Economics and Policy Gold edged up on Monday, off a two-week low hit in the previous session on better-than-expected US jobs data, as the Federal Reserve is expected to continue …
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Economics and policy Qatar will sell QR4bn ($1.1bn) of three-year and five-year bonds and sukuk, its state news agency has said. More from Arabian Business Tourist numbers to Dubai …
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Economics and policy The World Bank has granted Jordan $70 million in financing to help it to extend small loans to young people in depressed rural areas that have suffered …
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Economics and policy Egypt's president, Mohammed Morsi, was reportedly mulling a plan to hand over security in the city of Port Said to the military as clashes between protesters and …
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Sitting atop shifting sands, the Mosul Dam in western Iraq is precariously vulnerable to cavities that regularly form beneath it. If the holes grow large enough, they can threaten the …
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Economics U.S. oil futures fell to their lowest level in 2013 on Monday, declining for a third consecutive session in reaction to slowing growth in China and indicators that oil …
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The price Arab consumers pay at the pump is drastically lower than in most other developing and emerging economies, according to data from the US-based consultancy AIRINC. While this is …
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Economics Lebanese President Michel Suleiman has pledged to push forward salary increases for civil servants and teachers within a three-week deadline as private school teachers agreed to resume classes in …
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Economics Brent crude slipped below $111 a barrel on Friday, weighed down by concerns that oil demand will be hurt if China's economy continues to sputter, the euro zone remains …
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Economics Lebanon’s transportation unions put on hold Wednesday a strike scheduled for Thursday after the prime minister promised to take action on soaring fuel prices and make adjustments on new …