Middle East

Meta And Snapchat Deny Limiting Palestinian Content Amid Israel-Hamas Conflict

Reports from journalists and social media users allege that social media firms like Meta shadowbans Palestinian content, suppressing fair reporting on the ground.


Starbucks to Lay off Thousands of Workers in Middle East After Being Hit by Boycott Campaign Relating to Israel-Hamas War

Starbucks' franchisee in the Middle East, Alshaya Group, is implementing significant job cuts at its coffee shops...

Industry Reacts to Houthi Attacks Disrupting Red Sea Shipping Routes, Companies Strategize

Houthi attacks disrupt Red Sea shipping, causing global companies like Geely, Tesla, and Adidas to face delays and logistic challenges, prompting strategic adaptations...

Saudi Arabia, Russia, and Some Other OPEC+ Producers to Prolong Oil Production Cuts Until June

Saudi Arabia, Russia, and some other key members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Plus (OPEC+) have decided to prolong their voluntary crude supply cuts until June...


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Tunisia tax suspension, teacher strike test reform agenda
Tunisia canceled a new tax on Monday imposed on travelers crossing Libya’s border after the measure triggered rioting, highlighting the problems facing the government as it seeks to bolster shaky stat
Dubai Aerospace explores StandardAero sale - sources
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Ltd, an aircraft leasing and maintenance company controlled by the government of Dubai, is looking to sell its aviation services unit, StandardAero, for more than $1.8 billi
Check Point buys Israeli cyber security firm Hyperwise
Internet and network security provider Check Point Software Technologies has bought Israeli start-up Hyperwise, saying it will help it compete in the fast growing cyber security market.
Dubai World's debt restructuring gets 100 pct creditor backing
State-owned Dubai World has received backing from all its creditors for a $14.6 billion restructuring plan, a court heard on Sunday, paving the way for the deal to be formally approved by May.
First oil tanker docks at Libya's Hariga since strike, storm
An oil tanker has docked at Libya's port of Hariga for the first time since security guards ended a strike this week and a storm passed, a port official said on Thursday.
Saudi Aramco stops Red Sea deepwater exploration work: sources
State oil giant Saudi Aramco [SDABO.UL] has put on hold its deepwater oil and gas exploration and drilling activities in the Red Sea because of high costs as it economizes in an environment of low cru
Lavish freebies from Saudi king to buoy economy, markets
A lavish payout to public employees ordered by Saudi Arabia's new King Salman will help to sustain the kingdom's consumer boom and reassure financial markets that the government is not slashing expend
Shell signs $11 billion deal to build petrochemicals plant in Iraq
Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) has signed a deal with Iraq worth $11 billion (7 billion pounds) to build a petrochemicals plant in the southern oil hub of Basra, Industry Minister Nasser al-Esawi said on
Retreat of Russian shoppers fails to dent Dubai retailers
Russian shoppers caught in a currency crunch are staying away from the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) this year, but visitors from elsewhere look set to make up the numbers at the annual retail bonanza
Dubai's Drake & Scull wins $49 million contract
A subsidiary of Dubai’s Drake & Scull International DSI.DU (DSI) has won a 180 million dirham ($49 million) engineering contract in the emirate, the parent firm said on Sunday.
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