Middle East

Last year was a tough one for companies worldwide, with almost every sector suffering a hit from the pandemic. This has reflected on their performance, and executives have had to make hard decisions that most had not faced before. The…
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International relations, especially for Western states, are based on interests, not religious or national reasons. Therefore, when looking at history, it is necessary to set aside our religious and national feelings…
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The Gulf Cooperation Council is a regional, intergovernmental political and economic union in the Middle East. Member countries are Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Ecommerce in the…
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Separately, airstrikes ordered by President Joe Biden against Iran-backed militias on the border between Iraq and Syria over the weekend have agitated Democrats wary of being locked in never-ending conflict in the Middle East and fueled…
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Separately, airstrikes ordered by President Joe Biden against Iran-backed militias on the border between Iraq and Syria over the weekend have agitated Democrats wary of being locked in never-ending conflict in the Middle East and fueled…
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Lifting pandemic restrictions, coupled with successful vaccination rollouts in the Gulf and an improving economic outlook, supported a rebound in loan and bond activity in the Middle East in the first half of 2021 Things are looking up…
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Last month, Australian golf legend Greg Norman was officially named Chief Executive Officer of LIV Golf Investments. As CEO, the man known as the “Great White Shark” will oversee a new 10-event golf series on the…
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In the Arab world, countries in the Levant and North Africa were way ahead of the GCC when it came to establishing their financial markets. For example, Egypt formed the Alexandria and Cairo stock exchanges in 1902 and 1904,…
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Faisal Saeed Al Mutar watched in horror as Afghanistan fell to the Taliban this week.  As a refugee who fled Islamic fundamentalism in Iraq, the 30-year-old activist now lives in New York City and has spent…
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AMSTERDAM, May 12 (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) is concerned about escalating Middle East violence and the possibility that war crimes are being committed there, its prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said on Wednesday."I…
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