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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.

A photo showing the wreckage of the shrine in the Syrian town of Busaira. (Photo courtesy of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights)

October 14th, 2013 - 07:10 GMT

Sufi shrine targeted in Syria explosion

Netanyahu has been a constant voice of warning against removing Iran's sanctions in any form. [guardian]

October 13th, 2013 - 06:29 GMT

Netanyahu to France and UK on Iran: "Sanctions must not be eased"

A Twitter hashtag in Arabic, “this writer doesn’t represent me”, quickly grew to dozens of outraged tweets.

October 12th, 2013 - 05:59 GMT

Why the insecurity? UAE nationals outraged by Sultan al-Qassemi's call to naturalize expats

Syrian anti-government protestors hold a poster depicting a inspector from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). (Image credit: AFP)

October 12th, 2013 - 06:32 GMT

Rebels slam Nobel Peace Prize for OPCW as "gift to Assad"

Hezbollah fighters in Syria supported Syrian regime attacks in Damascus (Associated Press)

October 11th, 2013 - 01:08 GMT

Syrian regime forces capture southern Damascus, at least 70 dead

Zeidan says he will release more information about the political party responsible for his kidnapping in the upcoming days (AFP/Getty)

October 11th, 2013 - 06:33 GMT

Libya's PM says al-Libi topic discussed with his "political party" kidnappers

Syrian refugee children play in front of the ruins of the public baths of the ancient Byzantine-Christian city of Serjilla. (Image credit: AFP)

October 11th, 2013 - 05:00 GMT

UNICEF report says that Syrian children are at risk of exploitation

Opposition fighters open fire taking cover from behind a car during fightings in the Salaheddin district of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo (Image credit: AFP)

October 10th, 2013 - 03:49 GMT

Arab League and OIC call for Syrian ceasefire during Eid

The first picture released by captors show the Libyan prime minister after gunmen stormed his hotel on Thursday morning. (Al Arabiya)

October 10th, 2013 - 06:58 GMT

Militants: Libyan PM kidnapped over Al Qaeda leader arrest

The head of Britain's MI5 said Tuesday that security leaks made by the US' NSA were helping terrorist groups compile information and launch attacks against the West. (AFP/File)

October 9th, 2013 - 09:33 GMT

NSA leaks playing into the hands of terrorists - UK intelligence chief

US President Barack Obama said Tuesday that the senior Al Qaeda operative captured by US special forces in Tripoli on Saturday, Abu Anas Al Libi, will be brought to justice for his role in international terror plots. (AFP/File)

October 9th, 2013 - 06:45 GMT

Obama vows Abu Anas Al Libi will be 'brought to justice'

Egypt has been worried about US withholding aid. [bbcimg]

October 9th, 2013 - 06:10 GMT

White House assures continued aid to Egypt