Threatening its way towards Oman for nearly a week, tropical cyclone Gonu had luckily leveled to a category-1 storm when it finally hit the coast of Muscat on June 7. …
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The Middle East and budget aviation were writ large last month when the world’s air industry met at the venerable Le Bourget airfield near Paris. The circle of Gulf-based full …
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It is a universal sigh of traffic participants on congested streets: where do all those cars come from? Across the Gulf region, the answer increasingly is, from East Asia via …
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Shopaholics of the world are in for a super-sized fix as the city that is the home of 21st century superlatives adds not just one, nay two “shopping-est” to its …
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Despite political uncertainty with the coming elections and setbacks in negotiations with the European Union, Turkey’s economic fundamentals remain strong. While there have been short-term wobbles due to recent events, …
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A Damascene stock market has been in the cards for a number of years, gradually taking fruition over the past three years in anticipation of the slated launch in early …
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Saraya Aqaba is the first of four major developments launched by Saraya Holdings. The high-end tourist and residential resort will cement Aqaba to the world tourism map and establish Saraya …
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In the shadow of the twin pinnacles of the Emirates Towers, the most iconic of the dozens of skyscrapers which now align Sheikh Zayed Road in central Dubai, a brand-new …
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Over the past decades, Arab women have seen immense progress in terms of education and participation in politics, and have made tremendous forays into the business world. The average literacy …
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In another month tormented by bombs and battles over Lebanon, the Beirut Stock Exchange sustained life on small flame. The BSI moved from 1,230.29 points on May 31 to 1,189.18 …