Middle East
IMF sees economic growth with higher inflation for Mideast
Middle East
October 20, 2021
IMF sees economic growth with higher inflation for Mideast
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Middle East is expected to see significant economic growth this year, but also…
Innovation is an essential part of our future growth plan: CNN Arabic Vice-President, Editor-in-Chief Caroline Faraj
Features/Interviews
October 8, 2021
Innovation is an essential part of our future growth plan: CNN Arabic Vice-President, Editor-in-Chief Caroline Faraj
With its 20th anniversary around the corner, CNN Arabic Services has successfully cemented its place in the media landscape of…
Climate change set to worsen resource degradation, conflict, report says
World
October 7, 2021
Climate change set to worsen resource degradation, conflict, report says
MADRID, Oct 7 (Reuters) – A vicious cycle linking the depletion of natural resources with violent conflict may have gone…
Exclusive: Under US sanctions, Iran and Venezuela strike oil export deal
Middle East
September 25, 2021
Exclusive: Under US sanctions, Iran and Venezuela strike oil export deal
CARACAS/HOUSTON/WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Venezuela has agreed to a key contract to swap its heavy oil for Iranian condensate…
Protesters in eastern Sudan shut oil import pipeline – ministry
Middle East
September 25, 2021
Protesters in eastern Sudan shut oil import pipeline – ministry
KHARTOUM, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Protesters in eastern Sudan shut a pipeline that carries imported crude oil to the capital…
Lira hits record lows as rate cut sets Turkey on uncertain path
Middle East
September 25, 2021
Lira hits record lows as rate cut sets Turkey on uncertain path
ANKARA, Sept 24 (Reuters) – Turkey’s lira hit an all-time low against the dollar on Friday, a day after the…
US, Pakistan face each other again on Afghanistan threats
Middle East
September 25, 2021
US, Pakistan face each other again on Afghanistan threats
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Taliban’s takeover of Kabul has deepened the mutual distrust between the US and Pakistan, two putative allies who…
Libya: Will elections finally bring healing?
Middle East
September 25, 2021
Libya: Will elections finally bring healing?
Throughout the year, national and international hopes have been pinned to the date of the Libyan national elections on December 24. However,…
France vows to get international support for Lebanon
Middle East
September 25, 2021
France vows to get international support for Lebanon
France’s President Emmanuel Macron on Friday welcomed the new Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati on his first foreign trip since taking office.…
Children dying every week in Syrian camps: report
Middle East
September 24, 2021
Children dying every week in Syrian camps: report
Children are dying every week in overcrowded camps in northeast Syria, NGO Save the Children said on Thursday. The charity said…