Economy Saudi Arabia's Aramco, the world's largest energy company, has discovered a new gas field in the Red Sea, 26km north-west of the port of Daba, the Saudi Press Agency …
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Economics The Lebanese Public Sector Employees Association has confirmed it will participate in a strike and demonstrations scheduled for Wednesday. “The Cabinet should drop its policy of procrastination and forward …
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Economics Gold lost half a percent on Monday, on course for its sharpest one-day loss in three weeks as a surprisingly upbeat US job market report dented the precious metal's …
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The European Union is poised to ban imports of Iranian gas into Europe as part of its efforts to ratchet up pressure on the Islamic Republic over its nuclear programme, …
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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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The decision by Google to restrict access to the hugely offensive anti-Islamic film “The Innocence of Muslims” in parts of the Middle East has proved almost as controversial as the …
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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 …