Some 1,060 Palestinians, mainly civilians and including many children, have been killed in the 20-day conflict.
In the last two weeks, Libya has descended into its deadliest violence since the 2011 war that ousted Muammar Gaddafi.
Greste, along with two other journalists, were convicted of aiding a terrorist group in a trial that was widely criticised outside of Egypt for its paucity of evidence and the way it was conducted.
The violence in Gaza has now killed more than 500 Palestinians as well as 18 Israeli soldiers and two Israeli civilians.
Local and international pharmaceutical players alike are positioning to serve the expanding market for lifestyle-related disease treatment in the GCC.
With a constantly growing threat landscape, cyber attacks pose one of the largest risks to businesses in the GCC and abroad.
More than 600 people are reported to have been killed in Gaza during the two weeks of fighting between Palestinians and Israelis.
Saudi Arabia led the GCC activity in the first half of the year with four IPOs, followed by the UAE with three.
The 13-day bloodshed in the Middle East has cost more than 400 lives.
Fans from the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar made up 70 per cent of total Middle Eastern spend during the global tournament.
As GCC economies seek to diversify away from oil, many countries are pursuing free zones as the solution.
The planemaker closed the Farnborough Airshow with total orders and commitments for 496 aircraft, including 121 for the A330neo.
Investment banking fees in the region reached $237.9 million in the second quarter of this year, a new report finds.
Zain’s Iraqi unit was sued by a local telecommunications firm over the $1.2 billion acquisition of rival operator Iraqna from Egypt’s Orascom Telecom in 2007.
Abraaj’s investment will help increase patient capacity, add new services and ramp up human resource training in the hospital.
National Beverage Company (NBC) manufactures and distributes Coca-Cola, Pampa, and other products in Lebanon.
The majority of high net worth business owners prefer consulting lawyers and accountants over their private banks for planning their wealth transfer to their successors, a new study finds.
The affiliate of Abraaj Capital is seeking to buy at least a 51 per cent stake in the Egyptian snack maker.
The investment is expected to help Evolvence Knowledge Investments Limited (EKI) to expand its offerings in the region.
Egypt has been largely unable to buy crude oil in the international market for more than a year due to a domestic subsidy scheme.
Starwood’s global president and CEO plots the next phase of the hotel chain’s ambitious Middle Eastern expansion.
Forecasts for U.S. shale oil production vary from an increase of 7.5 million barrels per day by 2020 – almost doubling current domestic output of 8.5 bpd.
Sharjah-based Pangates supplied petroleum products to Syria from 2012 to April this year, the U.S. Treasury Department said.
A total of 15,797 BMW and Mini vehicles were sold in the region with the UAE accounting for half of total sales.
The city’s political stability and rising demand from a burgeoning workforce have been instrumental in attracting international investment to its property market, a new report says.
The official was killed “when mortar rounds fell” in the Ibrahim Bin Ali area, a military spokesman said.
The fund launched by the Islamic Development Bank has $750 million in commitments from Saudi, Bahrain and Brunei.
An Egyptian court handed down prison sentences of seven to 10 years to three journalists last month.
Middle East travellers have spent around $2.7 million on their visa cards since the start of the tournament, the payments provider said.
Retailers and brands will have to rethink their strategies during the holy month, writes Olga Kudryashova, planning director at advertising agency Cheil MENA.