Regional stock market indices Regional currency rates Emaar Economic City and Saudi Oger sign $132 million contract Saudi Arabia’s Emaar Economic City (EEC), responsible for the development of King Abdullah…
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The healthcare scene in the Middle East is rapidly changing, with new technologies and growing populations driving the industry—worth over $3.5 trillion worldwide—and patients increasingly aware of their medical needs.…
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Helped by some $20 billion in foreign investments, Tunisia is working on a metamorphosis of both capital and country. The government in Tunis hopes that diversification will be the key…
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But is it enough? International interest in reforming the Lebanese army was triggered by the Syrian disengagement from Lebanon last year, but the month-long war this summer between Hizbullah and…
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TEHRAN: Motorists queuing in Niavaran Street, north Tehran, for gasoline at 8 cents a liter show no sense of crisis at the growing pressure on Iran. “What’s new?” says one,…
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With Asian economic powerhouses such as China and India aggressively hunting new sources of energy to fuel their expanding economies, new opportunities beckon for the oil- and gas-rich states of…
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Al Jazeera’s forthcoming English language channel has the potential to be one of the most exciting projects in the world of television journalism in years.After the Arabic channel’s controversial but…
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The February 14 bombing that killed Rafik Hariri and turned Lebanon upside-down also threw a spotlight on the achievements of Basil Fuleihan, the quiet man behind the Paris I and…