Egypt

It seemed to many that President Mohammed Morsi was paving the way for his own dictatorship at the end of November when he issued a game-changing constitutional declaration radically expanding …

Economy Gold traded steady on Tuesday following its biggest one-day rise in two weeks, supported by hopes of a US solution to its fiscal problems and Middle East tension, but …

In 2002, Fouad Makhzoumi retired as chief executive of Future Pipe Industries at age 50 and handed the reins of day-to-day business to his son Rami. In April 2011, a …

Economics The prime minister of the United Arab Emirates has announced approval of a 2013 federal budget that is heavy on social spending but without the deficits of the last …

Economics Oil slipped on Monday, with Brent near $109 a barrel, as refineries along the US East Coast lowered run rates ahead of approaching Hurricane Sandy, reducing crude use in …

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 …

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 …

Saudi Arabia has denied allegations that Syrians will not be able to perform the annual Muslim pilgrimage of Hajj this year because of a conflict with Damascus. The Saudi Hajj …

The leaders of Iraq's central government and its autonomous Kurdish region edged closer to an agreement on oil revenues, with both parties signing a new deal. The deal – if …

Saudi Arabia's annual inflation eased to 3.8 percent in August, its lowest level in almost three years, government statistics showed. Slower increases in rents were highlighted as the cause of …