MIDEAST STOCKS-Oil weakness may dampen Gulf, land tax plan hit Saudi
Oct 20 Middle East stock markets may be soft on Tuesday because of weak oil prices and global equity markets, while progress towards imposing...
Egypt’s working poor suffer Virusoutbreak
One third of Egypt's population of more than 100 million lives in poverty, surviving on about $1.50 or less a day.
For many who were...
Britain's FTSE falls back with Ashtead, travel stocks under pressure
Britain's top stock index retreated after hitting a three-week high earlier in Thursday's session, weighed down by Ashtead and travel stocks hit by rising...
Tadawul: Insurance stocks among the top gainers
Middle East stock markets moved little in modest trading volumes on Sunday as uncertainty over oil prices and the global market environment kept many...
Fears of world food inflation due to Panic buying and lockdowns
A senior economist at United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and agricultural analysts stated that lockdowns and panic food buying could ignite world...
Lebanon calls for global help
Lebanon, one of the most indebted nations in the world, defaulted for the first time in March on its sovereign debt. Anti-government protests that...
IMF approves $5.2 bn, 1-year loan program for Egypt
Washington (AFP) - The IMF board on Friday approved a one-year, $5.2 billion financing package for Egypt to help the country alleviate the economic...
U.S. Secretary Kerry offers support to struggling Tunisia
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Tunisia for economic and security talks to show support for the North African nation's fledgling democracy.
Kerry...
Algerians are watching the collapse of oil prices with alarm
The economic impact of the Coronavirus pandemic, which has sent global demand for crude into tailspin, threatens to fling Algeria into a new crisis...
Lebanon rescue plan amid soaring Inflation, unemployment and poverty
Lebanon is seeking IMF help and wants to restructure around $90 billion in debt to tackle a fiscal crisis that has prompted a sovereign...
