NEWS
Politics
Terrorist groups target with rocket shells military airport and Arzeh village in Hama countryside

Cabinet discusses corruption and steps to curb it

Economics
Mikdad: Syria and DPRK relations steadily growing

MENA investment activity grows in H1 on record deals – MAGNiTT

Industry
IFC injects $2bn investments in MENA

BinGhatti Hospitality to invest over AED500m in GCC

Markets
DSE session closes at 2896.59 points

DSE session closes at 2859.79 points

ANALYSIS
Politics
ANALYSIS: Debunking Iran’s claim of ‘advisory roles’ in Middle East wars

Economics
Syrian refugee artists in Jordan add color to the desert

Industry
Private funding for key start-ups hits $870m in Mena

ECONOMY
Syria: Economy January 2019
Damascus accused of gas attack as cover for airstrike A three-month-old deal to avoid a nal battle in the last rebel-held province of Syria looks to be under increasing strain.…
RISK
Syria: Risk January 2019
The interventions by the US, Turkey, Russia, Iran and Israel in Syria add to the risks of international escalation. The economy, politics and nances in Syria are likely to continue…
FDI
MENA FDI July 2017
Even by the tumultuous standards of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the past few years have been remarkably violent and destructive. The Syrian and Libyan economies have…
SME
MENA Small and Medium Enterprises September 2017
Over the past several decades, the MENA region has realised the growing importance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in economic development and diversification, job creation, reducing unemployment, raising incomes,…