Wall Street Protests: More than 700 arrested
The U.S. is witnessing angry moods in the nation's financial hub. Hundreds have thrown their weight behind the latest demonstration, named "Occupy Wall Street",...
Free Fall from Space
Austrian Felix Baumgartner survives a record-breaking 24-mile jump
Sunday, October 14 – millions of people all over the world stood staring in their TV or...
MENA oil exporters’ growth to increase in 2012
The oil exporting countries of the Middle East and North Africa are expected to see economic growth accelerate in 2012 to 6.6 percent. The...
Gaddafi captured: Libya TV, NTC commander
Deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was captured as his hometown of Sirte was falling on Thursday, a National Transitional Council commander said, adding that...
Fiscal Monitor Report: Food and Energy Crisis
Countries are facing tough choices when dealing with the impact of rising inflation, lingering pandemic, and historically high debt levels, the IMF said in...
Happiest and Saddest Countries in the World
For six consecutive years now, the Legatum Institute presents its annual Prosperity Index study. The study is also known as the “happiest and saddest...
10 Years After 9/11: Era of Endless Wars?
It was a tragedy that claimed the lives of thousands in an instant, and later bring two wars with an even more monstrous death...
Japan: 5,178 people dead, 8,606 missing
Japan's devastating earthquake and deepening nuclear crisis could result in losses of up to $200 billion, according to Reuters. Still the impact for the...
Saudi Arabia Unveils More than US$6.4 Billion in Technology, Startup Investment
Saudi Aramco Ventures launches US$1 billion Prosperity7 fund for transformative start-ups
STC to invest US$1 billion in MENA HUB to create regional center for cloud...
East Asia growth reaches 11-year low
According to the World Bank, policy makers in Asia’s emerging economies could provide more fiscal incentives as China’s downtrend drags the region’s growth to...
Emirates Airline wins prestigious Telegraph Award
Emirates confirmed its position as one of the world’s leading airlines when it was named the Favourite Long-Haul Airline at the UK Telegraph Travel Awards.
IMF: Global Financial Stability Report April 2021 Forecast
The global economy is finally emerging from the worst phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, although with prospects diverging starkly across regions and countries, the...
The Wealthiest Cities in the World in 2023
When it comes to the number of resident millionaires, cities in the USA and China dominate the World’s Top 10 Wealthiest Cities, while only...
Unthinkable Iceberg for Europe’s Unsinkable Ship
Sorry, but history didn't end sometime between your birth and your breakfast today...
BACK in 2009 when Barack Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize...
US next president and his approach to the Middle East
The American nation is about to elect the next president of the United States, choosing between the current Democratic President Barack Obama and his...
IMF revises MENA’s growth rate
The International Monetary Fund stated in a report released in January that an anticipated drop in the average growth rate of the regional economy...
Saudi Arabia Assumes 2020 G20 Presidency
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia assumes the 2020 G20 Presidency today, 1 December, 2019.
The Saudi G20 Presidency will focus on “Realizing Opportunities...