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UAE Etisalat sees 8% profit drop in Q1

UAE telecom giant Etisalat said Tuesday that its net profit dropped by eight percent to two billion dirhams ($545 million) in the first quarter...

Oil prices tumble 7%: Tadawul edges down

Stock markets across the Middle East fell on Tuesday alongside steep drops in global stock prices because of renewed uncertainty about the state of China's...

Huge reserves, low public debt strong features of KSA economy

Some international rating agencies and institutions such as the IMF are being criticized for practicing a double standard when dealing with economic scenarios in...

Russia says coordinated oil output cuts with OPEC unlikely

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday coordinated oil production cuts with OPEC to support falling oil prices were unlikely and would be...

IEA: Oil price unlikely to rise much further

The price of oil is unlikely to rise much further after rallying almost 90 percent since January, as the global market shows signs of...

Paris attacks weighon Airline and travel stocks but impact seen short-lived

Airline and travel-related stocks tumbled in Asia Monday following the deadly terror attacks in Paris, but analysts and industry players said they expect the...

World Bank: Slowing emerging markets hamper oil recovery

The World Bank warned Tuesday that slowing emerging-market economies were hampering an oil recovery, and prices could sink further in a blow to a...

Malaysia Airlines selects new CEO after departure

Kuala Lumpur, Oct 20, 2017 (AFP) - Malaysia Airlines on Friday named veteran senior executive Izham Ismail as its new CEO after his predecessor's...

Food prices across Syria increased by 20 percent between March and April

In Syria, food prices have doubled in the past year to record levels, largely due to the Lebanese financial crisis and the novel Coronavirus,...

Mali attack weighing on airline stocks

Shares in easyJet and Ryanair fell 1 to 3 percent on Friday, underperforming the European travel and leisure index, with traders citing an attack...

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