Saudi Arabia’s net foreign assets rose slightly in July even as crude prices lingering below $50 a barrel kept the coffers of the world’s largest oil exporter under pressure.
South Korea’s Factory Activity Grows for Second Month in a Row in July
Industrial production in July rose by a seasonally-adjusted 1.6% from a month earlier, Statistics Korea said on Monday, down from 7.2% in June and slightly missing the median forecast of a 1.9% rise.
Japan July industrial output rises 8.0% mth/mth
TOKYO, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Japan’s industrial output rose 8.0% in July from the previous month, posting a second straight month of gains in a tentative sign of a pick-up in factory activity from …
Bahrain planning its second dollar-denominated bond sale this year, says report
Bahrain is planning its second foray into the debt capital markets this year, two sources familiar with the matter said, as the oil-dependent Gulf state seeks to bolster its fragile public finances.
Qatar’s ambassador to Germany launches Economic Guide – Qatar in German language
HE the Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Federal Republic of Germany, Mohammad Jaham al-Kuwari, launched the book, Economic Guide – Qatar, in the German language …
Generation Amazing, Josoor and UCFB explore how sports and education foster gender equality
Generation Amazing, Josoor Institute and University Campus of Football Business (UCFB) recently delivered the third instalment of their ‘Inspiring Youth’ webinar series entitled: ‘How Can Sport and …
Lebanon’s powerhouse Hezbollah hit by backlash after blast | Charlotte Observer
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has come under unprecedented criticism in the wake of Beirut’s massive explosion.
In Israel, Kushner says ‘stage is set’ for Mideast progress
Appearing alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the U.S. National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien, Kushner spoke a day before he is to join a senior Israeli delegation on the first …
In Israel, Jared Kushner says ‘stage is set’ for Middle East progress
The White House adviser met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and will be on the first commercial flight from Israel to the United Arab Emirates.
‘Assad has ruined everything’: Inside the buffer zone keeping a tenuous hold on stability in northern Syria
There are 3,000 ISIS fighters in the desert of east Syria being supported by Assad’s regime and the separatist PKK (Kurds). “They will only go if we, the opposition, are supported and the regime is …