Middle East
Rouhani: No end to Middle East strife without Iran
World
February 11, 2015
Rouhani: No end to Middle East strife without Iran
President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday the world needs Iran to help stabilise the troubled Middle East, in remarks pointing to…
Anger, calls for calm in Middle East over new Charlie cartoons
Egypt
January 14, 2015
Anger, calls for calm in Middle East over new Charlie cartoons
Muslim clerics in the Middle East who have denounced last week's attack on Charlie Hebdo criticised the French satirical weekly…
EU warns of Mideast violence without political progress
Egypt
November 7, 2014
EU warns of Mideast violence without political progress
The European Union's new foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini warned Friday of a new wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence if there…
Despite election defeat, foreign policy is not ‘game over’ for Obama
World
November 6, 2014
Despite election defeat, foreign policy is not ‘game over’ for Obama
From marauding jihadists in Iraq to pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine and beheadings of Americans in Syria, a world in crisis…
Middle Eastern equity issuance totals US$5.1 billion in the first nine months of 2014
Business
October 22, 2014
Middle Eastern equity issuance totals US$5.1 billion in the first nine months of 2014
Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today released the quarterly investment banking analysis…
CAPMAS: Inbound tourists to Egypt decline by 28.9% in 2014
Business
March 17, 2014
CAPMAS: Inbound tourists to Egypt decline by 28.9% in 2014
Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) has indicated a decline in the number of inbound tourists in January…
UAE, Oman and Iraq lead Middle East oil and gas transactions in 2013
Business
March 10, 2014
UAE, Oman and Iraq lead Middle East oil and gas transactions in 2013
According to EY’s Global Oil & Gas Transactions report, the combined number of oil and gas transactions in the UAE,…
Transparency International calls for improving integrity in Middle East and North Africa
Egypt
February 16, 2014
Transparency International calls for improving integrity in Middle East and North Africa
Transparency International urged on Saturday governments in the Middle East and North Africa region, with an emphasis on Egypt and…
Indian deputy FM arrives in Cairo for talks with Fahmy, Araby
Egypt
December 21, 2013
Indian deputy FM arrives in Cairo for talks with Fahmy, Araby
Ashok Kantha, Indian deputy foreign minister for Middle East and north Africa affairs, arrived in Cairo on Saturday coming from…
US has lost influence in Middle East: Senator McCain
Egypt
November 14, 2013
US has lost influence in Middle East: Senator McCain
US Republican Senator John McCain criticized harshly the performance of Secretary of State John Kerry in the Middle East saying…