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The IMFSaid Last Month That Growth in the Non-Oil Sector Was Expected to Accelerate as the Kingdom Moved Ahead With Economic Reforms. (Shutterstock)

September 18th, 2018 - 07:18 GMT

IMF Confident Saudi Can Meet 1.9 Percent GDP Forecast

Saudi Arabia’s economy can achieve an International Monetary Fund forecast of 1.9 percent gross domestic product growth this year, the central bank governor said on Sunday.

Barclays, Byblos Bank, Societe Generale de Banque au Liban and JPMorgan will co-manage the eurobonds issuance. (World Finance)

March 12th, 2017 - 11:00 GMT

Lebanon appoints four banks for $1.5B eurobond issue

Jordanian soldier Ahmad Daqamseh. [Twitter]

March 12th, 2017 - 09:46 GMT

Ahmed Daqamseh, who killed seven Israeli children, widely praised on Jordanian social media

The Saudi-led Arab coalition has come under increasing criticism for its civilian death toll in Yemen. (Twitter)

March 12th, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

At least 22 civilians killed as Saudi-led airstrike hits Yemen market

The fall of Raqqa would be a massive blow for Daesh, while an ongoing assault by Iraqi forces on the group's other main city, Mosul, is also depleting its manpower. (File/AFP)

March 10th, 2017 - 05:00 GMT

Daesh leaders move out of Raqqa as Kurdish forces close in

While it has already led to the cancellation of thousands of flights, Trump’s travel ban is expected to negatively impact the aviation industry. (File photo)

March 9th, 2017 - 04:31 GMT

Emirates bookings down 35 percent after Trump's travel ban

The jets struck the village of al-Matab southeast of Raqqa, near the Euphrates River. (File/AFP)

March 9th, 2017 - 01:00 GMT

Airstrikes in Raqqa kill 23 civilians

The number of tourists coming to Egypt in 2015 was 9.3 million, compared with more than 14.7 million in 2010. (File photo)

March 8th, 2017 - 02:28 GMT

Is tourism in Egypt on its way to recovery?

On Monday, the Supply Ministry issued a statement denying that it was planning to cut bread subsidies following reports in local media that suggested rations would be reduced from five to three loaves per day. (AFP)

March 8th, 2017 - 08:00 GMT

Riots break out across Egypt as government cuts bread rations

The Legendary singer performed at Banksy's hotel in Bethlehem. (Billboard)

March 6th, 2017 - 03:24 GMT

Elton John performs at Bethlehem's 'Walled Off Hotel' in solidarity with Palestine

The German offer came during a visit to Egypt by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (AFP/Khaled Desouki)

March 5th, 2017 - 12:00 GMT

Germany grants Egypt $500M for economic development and SME support

When we think of the Antarctica, we think of avalanches, never-ending whiteness and body-numbing temperature. Guess what, according to Mental Floss, somehow the extremely hot Cairo managed to compete with the south pole. (AFP/File)

March 5th, 2017 - 07:57 GMT

Global warming alert! - Same temperatures in Antarctica as Cairo

A member of the Libyan army stands on a tank. (AFP/File)

March 4th, 2017 - 10:00 GMT

Armed militants overrun Libya’s main oil port