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Qatar National Bank says GCC banks have more liquidity than global rivals

PARIS — Gulf banks have more liquidity right now compared to many of their foreign peers mainly due to the higher interest rates in Europe and...

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Saudi Arabia sees 477% increase in multinational HQs in first quarter

Some 127 international companies have relocated their regional headquarters to Saudi Arabia over the first quarter of 2024, according to a new report,...

03.06.2024 10

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US reportedly slows AI chip exports to Mideast as Saudi Arabia turns to China

The United States is reportedly slowing down artificial intelligence chip exports to Middle Eastern countries, including Saudi Arabia, where a...

31.05.2024 5

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UAE main destination for smuggled African gold, report claims

The United Arab Emirates has been the main destination for tens of billions of dollars worth of gold smuggled out of Africa each year for the last...

30.05.2024 10

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South Korea, UAE ink trade deal lifting tariffs on over 90% of imports

The United Arab Emirates and South Korea signed a trade deal on Wednesday that removes tariffs on more than 90% of all imports between the two...

29.05.2024 20

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Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal invests in Elon Musk’s $24B AI startup

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, a high-profile Saudi investor, and his business Kingdom Holding Company have invested in Elon Musk’s $24 billion startup...

28.05.2024 20

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Goldman Sachs first Wall Street bank to get green light for Saudi Arabia HQ

Goldman Sachs has reportedly become the first Wall Street bank to obtain a license to open a regional headquarters in Saudi Arabia, as the kingdom...

23.05.2024 30

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Yellen warns Israel against blocking Palestinian banks, battering West Bank

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned Israel not sever its banks ties to Palestinian lenders, saying such a move would take essential services...

23.05.2024 30

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ADNOC invests in Mozambique's natural gas in first African foray

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company has made its first foray into Mozambique after acquiring a 10% stake in Galp’s Area 4 natural gas concession in the...

22.05.2024 20

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Huawei launches Egypt public cloud service as China ties grow

Huawei Technologies has launched an Arabic large language model (LLM) and Egypt’s first public cloud service in Cairo, the Chinese telecoms giant...

21.05.2024 20

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What is Amal Clooney’s role in ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Sinwar?

High-profile human rights lawyer Amal Clooney published an expert report Monday supporting the International Criminal Court prosecutor’s earlier...

20.05.2024 20

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Saudi crown prince cancels Japan trip over King Salman's health concerns

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has canceled a four-day planned trip to Japan that was scheduled for this week amid concerns about...

20.05.2024 20

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Dubai beats Singapore, London as top city for 'greenfield' FDI projects

Dubai has topped the global list of cities for the most "greenfield" foreign direct investment for the third year running, according to new...

15.05.2024 20

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Turkey, Greece reach understanding on contentious Aegean marine park plan

ANKARA — Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Tuesday that Turkey and Greece reached an understanding in principle over...

14.05.2024 20

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Saudi Arabia ‘conservative’ on oil revenue as it pares back Vision 2030 plans

Saudi Arabia remains “conservative” when it is forecasting its revenues from oil, its main commodity, the kingdom’s finance minister, Mohammed...

14.05.2024 20

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What does Turkey's three-year austerity plan to curb inflation entail?

Turkey announced a three-year austerity program on Monday to cut public spending to tame inflation, which reached nearly 70% year-on-year in April...

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Dubai crowned wealthiest city in Middle East, home to 72,500 millionaires

Dubai has been named one of the world’s richest cities and the wealthiest in the Middle East, with the number of millionaires surging by nearly 80%...

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KFC, Pizza Hut profit in Middle East cut by half amid Gaza war boycotts

Americana Restaurants, the Middle East franchisee of fast-food chains, including KFC and Pizza Hut, on Monday said its profit halved for the first...

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UAE’s non-oil revenues hit by April floods, but quick recovery expected

The floods that brought the United Arab Emirates to a standstill last month have taken a toll on the country’s non-oil economic growth, which...

03.05.2024 40

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Starbucks, McDonald's, KFC continue to feel effects of Gaza war boycotts

US coffee and fast-food outlets Starbucks, McDonald's and KFC continue to see the boycotts over the Gaza war affect their businesses, with lower than...

01.05.2024 30

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Blinken presses for Gaza aid on Jordan visit

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday called for the redoubling of efforts to bring aid into Gaza as he held talks in Jordan on...

30.04.2024 10

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UAE-backed RedBird IMI pulls out of Telegraph deal, will sell UK newspaper

LONDON — RedBird IMI has withdrawn its offer to buy the UK newspaper conglomerate Telegraph Media Group, which includes the eponymous broadsheet...

30.04.2024 20

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UAE, Ukraine conclude trade deal talks, Emirates to help post-war reconstruction

The United Arab Emirates and Ukraine have concluded negotiations for a bilateral trade deal, the two countries said in a joint statement Monday....

29.04.2024 10

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Bahrain's Investcorp, China's CIC launch $1B Sino-Gulf investment platform

Bahrain-headquartered investment firm Investcorp and sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corporation (CIC) have launched a $1 billion platform to...

24.04.2024 20

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What does EU visa relaxation for Saudi, Bahraini, Omani citizens mean?

This week, the European Union (EU) announced a relaxation of Schengen visa rules for the citizens of Bahrain, Oman and Saudi Arabia, making it much...

23.04.2024 20

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Oman LNG deal spree continues with France's TotalEnergies

France’s TotalEnergies has become the latest energy company to tap into Oman’s bountiful liquified natural gas (LNG) supplies, after Turkey’s...

