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How tariffs and other uncertainties are weighing on Middle East economies

Countries across the Middle East and North Africa face significant challenges to economic growth as the region faces economic uncertainty due to tariff measures, lower-than-recent oil prices and cuts to financial aid, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday.

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Tariffs, oil prices and other uncertainties weighing down Mideast economies, IMF says

The International Monetary Fund says that countries across the Middle East and North Africa face significant challenges to economic growth as the region faces economic uncertainty due to tariff measures, lower-than-recent oil prices and cuts to financial aid

The Independent UK

Saudi’s first female racer welcomes a new future for Saudi motorsport at Qiddiya City

“I look at this as a blank canvas”, Reema Juffali says when she discusses not only helping to bring through the next generation of Saudi women racers but increasing motorsports participation in the region as a whole. She is clearly passionate about the subject as she talks with vigour –…

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2024 PFL Championship: Dakota Ditcheva stops ex-UFC title challenger Taila Santos to win title, $1 million prize

Dakota Ditcheva put on a striking clinic on Taila Santos to win 2024 PFL women's flyweight title and the $1 million prize.

USA Today Sports Media Group

2024 PFL Championship: Dovlet Yagshimuradov trucks Impa Kasanganay in 58 seconds

At 2024 PFL Championship, Dovlet Yagshimuradov finished Impa Kasanganay in 58 seconds.

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2024 PFL Championship: Shamil Musaev bludgeons Magomed Umalatov for $1 million knockout

Magomed Umalatov did not make it to the decision reading thanks to Shamil Musaev's missile-like punches.

USA Today Sports Media Group

2024 PFL Championship: Gadzhi Rabadanov faceplants Brent Primus’ for $1 million

At 2024 PFL Championship, Gadzhi Rabadanov crushed Brent Primus with a brilliantly violent combination to earn gold.

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2024 PFL Championship: Denis Goltsov sleeps Oleg Popov from bottom, calls for Francis Ngannou

A PFL heavyweight champion was crowned in under three minutes and then called for Francis Ngannou.

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The EU’s outsourced migration control is violent, expensive and ineffective

The EU’s approach to managing migration flows depends heavily on outsourcing border control to non member countries, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Many far-right politicians enthusiastically back this policy: 19 nations recently signed a letter calling to go “beyond the EU’s migration pact” and further…

The Conversation

Egyptian Thriller 'Flight 404' Gains International Acclaim And Success.

'Flight 404,' an Egyptian thriller starring Mona Zaki, gains international acclaim as it captivates audiences in the MENA region and beyond.

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Binance Re-Examines MENA Strategy, Withdraws Abu Dhabi License Application

Binance filed the application for an operating license with Abu Dhabi Global Market last November. The exchange withdrew it on Nov. 7.

International Business Times

'Today is the end of Steam': Argentina and Turkey floored by new Steam price hikes as high as 2900%

Steam's new pricing policy for Latin America and the MENA region came in yesterday.

PC Gamer

Outrage at Israel’s US, European allies grows after Gaza hospital blast

Widespread protests across the Arab world may signal growing disillusionment with the US and other Israeli allies.

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Map: Which MENA countries have diplomatic ties with Israel?

Following the signing of the Abraham Accords in 2020, five Arab states in total have diplomatic ties with Israel.

Asharq Al-Awsat

World Bank: MENA Region Faces Unprecedented Water Scarcity

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is going to face unprecedented water scarcity in the future, warned the World Bank. In a report, titled "The Economics of Water Scarcity in the Middle East and North Africa Region – Institutional Solutions," it indicated that by 2030, the water available…

Reason

My Comment on OMB's Proposed New "MENA" Racial Classification

I submitted this comment to OMB. I am the author of the recent book, Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America (Bombardier Books 2022). This comment is in opposition to the proposal to create a new MENA racial classification. The most obvious problem is that "Middle East and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

IMF Warns: MENA Region Faces 4 Challenges

Growth of the real GDP in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is projected to slow this year to 3.1 percent from 5.3 percent in the previous year, announced Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Jihad Azour. Azour added…

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Heat deaths in some regions could rise 60-fold by end of century, study warns

Researchers found more than 80% of these deaths can be prevented if the global average temperature is kept to 2C above preindustrial levels

Asharq Al-Awsat

UAE Initiative on Sustainable Agricultural Practices Launched

An initiative on sustainable agricultural practices was launched in the UAE on Monday, following the success of the inaugural edition of the Greenhouse Accelerator Program. The initiative is a partnership between the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) and Food Tech Valley and PepsiCo. As part of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

World Bank: Gulf Economies Are Becoming More Open

Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries should follow the lead of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the Gulf states in economic reforms, said World Bank Vice President for Middle East and North Africa Ferid Belhaj. Belhaj explained that Gulf countries worked on deep and structural reforms by…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi-US Partnership to Build Vertical Farms in MENA Region

The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced a joint venture agreement with AeroFarms, a US-based commercial market leader in vertical farming, to establish a company in Riyadh to build and operate indoor vertical farms in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The agreement seeks to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi TAQA Completes Acquiring 100% of Mansoori Petroleum Services

The Industrialization and Energy Service Company (TAQA) announced the closure of its 100 percent acquisition of al-Mansoori Petroleum Services, expanding TAQA Well Solutions business internationally. The acquisition is funded by a capital increase led by TAQA's existing significant shareholders. The investment brings to TAQA a long-established, well-diversified MENA-based business with…

Al Jazeera

US Census could get MENA category after new recommendations

US government panel recommends adding box on Census to count people from the Middle East and North Africa region.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia Aims to Attract Huge Investments in Virtual World

Saudi Arabia is seeking to attract substantial global investments in advanced technologies, especially in NEOM. A recent study indicated that the metaverse was the next generation of the internet, potentially heralding a new virtual, interconnected reality seamlessly woven into the world. The paper, "Creating a New Reality: The Metaverse in…

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