Saudi Arabia
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Speaking at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Novak said he "fully agreed" with his Saudi counterpart. And when asked whether something longer-term was happening regarding...
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In Saudi Arabia, low energy prices have another dimension, as they have been central to the country’s industrialization strategy, which is based on the competitiveness...
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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met Tuesday with the foreign ministers of Britain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE to discuss "a political solution" to...
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SABIC, the world’s number four chemical firm, said it had no current plans to launch a full takeover of Clariant. However, the move stoked uncertainty...
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“We hope that 2018 will be the right time, but ultimately we have to make sure the market is ready,” Khalid Al-Falih said the World...
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It's unclear where the rest of the recovered funds will go, but it's a nice top-up for the 2018 budget, which stands at $261 billion...
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Jewish Israel and Sunni Saudi Arabia have no formal diplomatic ties and decades of enmity behind them. However, their mutual pleasure over the grassroots demonstrations...
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An official news agency reports that Iran’s intelligence agency has confiscated large amounts of weapons and ammunition including bombs and grenades and officials are blaming...
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Kuwait has protested at an “insult” by a Saudi official, state media reported, a rare rebuff to a close ally that reflects frustration about a...
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At least two Canadian companies have been providing armoured vehicles to the Saudis. These include General Dynamics Land Systems Canada of London, Ont., which is...
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Regional and related topics
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Reuters
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Yara Bayoumy |
1.25.2018
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Gulf Arab officials used the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday to slam Iran for what they said was its destabilizing behavior in the...
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As Pence traveled through the Middle East this week, visiting three nations over four days, he made clear that the administration is unfazed by criticism...
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Egypt Today
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Rana Mohamed |
1.25.2018
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The World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos hosted a special panel session Wednesday on ‘finding a new equilibrium in the Middle East’, where panelists identified...
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According the World Health Organization’s (WHO) World Health Observatory report, nine Middle Eastern countries have ranked highest in the obesity statistics among adults aged 18 and...
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Reuters
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Dmitry Zhdannikov |
1.25.2018
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The reconstruction of Iraq may cost more than $100 billion and will require Baghdad to continue supporting OPEC’s oil output cuts and attract maximum investment...
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Reuters
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Mark Hanrahan |
1.25.2018
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Egypt moved an 83-tonne, 3,200-year-old statue of King Ramses II to the atrium of Cairo’s new Grand Egyptian Museum on Thursday in a complex operation...
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Chatham House
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Claire Spencer |
1.25.2018
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Civic protests look set to become the theme of this year in a number of Middle Eastern and North African states....
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The film centres around the struggle of a Lebanese Christian right wing ideologue and his legal battle against a Palestinian refugee...
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The National
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Mustafa Alrawi |
1.25.2018
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Economies in the Middle East will see more stability this year, as prices of major commodities rebound and the global economy picks up, Standard Chartered’s...
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CNN World
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Gianluca Mezzofiore, Tamara Qiblawi and Angela Dewan |
1.25.2018
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An official from the Syrian Democratic Forces, an alliance in which the YPG fights, said that US, British and German citizens were among the "tens"...
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Egyptian authorities have closed off routes leading to Cairo's Tahrir Square as the country marks seven years since a revolution toppled former President Hosni Mubarak's...
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The two days of negotiations in Vienna come after eight previous rounds in Geneva, the last one in December, that failed to get the different...
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