West Asia

Iran, Spain to strengthen trade ties via visa facilitation

President of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA), Samad Hassanzadeh, has emphasized the need for facilitating Spanish…

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Bahrain Arts Society exhibition opens, celebrating 40 years of creativity

Manama, Dec. 4 (BNA): The Bahrain Arts Society’s annual exhibition opened on Monday at the Art Centre, attended by…

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A prosperous China benefits US and the world: Jeffrey Sachs

China’s economic success is a good thing for the US and the world, and the trade relationship between the two…

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Canadian PM meets with Trump as trade tensions flare

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau returned home Saturday, Nov. 30, after a trip to Florida and a meeting with U.S.…

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Malaysia’s Langkawi eyes greater reach with tourism push in Türkiye

Langkawi island, situated off the coast of northwestern Malaysia, emerges as the jewel of Malaysian tourism, and recently earned global…

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October lifts year-to-date foreign arrivals in Türkiye to 47.3M

The number of tourists arriving in Türkiye rose by nearly 9.3% in October from a year ago, official data showed…

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Türkiye hosts nearly 1.8M cruise passengers in January-October

Turkish ports welcomed close to 1.8 million cruise passengers in the first 10 months of the year, marking a nearly…

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Oil slumps 17% in Q3 as Middle East conflict offset by slowing demand

OIL prices were little changed on Monday, but posted a 17 per cent loss for the third quarter as fears that…

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Lebanese troops pull back from border as Israeli ground invasion looms

HEZBOLLAH SAYS IT IS READY TO FACE LAND INCURSION Hezbollah’s deputy leader Naim Qassem, in a first public speech since…

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Foreign funds lift QSE sentiments as index surpasses 10,600 level; M-cap adds QR1.89bn

The telecom, banking and insurance counters witnessed higher than average demand as the 20-stock Qatar Index rose 0.27% to 10,614.09…

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