Economics Riot police in Iran have clashed with protesters in the capital over sharp falls in the currency, the rial. Tear gas was used to disperse the demonstrators, some of …
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Politics Two car bombs exploded on a main square in a government controlled central district of Syria's second city Aleppo on Wednesday morning, a pro-government television channel said. Al-Ikhbariya TV …
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Economics The Lebanese government may issue a dollar-denominated sovereign bond this month, the country’s Central Bank governor has said. “The government and the Finance Ministry are thinking of going to …
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Economics Jordan, struggling to speed up its pace of economic and regulatory reforms, expects foreign direct investment to drop next year before ultimately rebounding, its industry and trade minister has …
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Oman plans to boost its 2013 budget spending by 10 percent compared to this year's plan to fund new infrastructure projects, an official source familiar with the government's financial planning …
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Saudi Arabia’s health officials have stressed that there is no threat to Haj pilgrims from the possible outbreak of a new virus in the Kingdom. “There have been two cases …
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The Arab Monetary Fund has arranged a $127 million credit facility for Morocco to help the North African nation deal with rising food prices. "The amount of the loan contributes …
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has reassured Egypt's new Islamist president that the United States would continue with plans to expand economic assistance despite anti-American protests that cast new shadows …
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Israel will eventually go beyond threats and will attack Iran, the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards was quoted as saying. As speculation mounts that Israel could launch air strikes on …
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Russia overtook Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest crude producer in July, just one month after the kingdom took the top spot for the first time in six years. Production …