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Iran Becoming Nuclear State Threatens Regional Balances

The eighth round of talks between Iran and major powers to revive the 2015 nuclear deal kicked off on December 27 in the Austrian capital of Vienna. Tehran is holding direct talks with the P4+1…

Abdelkader Zaoui 11 January 2022

Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan speaks during the Financial Sector Conference held in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh on April 24, 2019. The event was organized by the government bodies overseeing the implementation of the Financial Sector Development Program. (FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images)

Saudi Arabia Boosts Banking Industry

Standard Chartered Bank, a British banking and financial services company founded in 1969, started operation of its first branch in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, around the middle of last May. The Saudi…

Motasem Al Felou 30 July 2021

Oxygen tankers being airlifted on an IAF plane in Dubai. The Indian Air Force had airlifted a total of 12 cryogenic tanks from Dubai to West Bengal over Monday and Tuesday. “Our Indian Air Force team is back in Dubai. They have airlifted the remaining 6 cryogenic tanks to India today. (PTI)

India Seeks Gulf Support to Battle Deadly Covid-19 Second Wave

On Thursday evening last week, a Sikh prayer house (called gurudwara) in the New Delhi suburb of Indirapuram announced that it would provide free oxygen to Covid-19 patients until they could be…

Meera Ravi 30 April 2021

A picture taken on December 16, 2020 shows newly constructed towers in Riyadh, the Saudi Arabian capital and main financial hub. (Getty)

MENA Countries Must Diversify Income to Address Deficit

The World Bank has recently warned that economies of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are suffering a sudden accumulation of public debt owing to challenges caused by the coronavirus …

Hatem Khedr 09 April 2021

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