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Oil prices up in Asia but uncertainty over Brexit remain

World oil prices rebounded in Asia Tuesday on bargain hunting but tremors from Britain's shock vote last week to leave the European Union continue...

Riyadh finance district project will transfer to Public Investment Fund

Saudi Arabia is to transfer ownership of Riyadh's floundering King Abdullah Financial District to the Public Investment Fund (PIF) from the Public Pension Agency...

Twitter-KSA anti-terror partnership grows

LONDON: Saudi Arabia requested Twitter to disclose the identity of 93 users, suspected of having terror links. According to the transparency report issued by the...

Bahrain MPs blast fuel price hike in heated session

A session of the Bahraini parliament broke up amid shouting and protests on Tuesday when several lawmakers, in a rare show of opposition to...

Saudi Naimi says global oil demand can absorb Iran output jump

Saudi Arabian oil minister Ali al-Naimi said on Friday growing global demand could absorb an expected jump in Iranian production next year while the...

Oil prices slip on Chinese demand concerns, weak Saudi exports

Oil prices fell on Monday on concerns about the pace of economic growth in China, the world's largest energy consumer, and signs that global...

Egypt struggles to get subsidised food to poor amid dollar crisis

"Any rice?" says the woman, leaning into a shop in Cairo and brandishing a green smartcard that carries her family's food credits. The shopkeeper...

Oil companies in Iraq agree to restart investment, boost output

Iraq has reached agreement with BP, Shell and Lukoil to restart stalled investment in oil fields the firms are developing, allowing projects that were...

World Bank approves $1.15 bln development policy loan for Egypt

The World Bank Group said its executive board approved on Tuesday a $1.15 billion development policy loan for Egypt to support the country's economic...

Saudi Arabia seeks $6-8 billion bank loan

Saudi Arabia is seeking a bank loan of between $6 billion and $8 billion, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, in what would...

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