Middle East

For more than a decade, Lebanon’s central bank charged commercial banks in the country commissions when they bought government securities without making clear that the bulk of those commissions went …

Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) speaks during an interview with Reuters in Ankara, Turkey February 18, 2022. Picture taken February 18, 2022. REUTERS/Cagla …

The United Arab Emirates’ plans for a corporate tax risk eroding one of its main attractions as the Gulf’s premier destination for foreign firms, at a time when Saudi Arabia …

Israel will begin allowing entry to all tourists, regardless of whether they have been vaccinated against COVID-19, from March 1, a statement from the prime minister’s office said on Sunday. …

File Photo: National seismic exploration vessel Oruc Reis sails on the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey Greece and Turkey will hold a new round of exploratory talks on Feb. 22 in …

Airbus (AIR.PA) hopes to reach an amicable solution in a row with Qatar Airways over damage to the surface of A350 passenger jets, Chief Executive Guillaume Faury said on Thursday. …

Turkish consumer confidence dropped 2.8 per cent to 71.2 points in February, official data showed on Friday, but remained higher than a record low level it touched in December due …

President Tayyip Erdogan’s government is hoping that Turks will endure soaring living costs for just a few more months before inflation begins easing and tourists arrive, helping the economy leave …

Israel, with a population of 9.4 million, has logged around 3.5 million coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic and more than 9,700 deaths Israel on Thursday dropped a …

Saudi women are seen in line as they are traveling at the Dammam railway station in Dammam A job advert to recruit 30 female train drivers in Saudi Arabia has …