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Renewed protests in Lebanon following currency-collapse

Lebanon is grappling with renewed protests following a collapse in its currency, soaring inflation and spiraling unemployment, but its dire financial straits have only...

Israel soon to open Abu Dhabi office for renewable energy

Israel's Foreign Ministry says the country will soon open an office at a renewable energy agency in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates' capital...

Asian stocks rebound after Paris attacks

Asian stock markets bounced back on Tuesday as investors looked past last week's attacks in Paris. Tokyo stocks rose on expectations for further stimulus...

BP logs $1.4bn loss

BP faced another net loss in the second quarter but has now drawn a line under the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster,...

Oil prices fall after news of possible oilfield expansion in Saudi

Crude prices fell in Asia Monday following a report saying Saudi Arabia could maintain its total production capacity with the expansion of an oilfield,...

$20 bln to be offered by Oman central bank as extra liquidity

As one of several measures aimed at supporting the economy, Oman's central bank is preparing to provide some 8 billion Omani rial ($20.8 billion)...

Saudi central bank foreign assets fall 1 pct in August

Oct 5 Net foreign assets at Saudi Arabia's central bank fell 1 percent from the previous month to 2.455 trillion riyals ($655 billion) in...

Google parent Alphabet may soon top Apple's market value

With the digital advertising market booming and demand for smartphones waning, Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc., is poised to dethrone Apple as the world's...

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...

Expats and employers worried over Saudi tax proposal

Expatriates in Saudi Arabia and their Saudi employers alike voiced unease about a proposal the government is studying to impose income tax on foreign...

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