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Rising oil output accelerates Saudi economic growth

Rising oil output boosted Saudi Arabia’s economic growth to its fastest pace in over a year in the second quarter of 2015, data showed...

Russia looks to projects with Arab world, others, to offset sanctions

Russia hopes that financing and technology from Arab states and other countries will help its firms weather the fallout from Western sanctions imposed over...

Turkish central bank move raises questions over independence

Turkey's currency plunged Tuesday amid growing questions over the central bank's ability to set policy without interference from the increasingly powerful office of President...

Businesses devastated by the Virus outbreak

The Department of Labor in the U.S. reported more than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, far exceeding a record high...

Jewels still sparkle as Saudi potentially faces austerity

Saudi Arabia may be facing its biggest economic challenge in years but there's little talk of falling oil revenues or austerity at Riyadh's glittering...

Messaging app Line soars in Wall Street debut

Shares in the Asian hit messaging app Line surged 33 percent in the first day of trade in New York Thursday in a market...

Kuwaiti government requests special 6.2 bln dinar budget for weapons

The Kuwaiti government asked parliament to approve a supplementary budget of 6.2 billion dinars ($20.4 billion) to fund weapons purchases for the military over...

Gulf Air cuts losses by more than 60%

Bahrain's struggling carrier Gulf Air said Wednesday it reduced losses by 62 percent last year as a result of the company's restructuring. Losses fell from...

Russia to supply 40 Mi-28 attack helicopters to Algeria

Russia will deliver 40 Mi-28NE attack helicopters to Algeria in line with a bilateral contract, Interfax news agency said on Friday, quoting a source...

Saudi monarch addresses Egyptian parliament

Saudi Arabia's king addressed the Egyptian parliament on Sunday, the fourth day of a visit that saw the oil-rich kingdom pledge billions of dollars...

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