Saudi video game developers prosper as demand grows
NPR reports: The Middle East has one of the world's fastest growing communities of online video gamers. With a majority of the population younger...
Emirates airline's H1 profit surges 65% to $849 mn
Dubai's Emirates airline said Thursday its net profit surged 65 percent in the first half of the financial year to $849 million (781 million...
MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi drops as energy price reform considered; Egypt falls
Saudi Arabia's stock market fell early on Tuesday 27/10 as the oil minister said the government was considering whether to raise domestic energy prices,...
Lebanon currency in free-fall amid political impasse
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's currency continued its downward spiral Wednesday, reaching a new low before the dollar and raising such alarm that it prompted...
Israeli lawmakers negotiate ahead of looming budget deadline
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli lawmakers were trying to negotiate a last minute deal on Sunday to push back a looming budget deadline and avoid...
Gulf markets little improvements in pre-holiday trade
Gulf equity markets were narrowly mixed in early trade on Tuesday as investors prepared for extended holidays, with international news providing little to trade...
Saudi petchems may continue rebound: MIDEAST STOCKS
Oct 12 Saudi Arabian petrochemical shares may continue rebounding on Monday on the back of firm oil prices and global equities, although most 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...
European stocks to rise but unlikely to regain 2015 peaks: Reuters poll
European stocks are expected to rise in 2016, helped by stimulus measures from the European Central Bank, although markets are unlikely to get back...
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,...
