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Huge personal debt raises worries in wealthy Qatar

Credit cards on the limit, huge bank borrowings and a struggle to repay loans: these are the personal debt problems of some Qataris despite...

Kuwait oil strike enters second day

A walkout by thousands of Kuwaiti oil workers entered its second day on Monday, slashing production by over 60 percent as the government looks...

Pokemon Go seen making billions for Apple

Apple Inc stands to rake in $3 billion in revenue from the Pokemon Go craze in the next one to two years as gamers...

Saudi to save $7 billion from energy reforms

Saudi Arabia is expected to save $7 billion a year after it introduced unprecedented energy price rises in a bid to offset the low...

Oil revenues down, Algeria calls on energy investors

After a deep slide in oil prices, Algeria's Sonatrach is shifting strategy to offer foreign firms direct negotiations to buy stakes in 20 oil...

Price hikes in Egypt bite hard during holy month of Ramadan

Shop owner Hassan Mahmoud laid out his heaps of dried fruits and nuts at a multicolored Ramadan tent in the Egyptian capital to catch...

Iran reappoints Hedayatzadeh as boss of Swiss-based oil trading firm

Iran on Tuesday reappointed a former managing director of its Swiss-based trading company as part of a broader reshuffle aimed at bolstering its oil...

KSA able to use space technology to prevent Ebola

Canadian born Assistant Professor, Dr. Farhan M. Asrar at the University of Toronto in Canada, has disclosed that Saudi Arabia can use space technology...

Saudi King Salman replaces minister for water and electricity

Saudi Arabia's King Salman replaced the minister for water and electricity Abdullah al-Husayen on Saturday with Agriculture Minister Abdulrahman al-Fadhli, who will do the...

Saudi Arabia to raise domestic petrol prices by 'up to 40%'

Saudi Arabia will raise domestic petrol prices by up to 40 per cent, AFP has reported, citing the kingdom's state press agency, SPA. Initial reports...

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