Dubai’s futuristic delivery systems make lockdown easier
Tamara, one of Dubai's many foreign residents, hasn't been to a petrol station in years -- a click on a smartphone app is all...
Dubai’s largest bank sees decline in revenue over Coronavirus
Emirates NBD, Dubai's largest bank, on Monday reported a 24 percent slide in first quarter net profits after making huge provisions for risks resulting...
Descending prices & lack of storage: Oil industry is in trouble!
Oil prices collapsed to more than two-decade lows Monday as traders grow concerned that storage facilities are reaching their limits, while signs that the...
Corona threatens to snatch Ramadan charm this year
From cancelled iftar feasts to suspended mosque prayers, Muslims across the Middle East are bracing for a bleak month of Ramadan fasting as the...
Saudi Crown Prince MBS bids for British soccer club amid Covid-19
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has rolled the dice with a US$ 374 million bid to acquire storied British soccer club Newcastle United. If...
OPEC observes oil market is under abrupt stress, supply will be disrupted
The OPEC oil cartel said Thursday that the world market for crude is undergoing an unprecedented jolt due to coronavirus mitigation measures that have...
Doha rejects Amnesty’s charge of mistreating Nepali workers
Qatar detained dozens of Nepali migrant workers, from South Asia, and expelled them last month after telling them they were being taken to be...
IMF estimates Middle East will endure the worst coronavirus-led recession
Debt levels, unemployment, and budget deficits will spike as the Middle East endures a coronavirus-led recession, piling pain on economies already hit by conflicts...
Zalmay Khalilzad and Gen. Miller met Mullah Baradar in Doha
Top U.S. officials met with leaders of the Afghan Taliban in Qatar’s capital Doha and discussed the implementation of the peace agreement signed between...
Syria bleeds again: US tries to block Russian advance in war-torn country
Russia’s efforts to form military units in Syria’s Al-Hasakah province have been foiled by the U.S, according to local sources. Moscow and Washington continue fighting...
Saudis brought Putin to his senses: OPEC will decide to cut output
Saudis have brought Putin to his senses; OPEC will cut its production
Coronavirus removes concept of religious superiority
Civilizationalist leaders, who seek religious legitimacy, cater to a religious support base or initially discarded scientific advice for expedient political reasons. They may have...