- 12 January, 2026
Oil deal and IMF-Egypt loan agreement pushes Gulf stocks up
MIDEAST STOCKS have shown positive growth after Sunday’s oil deal struck between the OPEC+ group members, who agreed to extent the record….
Erdogan and the Muslim Brotherhood are destroying Libya with the UN complicity
The Libyan conflict continues unabated after the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA), backed by Turkey, refused any ceasefire agreement….
AMF provided $211 to Morocco and $98 million loan to Tunisia amid COVID-19 pandemic
The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF), a regional lender,has provided a loan of $211 million to Morocco to assist it in undertaking public…
After Trump, it’s Bolsonaro who threatens exiting WHO over rising Covid deaths
On Friday, Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro threatened to leave the World Health Organisation..
Qatari boycott in retrospect: What GCC should consider before lifting the embargo
Qatar’s boycott with the neighbouring Arab nations has entered fourth year, and with no end in sight, hopes for a quick resolution to the Middle
First time in three months, Russia does airstrike on northwest Syria says, Monitor
A war monitor stated on Wednesday, Russia strikes Syria’s last significant radical bastion for the first time since March truce took place….
Pressure from Washington and Tel Aviv on Iran and its allies is growing
In the last days of March and the beginning of April 2020, the Qatari economy witnessed a double collapse hitting all sectors amid a state
Palestinian reject tax revenue collected by Israel on their behalf, in response to annexation plan
On Wednesday, Palestinian Authority declared that it would not be accepting the tax revenue, collected and distributed by Israeli government on their behalf…..
Jailed Iranian professor deported from the US, reaches Tehran
On Tuesday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif announced in an Instagram post that jailed Iranian professor Dr Sirous Asgari was on his way back home. Various Iranian news agencies confirmed his arrival with a photograph that showed him wearing a mask and greeting his family….
The Taliban are chasing foreign support, but the terrorism spectre remains
In a virtual humanitarian event hosted by Saudi Arabia in partnership with United Nations on Tuesday, international donors pledged to donate $1.35 billion as aid