Category: Opinion

Oil deal and IMF-Egypt loan agreement pushes Gulf stocks up
- By Raven Ruma
- . June 8, 2020
MIDEAST STOCKS have shown positive growth after Sunday’s oil deal struck between the OPEC+ group members, who agreed to extent the record….

Pressure from Washington and Tel Aviv on Iran and its allies is growing
- By Alaina
- . June 4, 2020
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

Iran warns against US naval presence in Gulf, acquires new combat vessels
- By Alaina
- . May 29, 2020
The Revolutionary Guards of Iran yesterday warned against US naval presence in the Gulf. The warning was issued after the Islamic Republic country received 100-odd new combat vessels…..
Iraqi economy risks the collapse, Allawi seeks Gulf funds to stave off liquidity crisis
- By Alaina
- . May 26, 2020
Iraq’s new finance minister was in Saudi Arabia on Saturday looking for emergency funds to stave off an impending financial crisis brought on by falling oil prices…

European gas prices likely to turn negative
- By Raven Ruma
- . May 23, 2020
Abundant supply, low demand and full storage capacity is what marred the US oil market, pulling crude prices to negative territory, almost a month ago….

GEE group’s mandate ends in Yemen. How will it impact the country?
- By Alaina
- . May 22, 2020
In the first three months of 2020, Arab stock markets lost almost a quarter of this value due to the double assault from the coronavirus

Thousands of Tunisians March and Object to President Saied’s ‘Power Grab
- By Alaina
- . May 20, 2020
The Head of UN Support Mission in Libya, Stephanie Williams, condemned on Tuesday the airstrikes conducted by Turkish drones in Western cities of Libya in

Merkel last visit to Israel, focus on Iran
- By Alaina
- . May 18, 2020
The Lawfare Project, a US-based global network of legal professionals that promote civil rights by combatting extremism, considered the nature and extent of Qatar’s interference

Contactless Tech and e-gifts the new norm for Saudi shoppers amid Coronavirus Pandemic
- By Sulaiman
- . May 15, 2020
Coronavirus pandemic has led to mighty changes in the lifestyle industry in Saudi, the most highlighted being the shopping style among people in Saudi Arabia…

Friendly fire in Iranian seas kills 19 sailors
- By Alaina
- . May 12, 2020
On Sunday, several Iranian vessels were involved in training manoeuvres near the port of Jask in the Gulf of Oman, close to the strategically important