The next billion dollar business in the Middle East will emerge from the United Arab Emirates, according to one of the region's most prominent entrepreneurs.
Ethiopia's military has launched an offensive on the Tigray regional capital in a quest to arrest the region's defiant leaders.
Neither side appeared to welcome the dialogue that experts say is needed to avert disaster.
President Donald Trump says Sudan will start to normalize ties with Israel, making it the third Arab state to do so in the run-up to Election Day.
From Senegal to Ethiopia and beyond, record levels of flooding are devastating the African Sahel region, with the UN warning that the situation could worsen throughout September.
Already being ravaged by the worst infestation of desert locusts in 70 years, East African economies are now staring down the barrel of the coronavirus pandemic.
U.S. stock futures are poised to erase Tuesday's losses despite concerns about the China-based virus that has resulted in nine deaths, as well as Boeing's announcement about further delays in the return of the 737 Max jet.
Deliberate internet shutdowns cost the global economy more than $8 billion last year, according to a new report.
There are plenty of risks ahead, from North Korea to global warming, I'll instead close my year on a more hopeful note, writes Fred Kempe.
Sudan's ruling military council and a coalition of opposition and protest groups reached an agreement to share power during a transition period leading to elections.
RIYADH/ AMMAN/ CAIRO, June 23- Arab politicians and commentators greeted U.S. Set to be presented by Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, at a conference in Bahrain on Tuesday and Wednesday, the blueprint envisions a global investment fund to lift the Palestinian and neighbouring Arab economies and is part of broader efforts to revive the Israeli-Palestininan...
RIYADH/ AMMAN/ CAIRO, June 23- Arab politicians and commentators greeted U.S. Set to be presented by Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner at a conference in Bahrain on June 25-26, the blueprint envisions a global investment fund to lift the Palestinian and neighboring Arab economies and is part of broader efforts to revive the Israeli-Palestininan peace process.
RIYADH/ AMMAN/ CAIRO, June 23- Arab politicians and commentators greeted U.S. Set to be presented by Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner at a conference in Bahrain on June 25-26, the blueprint envisions a global investment fund to lift the Palestinian and neighbouring Arab economies and is part of broader efforts to revive the Israeli-Palestininan peace process.
*$50 billion plan to be discussed next week in Bahrain. In Israel, Tzachi Hanegbi, a cabinet member close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, called Palestinians' rejection of the $50 billion "peace to prosperity" plan tragic. But the lack of a political solution, which Washington has said would be unveiled later, prompted rejection not only from Palestinians but...
*$50 billion plan to be discussed next week in Bahrain. The $50 billion "peace to prosperity" plan, set to be presented by Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner at a conference in Bahrain next week, envisions a global investment fund to lift the Palestinian and neighbouring Arab state economies. But the lack of a political solution, which Washington has said would be...
CAIRO, June 17- Egyptian cement maker Tourah Cement, a subsidiary of Germany's HeidelbergCement, says it has suspended production because of financial distress caused by oversupply in the Egyptian market and is considering liquidation. "This extra capacity is more than the total consumption in one year of countries like Italy, Spain, Morocco or South Africa,"...
Renewables could have a big role to play in Africa, and the planet's, future energy mix.
Gold prices rose on Friday and were set to post a weekly rise as the United States raised tariffs on Chinese goods, exacerbating fears of a global economic slowdown, while palladium surged more than 5% on technical buying and short covering.
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was deposed by the army on Thursday and consultations were under way to form a transitional council to run the country.
Azhari Abdalla, minister of petroleum and minerals of Sudan, says the country is "absolutely secure" now.
