Middle East Experience

Saudi Arabia's central bank is ready for any liquidity squeeze from Saudi Aramco's initial public offering (IPO) and is closely monitoring local banks, its governor said, after heavy demand for loans to buy the stock..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Saudi central bank ready for any Aramco-related liquidity squeeze

Political and economic difficulties affecting the region could mean that climate change is a low priority for many of its ordinary citizens, but things are changing, Gaia Caramazza has found..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Can the Middle East afford to care about the climate emergency?

Some of their ideas are effective, some are strange—and some could make the problem even worse..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: African Men Try Lending a Hand to Stop Sexual Violence

Sudan’s former President Omar al-Bashir appeared on Tuesday before a prosecutors’ committee over the 1989 coup that brought him to power, his lawyer said. Al-Bashir was “brought to
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Sudan’s deposed al-Bashir questioned over 1989 coup: Lawyer

The United States on Tuesday barred from entering the country Mohammed al Otaibi….
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: U.S. bars former Saudi diplomat in Turkey from entering U.S. over Khashoggi murder

Iran has begun building tunnels at its Imam Ali base in Syria, which is a key part of Iran’s infrastructure that links Iran via Iraq to Syria and Lebanon.;
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Iran is building tunnels in Syria near Iraq border for weapons

"No one, not even the president, is above the law," House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said.;
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Democrats introduce two articles of impeachment against Donald Trump

House Democrats announced the formal articles of impeachment on Tuesday, to which Trump responded with a series of tweets attacking politicians and urging his followers to "read the transcript.";
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Donald Trump calls impeachment a 'WITCH HUNT!'

‘The people of the Middle East want peace with Israel and good relations,’ Rabbi Shlomo Amar said during a visit to Bahrain which symbolised the two countries’ warming ties..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Jerusalem Chief Rabbi meets Bahrain King at interfaith event as Israel normalisation drive gathers pace

The Brazilian president wondered "How can the media give space to a brat like that?";
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro calls activist Greta Thunberg a 'brat'