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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 Turkish parliament will vote Thursday on extending its mandate that permits military intervention into Syria if its southern neighbor poses as an "open and near threat" under international law (Courtesy of the Guardian)

October 2nd, 2013 - 04:05 GMT

Syria: UN calls for cross-border aid, Turkey to vote on military mandate, and US still touting "wait and see"

"I do not think that with this quantity OPEC is in trouble," Badri said.

October 2nd, 2013 - 02:43 GMT

Keep calm and carry on: OPEC's approach to the shale boom

EU Foreign Policy chief Catherine Ashton is set to push for reconciliation between the Muslim Brotherhood and the Egyptian interim government during her three day visit to Cairo. (AFP/File)

October 2nd, 2013 - 07:15 GMT

EU's Catherine Ashton to seek gov't, Brotherhood reconciliation during Cairo visit

Iranian president Hassan Rouhani waves to supporters as his motorcade leaves Tehran's Mehrabad Airport upon his arrival from New York, on September 28, 2013. (AFP)

October 2nd, 2013 - 06:46 GMT

US sanctions on Iran 'likely to be delayed'

Qatari labour minister Saleh Al Khulaifi said the Gulf state would recruit more inspectors to mount raids and checks on companies to ensure they comply with labour laws and hire more interpreters to speed up the treatment of complaints from foreign workers (Courtesy of Martin Ziegler/Daily Mail)

October 2nd, 2013 - 04:00 GMT

Qatar to address migrant labor deaths linked to 2022 World Cup construction

Sisi is considered responsible for directing the overthrow of former Egyptian President Morsi that has left the country in turmoil and chaos since the president's exit in July (Courtesy of Voice of America)

October 1st, 2013 - 06:19 GMT

Egypt's Sisi calls for "quicker" political transition

Bodies of Syrians killed in the chemical attack in Damascus on August 21 lie in a makeshift morgue. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, more than 115,000 people have died in the war so far. (AFP/File)

October 1st, 2013 - 01:33 GMT

Activists: More than 115,000 dead in Syria conflict

Workers have described being forced to work in 50 degrees Celsius heat without a supply of drinking water by employers who withhold salaries for several months and retain passports to prevent workers from leaving the country.

October 1st, 2013 - 08:40 GMT

Time to save face: Qatar promises action on World Cup labour violations

US President Barack Obama (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House. (Image Credit: AFP)

September 30th, 2013 - 05:57 GMT

Obama to Netanyahu: Iran military strike option "on the table"

Oman and Iran talk of potential fuel deal. [presstv.ir]

September 30th, 2013 - 07:46 GMT

Oman looks forward to fuel deal with Iran

Suicide bombing at Iraqi funeral kills at least 25. [dawn.com]

September 29th, 2013 - 04:49 GMT

Iraqi suicide bomber kills 25 at funeral

Preliminary election results show that the Gorran, or "Change" party has the second-highest number of votes with 446,095 thus far (AFP)

September 29th, 2013 - 07:36 GMT

Kurdish opposition party comes second in vote, but election results still "unclear"