Qatar population at all-time high
The country's population has shot up to all-time high of 2,559,000, according to the latest figures released by the Ministry...
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Korea-Iran summit paves way for $45.6 billion business deals
South Korean President Park Geun-hye held landmark summit talks with her Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani and reached provisional deals in...
Qatar steps up support for small businesses
A drive to encourage entrepreneurship in Qatar is gaining pace, as efforts to streamline the start-up process yield results. Developing...
China and India to make up 1/3 of global growth for next decade
A British research institute has predicted that China and India together will make up around one-third of the world's economic...
Saudi Arabia to extend downstream reach
Steps taken by national oil giant Saudi Aramco to consolidate some of its downstream assets, most notably in the US...
Dubai pursues ambitious public transport targets
A campaign to reduce congestion on Dubai’s roads and encourage greater use of public transport looks to be yielding results....
Saudi Arabia unveils its Vision 2030 economic reform plan
The powerful young prince overseeing Saudi Arabia's economy unveiled ambitious plans on Monday aimed at ending the kingdom's "addiction" to...
Petrochemical projects in Iran need $77 billion finance by 2020
Director of Production Control in Iran's National Petrochemical Company (NPC) Alimohammad Bossaqzadeh said that domestic petrochemical industry requires attracting $77...
Jordan’s aviation sector reaching new heights
Increasing capacity in Jordan’s aviation sector could hold the key to growing the tourism sector and improving inter-regional connectivity over...
UAE allocates $4 billion to Egypt
The United Arabic Emirates has allocated $4 billion to Egypt, half of it in investment and half as a central...
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