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          MENAFebruary 09, 2024
          Sir William Patey as ambassador to Afghanistan in Kabul, in March 2012. EPA

          Labour Middle East Council to shape British policy

          UKFebruary 01, 2024
          An oil refinery on the outskirts of the Iraqi city of Karbala. The IMF has revised down overall growth forecast for the GCC to 0.5 per cent in 2023, one percentage point lower than its estimates in October. AFP

          IMF cuts Middle East growth forecast over impact of Israel-Gaza war

          BusinessJanuary 31, 2024
          Mirrors by Ahmed Cherkaoui, a Moroccan painter who died in 1967, is one of the works on sale. Photo: Christie’s

          Christie's shines light on best of Maghreb art in Paris

          Arts & CultureJanuary 24, 2024
          The Rumaila oilfield near Iraq's southern port city of Basra. Reuters

          Net-zero push set to drive growth of carbon markets in Mena

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          The King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh is part of Saudi Arabia's efforts to boost the financial services sector in the kingdom as it continues to pursue its economic diversification goals. Bloomberg

          Mena oil exporters making progress on economic reforms, World Bank says

          EconomyOctober 27, 2023
          Women’s participation in the Mena labour force is among the lowest in the world. Ryan Carter / The National

          IMF calls for enhanced inclusive growth in Mena policy review

          BusinessOctober 15, 2023
          The week-long IMF and World Bank meeting ended on Sunday in Marrakesh. Bloomberg

          Multilateral banks pledge for increased lending firepower

          EconomyOctober 15, 2023
          The de-escalation of some political issues has set the stage for a 'new era of regional co-operation.' AP

          Chatham House urges Middle East to build regional forum

          UKSeptember 25, 2023
          Charlotte Leslie, head of the Conservative Middle East Council, says the UK must work harder to retain its historical position in the Middle East.

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          UKSeptember 25, 2023
          Salemah, a German Shepherd in the Abu Dhabi Police K9 unit, searches through rubble in Derna, Libya, for victims of flash floods that hit the city on September 10. Photo: Ismaeel Naar / The National.

          UAE sniffer dogs Salemah and Yoshika search for the dead in Libya

          MENASeptember 20, 2023
          Princess Alia Al Senussi is a member of the Libyan royal family ousted by Muammar Qaddafi in 1969. Pawan Singh / The National

          Libyan princess describes sadness and anger over Derna flood catastrophe

          UAESeptember 20, 2023
          This year eight sites across Mena are nominated, including Tunisia's island of Djerba. Photo: Ghada Ayari

          Eight Mena sites nominated for Unesco World Heritage List 2023

          Arts & CultureSeptember 13, 2023
          A woman comforts a child outside a destroyed house following an earthquake in Tafeghaghte, in the Al Haouz region of Morocco, on Sunday. Bloomberg

          Mourning Moroccan villagers say quake felt 'like doomsday'

          MENASeptember 11, 2023
          Orascom Construction is a global engineering and construction contractor primarily focused on infrastructure, industrial and high-end commercial projects in the Middle East, Africa, and the US. Dana Smillie / The National

          Orascom Construction signs $61.4m contract with Abu Dhabi’s Eagle Hills

          PropertyAugust 29, 2023
          People queue in front of a bakery selling subsidised bread in Tunis' Halfaouine district. AFP

          Tunisia to restore flour supply to hundreds of bakeries

          TunisiaAugust 21, 2023
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