Economy

US, European officials urge Israel to not sever West Bank from global financial system

US Treasury Secretary spearheads letter warning how isolating Palestinian financial institutions from world would 'destabilise the entire region'

Turkish exports still reach Israel as goods sent to Palestine skyrocket

How Bangladesh's student protesters forced Sheikh Hasina from power

Why did Bangladesh student protests spark a crisis for the Hasina government?

Sisi's vision has crippled Egypt, a nation teetering on the brink of economic ruin

Maged Mandour

Turkey removed from money laundering grey list as Erdogan steps up fight against illicit finance

Erdogan tells AKP he still opposes high interest rates

One in three people are boycotting brands over Israel's war on Gaza, poll finds

Egyptian government raises price of 'bread of the poor' by 300 percent

Inside Saudi Arabia

Mohammed bin Salman's Vision 2030: Can Saudi Arabia afford it?

Egypt to raise electricity prices as a result of Covid-19 economic woes

Iraq hurtling towards a financial crisis that could leave millions unpaid

Lebanon denies endorsing US sanctions act targeting Syrian government

Is the collapse of the Gulf Cooperation Council's rentier state imminent?

MEE Debate

West Bank poor may double amid pandemic, World Bank says

Kuwait Airways to lay off 1,500 foreign employees amid coronavirus losses

Dubai to ease restrictions as UAE coronavirus cases exceed 30,000

Iran: Is another White Revolution brewing?

Shahir Shahidsaless

Dubai warns 70 percent of businesses could go under amid Covid-19: Report

Migrant Workers

Workers in Abu Dhabi protest over lack of salaries given

Qatar pours $10bn into ailing Turkish economy in currency swap deal