Gas, Refining and Power Projects

Egypt aims to accelerate energy projects with Libya, including gas pipeline links, refining of Libyan crude in Egypt and an electricity interconnection,…

Business GCC transport ministers pose for a group photo following the 27th committee meeting in Kuwait. (GCC Railway Authority)

GCC: Railway Agreement Sets Joint Framework for Project Implementation and Operation

Jasem Albudaiwi, secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), said on Sunday that the signing of the General Agreement on the GCC Railway Project…

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Business A factory in Madinah’s industrial city. (SPA)

Mega Projects Drive Growth for Saudi Small and Medium Factories

Mega projects in Saudi Arabia are offering increasing opportunities for small and medium-sized factories to expand their businesses and integrate into local…

Sara bin Shamran (Riyadh)
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 Gulf Economic Climate Attracts National, Foreign Investments

Gulf Economic Climate Attracts National, Foreign Investments

As Saudi Arabia and Qatar opened the land borders between them on Saturday, the political and economic climate that prevailed following the recent Gulf summit…

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Business KSA Seeks to Enable Private Sector to Support Major Health, Education, Real Estate Projects

KSA Seeks to Enable Private Sector to Support Major Health, Education, Real Estate Projects

The Saudi Projects Support Fund signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday with the State Properties General Authority to enable the Saudi private sector…

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Business Central Bank of Egypt Pumps $32Mn to Support Stock Exchange

Central Bank of Egypt Pumps $32Mn to Support Stock Exchange

The Egyptian government said the Central Bank had spent EGP500 million ($31.95 million) from an allocated 20 billion Egyptian pounds ($1.28 billion) to support…

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Business Lebanon: $10 Billion Stocked In People’s Homes, Companies

Lebanon: $10 Billion Stocked In People’s Homes, Companies

The Lebanese are stocking their cash inside their homes or companies due their lack of trust in the country’s banking system. Around $10 billion is the…

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Business Oil Hits 11-Month Highs on Saudi Voluntary Cuts

Oil Hits 11-Month Highs on Saudi Voluntary Cuts

Oil prices settled higher on Thursday, hitting 11-month peaks, as markets remained focused on Saudi Arabia’s unexpected pledge to deepen its oil cuts and…

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Business Lebanon's Salameh: Dollar Peg 'Finished' but Floatation Depends on IMF Talks

Lebanon's Salameh: Dollar Peg 'Finished' but Floatation Depends on IMF Talks

Lebanon's central bank governor Riad Salameh said on Friday the era of the dollar peg was finished but said any floatation of the currency would depend on…

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Business IMF Projects Egypt's Economy Will Grow 2.8% in 2020/21 Year

IMF Projects Egypt's Economy Will Grow 2.8% in 2020/21 Year

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised its growth forecast for Egypt’s economy this financial year to 2.8%, matching the lower end of the government’s…

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Business Saudi Arabia Seeks to Accelerate Startups’ Growth

Saudi Arabia Seeks to Accelerate Startups’ Growth

As part of the Saudi government efforts to harness successful projects in the national economy to support the employment of its nationals, the Human Resources…

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Business Morocco’s Informal Sector Rate Drops to Less than 30% of GDP

Morocco’s Informal Sector Rate Drops to Less than 30% of GDP

The rate of the informal (shadow) economy in Morocco dropped to less than 30 percent of the Gross Domestic Product between 2009 and 2018, according to a study…

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Business KSA Enables Private Sector to Invest In State Development Projects

KSA Enables Private Sector to Invest In State Development Projects

Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Real Estate announced the signing of a MoU with the Projects Support Fund at the Ministry of Finance to enhance mutual…

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Business Pandemic Drives Down Tunisia’s Tourism Revenue by 65%

Pandemic Drives Down Tunisia’s Tourism Revenue by 65%

Tunisia’s tourism revenue plunged by 65% in 2020 compared to 2019, to around $746 million, official figures showed on Thursday, as the impact of the COVID-19…

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Business Etihad Aviation Training Sign Deal with Israeli Israir Airlines

Etihad Aviation Training Sign Deal with Israeli Israir Airlines

Etihad Aviation Training (EAT) has signed a contract with Israeli Israir Airlines to offer Full-Flight Simulator pilot training for Israir Airlines’ Airbus…

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Business WEF Meeting in Singapore Moved Back 12 Days

WEF Meeting in Singapore Moved Back 12 Days

The World Economic Forum's annual gathering of political and business leaders will be held in Singapore from May 25-28, 12 days later than initially announced,…

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Business Energy Minister Says Companies to Continue Offshore Oil Exploration in Lebanon

Energy Minister Says Companies to Continue Offshore Oil Exploration in Lebanon

Lebanese caretaker Energy Minister Raymond Ghajar has announced that the international consortium on oil and gas exploration will continue offshore operations…

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Business Dubai Launches Fifth Coronavirus Recovery Package

Dubai Launches Fifth Coronavirus Recovery Package

Dubai government continues to study dimensions of the current situation and its developments in light of the exceptional circumstances the world is going…

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Business 20 Tourism Projects in Implementation Phase in Eastern Saudi Arabia

20 Tourism Projects in Implementation Phase in Eastern Saudi Arabia

More than 20 tourism projects are being implemented by the Tourism Development Fund, according to Head of Corporate Planning Department at the Saudi Commission…

Iman Al Khataf (Dammam)
Business World Food Price Index Rises for Seventh Month Running in Dec -FAO

World Food Price Index Rises for Seventh Month Running in Dec -FAO

World food prices rose for a seventh consecutive month in December, with all the major categories, barring sugar, posting gains last month, the United Nations…

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Business Egypt-US Seek to Maximize Economic Partnership

Egypt-US Seek to Maximize Economic Partnership

The United States Treasury Secretary, Steven Mnuchin, confirmed that the US is looking forward to deepening the economic partnership with Egypt, in a way that…

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Business Gulf Financial Markets React to Outcomes of GCC’s AlUla Summit

Gulf Financial Markets React to Outcomes of GCC’s AlUla Summit

The outcomes of the 41st annual summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which was held in Saudi Arabia’s historical AlUla city, have reflected positively…

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Business Saudi Non-oil Private Sector Records Highest Demand since Lockdown

Saudi Non-oil Private Sector Records Highest Demand since Lockdown

The Saudi non-oil private sector registered its best recovery rate in a year, that is, before the Kingdom’s adoption of the lockdown measures to prevent the…

Business APICORP Supports ACWA Power with $125m for 5-Year Term

APICORP Supports ACWA Power with $125m for 5-Year Term

APICORP, a leading multilateral development financial institution, and ACWA Power, a leading Saudi developer, investor and operator of power generation and…

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Business Red Sea Project Appoints Company to Manage Operations at its Int’l Airport

Red Sea Project Appoints Company to Manage Operations at its Int’l Airport

The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC), the developer behind the world’s most ambitious regenerative tourism project, has named daa International as the…

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Business Saudi Arabia Says to Make Voluntary Oil Output Cuts of 1 Million bpd

Saudi Arabia Says to Make Voluntary Oil Output Cuts of 1 Million bpd

Saudi Arabia will make additional, voluntary cuts to its oil production totalling one million barrels per day in February and in March, Energy Minister Prince…

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Business World Bank Predicts Fragile Economic Recovery for MENA in 2021

World Bank Predicts Fragile Economic Recovery for MENA in 2021

The World Bank on Tuesday predicted a moderate economic recovery for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in 2021, as well as a 4 percent global economic…

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