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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.

Smoke rises from buildings in the area of Bughayliyah, on the northern outskirts of Deir Ezzor on September 13, 2017, as Syrian forces advance during their ongoing battle against ISIS. (George Ourfalian/AFP)

September 16th, 2017 - 10:51 GMT

Clashes Between Regime, SDF Anticipated in Syria’s Deir Ezzor as Threats Exchanged

Cairo is home to a blossoming start--up scene. (AFP)

September 13th, 2017 - 03:50 GMT

Egypt's Internet Blockade is Targeting Hipster Start-ups While ISIS is Killing Egyptians

A photo taken on September 6, 2017 shows the Hotel Mercure in Marigot, near the Bay of Nettle, on the French Collectivity of Saint Martin, during the passage of Hurricane Irma. (AFP / LIONEL CHAMOISEAU)

September 11th, 2017 - 10:57 GMT

US Hurricanes Affecting Oil Prices, Saudi Could Cut Output

A local military chief announces the launch of a new SDF offensive to oust the Islamic State (IS) group from swathes of Syria's eastern Deir Ezzor province on September 9, 2017 (Delil Souleiman/AFP)

September 9th, 2017 - 10:59 GMT

ISIS Attacked on Two Fronts in Deir Ezzor as SDF Forces Launch Offensive

Opec and other producers led by Russia and Saudi Arabia are cutting oil output until the end of March 2018. (AFP/ File)

September 6th, 2017 - 11:29 GMT

Saudi Arabia, Russia Mull Opec Deal Extension as Oil Prices Stabilize

A Saudi-led coalition launched its Yemen campaign in March 2015 to oust Houthi rebels who control the capital and much of the north and restore to power the internationally-recognised government of Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi. (AFP/File)

September 5th, 2017 - 01:13 GMT

Should Saudi Fund All Humanitarian Aid To Yemen? This UN Official Thinks So

An Indonesian protester tears a picture of Aung San Suu Kyi during a rally in front of Myanmar embassy in Jakarta on September 2, 2017 (AFP)

September 4th, 2017 - 02:06 GMT

Feature: How Much of the Social Media Reporting on the Rohingya Can we Trust?

Members of ISIS and their families are transported from the Lebanese border to eastern Syria (Louai Beshara/AFP)

September 2nd, 2017 - 06:54 GMT

ISIS Convoy Remains Stranded in Regime-held Syrian Desert, Says US Coalition

US troops supporting the Syrian Democratic Forces have been deterring Turkish-backed rebels from attacking Kurdish forces in the north of Syria. (Photo: AFP/File photo of SDF forces)

August 30th, 2017 - 01:15 GMT

Syria Deeply Report: US Troops and Turkey-backed Fighters Exchange Fire in Syria

The country said it would allow complete foreign ownership of all types of education centers, including primary schools. (Amer Salem/ AFP)

August 27th, 2017 - 10:12 GMT

Saudi Arabia to Allow Full Foreign Ownership for Health, Education Sectors

Yemenis stand in protest amidst the debris of a house, hit in an air strike on a residential district, in the capital Sanaa on August 26, 2017 (AFP)

August 27th, 2017 - 09:56 GMT

‘Technical Error’ Blamed for Deaths of 14 Yemeni Civilians in Saudi Coalition Airstrike

The extremist group are surrounded by Iraqi forces and facing bombardment from the sky. (AFP/File)

August 20th, 2017 - 02:46 GMT

ISIS Suffer Major Losses as Iraqi Forces Advance in Tal Afar