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Negotiations on agreement with GCC will skirt contentious issue of human rights
Jump in lending and purchases reflects government push and drive to win support among youth
Pact builds on growing economic links since establishment of diplomatic ties in 2020
Flush with oil revenue, the kingdom and its Gulf neighbours are a rare economic bright spot
Finance minister says petrodollar surpluses could accelerate Riyadh’s ambitious plans
Banque du Liban criticised in report for alleged role in ‘man-made crisis’ that pushed population into poverty
Turkey’s role as a safe haven for critical media in the Arab world is under threat as president seeks rapprochement
Rare move as wheat prices soar globally and Tehran tries to steer economy hard hit by sanctions
Cairo targets partial sale on stock exchange to address economic fallout from war in Ukraine
Kingdom joins other Gulf states in assisting Cairo as prices for wheat, cooking oil and fuel soar following war in Ukraine
Surging food prices epitomise deep impact of conflict on North African country
Berlin and other EU countries seek alternative suppliers to Russia and ways to shield consumers from rising prices
Disarray in Sunni bloc creates risk of power vacuum that Hizbollah could fill
Negotiations have been ‘paused’ but could deliver an easing of severe US sanctions as Tehran counts the cost of unrest
Many doubt their future prospects as country sinks into economic meltdown
The ‘Bride of the Red Sea’ was once the kingdom’s commercial capital but some residents fear impact of sweeping changes
Some are hopeful trade will pick up as western officials say Vienna negotiations are in their final stretch
Agreement expected to double bilateral non-oil trade to $100bn within five years
Sheikh Mohammed intervenes to ensure stability in pillar of the emirate’s economy
Business owners had hoped visitors would return this year but the new variant scuppered their plans
Rivals seek to damp tensions as they try to recover from economic pain of pandemic and sanctions
Normalisation of relations between the two countries begins to bear economic fruit
Push to increase local output is in line with plans to transform oil-dependent Gulf state
Comments about Yemen war ignite simmering anger among Gulf states with paramilitary group Hizbollah
Saudi Arabia and its Sunni allies are losing patience with a state under the shadow of Iran and Hizbollah
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