NEWS
Politics
Army and resistance have control over Midi city
The Yemeni army and Popular Resistance took control of the town of Midi in Hajjah province...
July 24th, 2017
UK approved £283m of arms sales to Saudis after airstrike on Yemen funeral
The British government approved £283m of arms sales to Saudi Arabia in the six months afte...
July 24th, 2017
Economics
Kuwait sends 3rd batch of relief aid worth $53 million to Yemen – Weekly roundup of Kuwait’s relief efforts
Living up to its status as a “humanitarian center,” Kuwait continued its relief work and c...
July 23rd, 2017
Omani national takes the lead in distributing aid in war-torn Yemen
The Omani government’s internationally recognised efforts to mediate and help resolve conf...
July 23rd, 2017
Industry
UAE group to develop mega city in Yemen
Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has launched several development projects in Yemen's Archipela...
April 26th, 2017
Kuwait OKs $100m grant for Iraq, first since 1990; $100m earmarked for Yemen
Kuwait has approved a $100 million grant for Iraq to support humanitarian and reconstructi...
April 26th, 2017
Markets
Bourses rebound from near multi-year lows as oil edges up
Major Middle East bourses climbed more than 2 percent on Tuesday after global oil and equi...
January 20th, 2016
Mideast markets sink to multi-year lows
Middle East bourses fell sharply on Thursday as investors cashed out after Brent crude oil...
January 15th, 2016
ANALYSIS
Politics
Egypt-Saudi ties could be key to Trump’s Mideast 'ultimate deal'
US President Donald Trump wrapped up his first foreign tour May 27. His most notable stop...
May 30th, 2017
Economics
Yemen hunger crisis leaves refugee chief 'shocked to the bones'
One of Europe’s most experienced diplomats has said he was “shocked to the bones” by the h...
May 4th, 2017
Industry
Private funding for key start-ups hits $870m in Mena
Private investment funding for key start-ups in the Mena region has been consistently grow...
April 6th, 2017
Markets
Mideast funds more bullish on equities, less on bonds
Middle East fund managers have become more bullish towards equities in the region over the...
August 1st, 2016
ECONOMY
Yemen Economic Report April 2017
Yemen is a victim of what the United Nations declared in March 2017 was its largest humanitarian crisis since it was founded in 1945. Stephen O’Brien, the UN under secretary-general…
RISK
Yemen Risk Report April 2017
The outlook for a return to economic growth will be continually delayed as long as fighting continues. Any vestigial hope of recovery has to be based on the restart of…
INDUSTRY
Yemen The Opportunities Post-Conflict
On 23 November 2011, Yemen’s now former president Ali Abdullah Saleh signed a power-transfer agreement, brokered by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Riyadh, effectively ending his decades long rule…
FDI
Middle East & North Africa Foreign Direct Investment January 2016
Even by the tumultuous standards of the MENA region, the past few years have been remarkably violent and destructive. The Syrian and Libyan economies have nearly entirely collapsed due to…
SME
Middle East & North Africa Small & Medium Enterprises January 2016
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,…
