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Egypt’s furniture exports fall 33% during past 6 months
Business

Egypt’s furniture exports fall 33% during past 6 months

The Egyptian Furniture Export council (EFEC) revealed Monday that the sector’s exports fell from January to June by 33 percent…
Qatar Airways sues, seeks US$5 bn from boycotting countries
Middle East

Qatar Airways sues, seeks US$5 bn from boycotting countries

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-haul carrier Qatar Airways said Wednesday it launched international arbitration seeking at least five…
Gulf economies seen shrinking sharply in 2020, to pick up in 2021: Reuters poll
Middle East

Gulf economies seen shrinking sharply in 2020, to pick up in 2021: Reuters poll

DUBAI (Reuters) — Economic activity in the Gulf will contract sharply this year before recovering in 2021, hit by the…
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman admitted to hospital for tests
Middle East

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman admitted to hospital for tests

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has been admitted to a hospital in the capital, Riyadh,…
Iranian FM visits Baghdad, ahead of Iraqi PM trip to Riyadh
Middle East

Iranian FM visits Baghdad, ahead of Iraqi PM trip to Riyadh

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister on Sunday stressed that Iran-Iraq relations would not be “shaken” ahead of the Iraqi…
Saudi Arabia permanently cancels license of Qatar’s beIN Sports
Middle East

Saudi Arabia permanently cancels license of Qatar’s beIN Sports

DUBAI (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Competition (GAC) said on Tuesday it had permanently canceled the license of…
UN court rules in Qatar’s favor in aviation boycott case
Middle East

UN court rules in Qatar’s favor in aviation boycott case

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Qatar won a legal battle Tuesday in its efforts to end a long-running aviation boycott…
UN: Airstrike in northwest Yemen kills 7 children, 2 women
Middle East

UN: Airstrike in northwest Yemen kills 7 children, 2 women

CAIRO (AP) — An airstrike in northwest Yemen killed seven children and two women, the United Nations reported Monday, the…
Arab states target extremism online — but are they effective?
Middle East

Arab states target extremism online — but are they effective?

With the rise of the “Islamic State,” a host of Arab-led initiatives were created to disrupt extremist content online. But…
Egypt has 3rd most coronavirus cases among Arab nations: Johns Hopkins University
Egypt

Egypt has 3rd most coronavirus cases among Arab nations: Johns Hopkins University

The Johns Hopkins University reported that among Arab countries, the largest numbers of coronavirus cases were in Saudi Arabia (217,100),…
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