IMF slashes growth forecast for Mideast oil exporters

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 14, 2015, 19:05

The International Monetary Fund slashed growth forecasts Tuesday for Middle East and North Africa (MENA) oil exporters over a steep drop in crude prices, raging conflicts and continued uncertainty.

Swifts fly nonstop for more than six months at a time

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 13:51

A study has suggested that alpine swifts stay airborne for more than six consecutive months aloft at a stretch.

Facebook reveals it has 5.6mn active users in Middle East and North Africa

Last Updated: Thursday, October 3, 2013, 15:36

Facebook has revealed that it has 56 million active users in the Middle East and North Africa.

Al Qaeda endorses jihad in Kashmir, urges restraint in killing of non-Muslims

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 13:28

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has issued his first specific guidelines for jihad, urging restraint in attacking other Muslim sects and non-Muslims and in starting conflicts in countries where jihadis might find a safe base to promote their ideas.

Middle East has lot of potential for India's software exports

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 12, 2013, 14:45

The Middle East and North Africa region has huge potential for export of India's computer software and services sector, a leading industry official has said here.

Al Qaeda planning to politically hijack rebel Islamist groups in N Africa

Last Updated: Thursday, February 14, 2013, 17:25

Terrorist group Al-Qaeda is desperately trying to politically hijack various rebel Islamist groups in North Africa, according to the analyses of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb document.

US to prioritise engagement with emerging Asian powers: Biden

Last Updated: Thursday, February 7, 2013, 16:25

US is revitalising and rebalancing its alliances to ensure prioritising engagements with allies, partners, and emerging powers in Asia, Vice President Joe Biden has said.

Gulf banks replace European banks as major acquirers in MENA

Last Updated: Monday, February 4, 2013, 12:09

Banks in oil-rich countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are becoming active buyers of stakes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) banks replacing European banks, Standard & Poor's said in a report.

MENA region to grow at 5.1% in 2012: IMF

Last Updated: Monday, November 12, 2012, 12:46

Riding on high oil prices and output, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region will see an accelerated economic growth of 5.1 percent in 2012 as compared to 3.3 percent in the previous year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Sunday.

`Freedom gained during Arab Spring uprising under threat`

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 21:56

Democratic governance declined throughout the world in 2011, showing that gains made in the Middle East and North Africa during the Arab Spring are very fragile.