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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.

Iraq's security situation has been deteriorating in recent months. This bombing in Kirkuk in the North of the country killed 2 people on March 29.

April 2nd, 2013 - 06:47 GMT

Gun battle erupts on Iraq's western gas fields - reports

Egypt is to dramatically increase the cost of cooking gas cylinders ahead of a vist by the IMF (Abid Katib / Getty Images)

April 1st, 2013 - 01:46 GMT

Big rise in cooking gas prices in Egypt

The airport in Alexandria, in the north of Egypt, reopened on Sunday following a strike by police

April 1st, 2013 - 10:48 GMT

Egypt's Alexandria airport re-opens following strike

A suicide bomb attack in Kirkuk, Iraq on March 29 (AFP Photo)

April 1st, 2013 - 08:29 GMT

Iraq suicide bomber kills 9 including 7 policemen in Tikrit

Traditional suppliers consider that Egypt is around one million tonnes behind in imports

March 31st, 2013 - 11:11 GMT

Morsi shifts focus from Gulf region to boost economy

Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority said early on Monday that inspectors did not find arms in a Tanzanian-flagged ship carrying an Iranian cargo destined for Syria.

March 31st, 2013 - 06:51 GMT

No arms found in Syria-bound Iran cargo, says Suez Canal Authority

The ship will be crossing through the Suez Canal before heading to Syria according to sources (picture used for illustrative purposes only - AFP)

March 30th, 2013 - 10:37 GMT

Secret Iranian weapons ship crossing the Suez for Syria - reports

Syrian rebels raise their weapons under a pre-Baath Syrian flag currently used by the opposition during an anti-regime protest in the northern city of Aleppo. (AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC)

March 30th, 2013 - 05:00 GMT

Police in Turkey seize Syrian weapons hoard

Jordan's Prime Minister-designate warned of a potential catastrophe if his country reaches a total of one million refugees (Photo UNHCR/ B. Sokol)

March 28th, 2013 - 02:23 GMT

Jordan's PM warns of "catastrophic" refugee crisis as Turkey denies deportations

Once 15 Syrian pounds a bag of bread, now sold at some 100 Syrian pounds

March 28th, 2013 - 11:03 GMT

Syria looking to the east to save spiraling economy

Libya is to provide Egypt with 900,000 barrels of oil a month from Libya starting in April

March 28th, 2013 - 10:08 GMT

Egypt set to import Libyan oil

One of the largest ever cyber-attacks is still lowing the internet and could get worse, experts warn

March 28th, 2013 - 08:52 GMT

Global internet attack slowing internet could get worse