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TikTok promotes SMEs in Middle East, North African market

1 year ago
TikTok’s business arm is launching an academy for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to develop their understanding of the platform. It is the first-of-its-kind virtual educational platform from TikTok in the company’s Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT) region, which has been created specifically with SMBs and boutique agencies in mind. The first module […]
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Rasha Nahas overcomes ordeals to do Palestinian debut album

2 years ago
In May 2019, life was looking good for Palestinian singer-songwriter Rasha Nahas. She had begun to establish herself in Berlin — having moved there from her hometown of Haifa in 2017; her debut album — wrapped in 2018 — was just weeks away from being released; and she had a prospective tour of the Middle East […]
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UN peacekeepers accused of sexual misconduct

2 years ago
Two male staff members of the U.N. peacekeeping operation in the Middle East have been placed on leave after an initial inquiry found they had engaged in sexual misconduct, a U.N. spokesman said. The United Nations’ internal investigations office launched the inquiry after a video circulated on social media appearing to show a woman straddling […]
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America’s decline continues

3 years ago
By James Zogby |   Despite its claims of making America more respected and feared in the world, the Trump Administration’s behaviours have only contributed to accelerating the decline in America’s leadership. President Donald Trump’s demonstrated disdain for international agreements and law, his erratic behaviour and his reckless tweets, have left world leaders and their […]
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Pompeo claims soleimani assassination was in self-defence

3 years ago
A U.S. air strike in Baghdad that killed a top Iranian commander aimed to disrupt an “imminent attack” that would have endangered Americans in the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in television interviews on Friday. Pompeo, in interviews on Fox News and CNN, declined to discuss many details of the alleged […]
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Etihad Airways expanding Heahrow operation

3 years ago
Etihad Airways is to boost its services from Abu Dhabi to London Heathrow by adding a fourth year-round daily service between the two capitals, launching on 27 October 2019. The new service introduces a convenient mid-morning departure from Abu Dhabi and a late evening departure from London Heathrow and follows the introduction of additional seasonal […]
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The Middle East economies catch the Dutch Disease

4 years ago
Was there ever adequate economic growth in the Mena region? Did we miss out on the Mena’s economic century? Tracing economic history back to the 19th and early 20th century, England was the undisputed world’s naval power. That naturally granted it the status of the world’s economic power, supplemented by its colonies that illustrated an […]
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U.S. Pulling Some Missile-Defense Systems Out of Mideast

4 years ago
The Pentagon is removing U.S. missile systems from the Middle East next month, U.S. military officials said, a move that will leave American allies with fewer defenses as the White House ramps up its rhetoric against what it says are threats posed by Iran. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is pulling four Patriot missile systems out […]
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Currencies in free fall and the economies caught up in them

4 years ago
Currency crises occur when central banks cannot defend the official exchange rates, and recently taking centre stage as two countries in the region saw their currencies depreciate greatly. The two currencies in question are the Iranian rial and the Turkish lira. So, what happened? Countries support their national currencies by hoarding foreign currencies. As peculiar […]
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UAE most competitive economy in the Mena: World Bank, WEF

4 years ago
The UAE has the most competitive economy in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena), says a new study from the World Bank Group and the World Economic Forum. The Arab World Competitiveness Report 2018, launched Tuesday in Dubai, ranked the UAE as the 17th most competitive country in the world. Saudi Arabia, ranked 30th […]
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UAE, Middle East business confidence rebounds

4 years ago
The UAE and the Middle East as a whole are bucking global trends, with business confidence surging to its highest level since the second quarter of 2015. That’s the finding of the latest Global Economic Conditions survey by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (Acca) and the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). Within the UAE, […]
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The Trump Putin Summit – Quick Take

4 years ago
For nearly 80 years the US and Russia (or the former Soviet Union) have held summits.  In each case, it has been a forum for domestic political debate.  The president’s supporters always say the summit took solid steps towards peace and understanding, even while the president remained forceful and unyielding.  Meanwhile, the president’s opponents said […]
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Despite criticism at home, French arms sales double in the Middle East

4 years ago
France’s weapons sales to the Middle East doubled in 2017, a government report showed, as President Emmanuel Macron defied pressure from lawmakers and rights groups to curb arms flows to a region mired in conflict. France is among the world’s leading arms exporters, its sales surging in recent years on the back of its first lucrative overseas contracts […]
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How a surprise deal to boost world oil supply could 'stir the pot' in the Middle East, and pressure Saudi's spare capacity

4 years ago
An impromptu agreement between the United States and Saudi Arabia to add more supply to increasingly tight oil markets is perceived as a test of the kingdom’s ability to pump more crude — and could further antagonize Iran and Venezuela, as both countries grapple with deteriorating conditions in their respective economies. Barely a week after […]
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Trump Envoys’ Middle East Trip ‘Waste of Time,’ Palestinians Say

4 years ago
Top U.S. diplomats heading to the Middle East to discuss their plan to settle the Israel-Palestinian conflict are wasting their time if they disregard previous Arab initiatives to reach peace, according to the spokesman for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Peace proposals that ignore “the resolutions of the Arab summits, resolutions of the UN Security […]
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