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The IMFSaid Last Month That Growth in the Non-Oil Sector Was Expected to Accelerate as the Kingdom Moved Ahead With Economic Reforms. (Shutterstock)

September 18th, 2018 - 07:18 GMT

IMF Confident Saudi Can Meet 1.9 Percent GDP Forecast

Saudi Arabia’s economy can achieve an International Monetary Fund forecast of 1.9 percent gross domestic product growth this year, the central bank governor said on Sunday.

The U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv was one of the Palestinians' targets, according to Shin Bet. (Image courtesy of The U.S. State Department)

January 22nd, 2014 - 04:09 GMT

Palestinian Al Qaeda suspects arrested by Shin Bet in East Jerusalem

A young Bahraini girl holds a national flag during an anti-government rally in the village of Diraz, west of Manama, on January 17, 2014. [AFP]

January 22nd, 2014 - 09:39 GMT

Bahrain attempts to revive reconciliation talks

The leader of the Syrian opposition National Coalition Ahmad Jarba arrived in Switzerland earlier this week (Salvatore Di Nolfi/AFP)

January 22nd, 2014 - 07:00 GMT

Geneva II peace talks on Syria to finally commence Wednesday after months of delays

Obama called his counterpart Vladimir Putin Tuesday to discuss the Syrian peace conference set to begin Wednesday in the Swiss city of Montreux (File Archive/AFP)

January 21st, 2014 - 07:07 GMT

Obama telephones Moscow ahead of Syria peace talks

Yemen's interim President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi will stay in his post for an additional year (Courtesy of The Guardian)

January 21st, 2014 - 06:17 GMT

Yemen president to stay another year in post to lead country transition

Members of the Iraqi army listen to a speech by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki during a political meeting to talk about the ongoing fighting between security forces and al-Qaeda-linked groups. [AFP]

January 21st, 2014 - 09:56 GMT

Detained Iraqi Shi'ite militia chief threatens to kill politicians

Before Egypt’s 2011 revolution, it was attracting net foreign direct investment of around $8bn annually, according to central bank data.

January 21st, 2014 - 09:17 GMT

Two celebrations in one: Egypt's investments expected to rise 33% with new constitution

Saad Hariri has not yet specified a date for his expected return (File Archive/AFP)

January 20th, 2014 - 12:12 GMT

Hariri to return to Lebanon before parliamentary elections after more than two years in exile

Mursi's trial based on charges related to the mass jailbreak in 2011 is the only case that has opened thus far. It is due to resume on Jan. 28. [AFP]

January 19th, 2014 - 06:15 GMT

Egypt charges secularists alongside Mursi in new case

Libyan soldiers were deployed to Libya's south to control renewed clashes (Mahmud Turkia/AFP)

January 19th, 2014 - 06:52 GMT

Renewed clashes in Libya lead Tripoli to declare state of emergency

The documentary is about the aftermath and personal experiences felt by Egyptians after the 2011 uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak after ruling the country for almost 30 years.

January 18th, 2014 - 02:14 GMT

‘The Square’ - Egypt’s first documentary nominated for Oscars

Polling station officials count ballots in the Egyptian capital Cairo on January 15, 2014. [AFP]

January 18th, 2014 - 09:48 GMT

Egypt to announce results of constitution vote