22.04.2024 10

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Global calls for calm after reported Israeli strike on Iran

World leaders appealed for calm Friday after reported Israeli retaliation against Iran added to months of tense spillover from the war in Gaza, with...

19.04.2024 9

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Emirates suspends check-in as Dubai airport grapples with flood backlog

The Emirates airline suspended check-ins again for all of Friday, impacting thousands more vacationers, following devastating floods across the United...

19.04.2024 9

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Google fires 28 staffers after protesting Israel cloud contract

Tech giant Google fired 28 of its employees on Wednesday after they staged a sit-in protest over Israel's Google Cloud contract. The news comes after...

18.04.2024 6

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Dubai floods bring travel to halt after heaviest UAE rainfall on record

Heavy thunderstorms hit the United Arab Emirates and the wider Gulf region on Monday and Tuesday as the desert city of Dubai was drenched in more than...

17.04.2024 10

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UK’s easyJet suspends Israel flights through October after Iran attack

LONDON — Britain’s biggest low-cost airline easyJet on Tuesday suspended all flights to Israel for the next six months, citing the “situation in...

16.04.2024 6

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UK’s easyJet suspends Israel flights until October after Iran attack

LONDON — Britain’s biggest low-cost airline easyJet on Tuesday suspended all flights to Israel for the next six months, citing the “situation in...

16.04.2024 20

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Microsoft pumps $1.5B into UAE's G42 amid US-China tech power struggle

Microsoft’s $1.5 billion investment into the UAE-based artificial intelligence company G42 was the byproduct of closed-door negotiations between the...

16.04.2024 40

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How Iran's attack on Israel is disrupting air traffic

Commercial flights across the Middle East remained severely disrupted on Monday after Iran launched an unprecedented drone and missile attack on...

15.04.2024 50

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EU releases another $1.06B to Egypt to boost fragile economy

The European Union has mobilized another €1 billion ($1.06 billion) in aid to Egypt, to help the country’s struggling economy recover. This latest...

12.04.2024 20

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Lufthansa extends Tehran flights ban as Iran-Israel tensions flare

Germany's flagship airline on Thursday extended its suspension of flights to Tehran amid escalating security concerns in the Middle East driven by an...

11.04.2024 5

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Iraqi government to reopen Kurdish pipeline as talks to open KRG rival stall

The Iraqi government is planning to repair and reopen a pipeline in the Kurdistan Region that could allow it to export 350,000 barrels per day to...

08.04.2024 5

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Battles near Gaza hospital as US says Israel talks back on

Street battles raged Thursday near a hospital in besieged Gaza, where the dire humanitarian crisis and surging death toll have caused tensions between...

28.03.2024 10

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Saudi private equity investment peaked at $4B in 2023 amid rising buyouts

Saudi Arabian private equity investment hit an all-time high of $4 billion in 2023 amid a trend in rising company buyouts by investors in the kingdom....

28.03.2024 6

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Switzerland reports violation by Lebanon’s Audi bank in Riad Salameh probe

The Swiss financial regulator found that Banque Audi (Suisse) SA, a Switzerland-based subsidiary of a Lebanese banking group, breached its obligations...

25.03.2024 20

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Middle East sees 23% drop in VC funding: Qatar, Bahrain, UAE hardest hit

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) saw a 23% drop in venture capital (VC) funding deployed in 2023, according to a new report, with Bahrain,...

23.03.2024 9

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UAE eyes Zambia mine as minerals race heats up against Saudi Arabia, China

The United Arab Emirates is increasing its push to acquire African mineral resources, scrambling against China, Saudi Arabia and others to secure...

22.03.2024 10

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With $40B fund, Saudi Arabia looks to become world leader in AI

Saudi Arabia is to create a $40 billion fund to invest in artificial intelligence (AI), according to a report published Tuesday, as the kingdom looks...

20.03.2024 7

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Saudi Arabia offers $182M package, other incentives for mining investors

Saudi Arabia has launched an incentive package worth 685 million Saudi riyals ($182 million) for mining investors in the kingdom, along with several...

19.03.2024 8

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Turkey, UK to begin trade deal talks in June

LONDON/ANKARA — Turkey and the United Kingdom announced Thursday they will kick off official talks in June for a new free trade deal, following a...

15.03.2024 5

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Turkey, UK to begin official trade deal talks in June

LONDON/ANKARA — Turkey and the United Kingdom announced Thursday they will kick off official talks in June for a new free trade deal, following a...

14.03.2024 20

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Hungary signs $5.5B deal with UAE firm to develop Budapest neighborhood

The UAE has signed a €5 billion ($5.5 billion) deal with the Hungarian government to redevelop a Budapest neighborhood, weeks after the Gulf state...

14.03.2024 30

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EU readies $8B aid package for Egypt to help economy, stem immigration

The European Union is preparing a €7.4 billion ($8.08 billion) aid package to help Egypt’s economy amid fears that conflicts in neighboring Gaza...

13.03.2024 30

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No Ramadan relief as Israel-Hamas war rages in Gaza

The first day of Ramadan on Monday arrived like others for Palestinians in war-ravaged Gaza: stalked by famine and disease, shivering in tents and...

11.03.2024 10

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Saudi Aramco turns to China for future oil demand as profits fall 25%

Saudi Aramco reported a decline in profits Sunday while saying that it intends to invest more in China, where it sees much of the future oil demand. ...

11.03.2024 9

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