Nigeria to split up state-run oil firm
Nigeria is to break up its state-run oil and gas firm into 30 separate companies, the country's junior oil minister announced, as part of...
Saudi stock market surges, petchems climb on oil rebound
Saudi Arabia's stock market rose sharply in heavy turnover during early trade on Thursday as petrochemical shares in particular surged in response to a...
Malaysia dissolves 1MDB advisory board
Malaysia's finance ministry said on Wednesday it would dissolve the board of advisers at 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and take over its remaining assets,...
Apple fading out Beats streaming music brand
Apple is ending the Beats streaming music service on November 30 as it seeks to bring users to its newly launched Apple Music.
The move,...
Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal raises stakes in Twitter
Saudi tycoon Prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz al Saud and his Kingdom Holding Company announced Wednesday they have increased their stake in Twitter...
Coronavirus economic impact discussions; Saudi crown prince and UK’s PM
Al Arabiya television said on Sunday, that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson discussed how to reduce...
Iran sees oil freeze pact as not enough to help market
Iran believes a global agreement to freeze oil output will not be enough to help prop up prices as the world is producing too...
Asia shares hit 3-1/2-year lows as oil resumes fall
Asian stocks surrendered earlier gains to hit 3-1/2-year lows on Friday as renewed pressure on oil prices and disappointing Chinese data kept investors on...
Davos chief: Europe, oil among worries
As leaders from the world of politics and business arrive Tuesday in droves for the start of the World Economic Forum in the Swiss...
Youths in Tunisia’s deprived south dream of ‘real’ jobs
Tataouine (AFP) - In the southernmost Tunisian town of Tataouine, being young often means being unemployed, while even those who have a job dream...
