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Alaa Shahine

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IMF joins Powell, Lagarde urging governments to keep spending

3 min read . 14 Oct 2020

And the public spending that put a floor under the pandemic slump is increasingly seen as vital for a sustained recovery too (Photo: Reuters)

The next big shift in economics takes shape under coronavirus shadow

6 min read . 11 Oct 2020

About 350 people have been summoned for questioning since King Salman ordered the anti-graft probe on 4 November. Photo: Reuters

Saudi Arabia graft settlements may top $100 billion as probe nears end

2 min read . 22 Jan 2018

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said this month that the majority of those being detained had agreed to pay back some of the money they had gained illegally, in exchange for their freedom. Photo: Reuters

Saudi Prince released after $1 billion deal, says official

2 min read . 29 Nov 2017

A file photo of Saudi Arabia crown prince Mohammed bin Salman. Photo: AP

Crackdown on billionaires, top officials shakes Saudi Arabia

4 min read . 06 Nov 2017

Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani speaks during a press conference in Doha on 2 August. Photo: AFP

Qatar passes landmark law to grant permanent residency to expats

2 min read . 03 Aug 2017

A file photo of Saudi Arabia deputy crown prince Mohammed bin Salman. Photo: Reuters

Saudi King Salman names son crown prince, cementing 31-year-old’s rising power

3 min read . 21 Jun 2017

The attack hit radar sites involved in ‘recent missile launches threatening USS Mason and other vessels’ operating in international waters in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandeb strait. Photo: AP

US Navy launches strikes on Yemen after warship targeted

2 min read . 13 Oct 2016

A file photo of Saudi Arabia deputy crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman. Photo: AP

Saudi Arabia plans $2 trillion megafund for post-oil era

4 min read . 01 Apr 2016

Kuwaiti security forces gather outside the Shiite Al-Imam al-Sadeq mosque after it was targeted by a suicide bombing during Friday prayers on 26 June 2015, in Kuwait City. Photo: AFP

IS caliphate’s anniversary sees terror attacks in four countries

4 min read . 27 Jun 2015

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says problems can’t be solved by pressure and blackmail. Photo: AP

Iraq’s Maliki rejects planned Kurdish independence vote

2 min read . 02 Jul 2014

Tribal fighters and members of Iraqi security forces take part in an intensive security deployment on the outskirts of Diyala province on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

Iraq air force strikes militant positions as Obama sends warship

3 min read . 16 Jun 2014

Mosul is the second city that has fallen to the militant group since January, when it seized Fallujah in the western province of Anbar from government forces. Photo: Reuters

Militants take Mosul as Iraq forces pull out of second city

3 min read . 10 Jun 2014

The Federal Open Market Committee on 30 April announced a reduction in monthly bond buying to $45 billion. Photo: Bloomberg

Fed’s Dennis Lockhart sees end of US QE stimulus programme this year

1 min read . 11 May 2014

Egypt’s former army chief Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who ousted President Mohamed Morsi, ruled out any reconciliation with the Muslim Brotherhood. Photo: AP

Egypt’s el-Sisi vows to oust Muslim Brotherhood ahead of elections

2 min read . 06 May 2014

Qatar had backed the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt when it gained power in 2012 under President Mohamed Mursi, and extended $8 billion in aid. Photo: AFP

Saudi Arabia allies have few tools to pressure Qatar amid GCC spat

5 min read . 13 Mar 2014

Hassan Rouhani, the first Iranian leader in a decade to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, is seeking investment to boost an economy battered by international sanctions imposed over Iran’s nuclear work. Photo: Bloomberg

Hassan Rouhani tells Davos Iran will push for final nuclear accord

1 min read . 23 Jan 2014

German cruise ship “Deutschland” crosses the Suez canal. Photo: AFP (AFP )

Egypt military bolsters Suez security after failed attack

2 min read . 01 Sep 2013

A file photo of Muslim Brotherhood leader Essam El-Erian. Photo: Reuters (Reuters)

Egypt clashes kill 9 as Islamist calls for US Embassy siege

1 min read . 23 Jul 2013

A file photo of people in Cairo. President Mursi’s government is seeking to trim a budget gap without adding to the discontent of a population that’s yet to see an improvement in their daily lives since the 2011 uprising. Photo: Khaled Desouki/ AFP (Khaled Desouki/ AFP)

Egypt’s IMF talks in Cairo end without agreement on loan

3 min read . 16 Apr 2013

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