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Carrefour exits 4 Arab states in win for Gaza boycott movement

October 4th, 2025 - 09:07 GMT

Osama Ali

Carrefour exits 4 Arab states in win for Gaza boycott movement

ALBAWABA – In the past few months, French store Carrefour has closed stores in four Arab countries. Pro-Palestinian activists see this as a win for boycott campaigns in the region that started because of the Gaza war. Majid Al Futtaim, the company that runs Carrefour's franchises in the Middle East, said that the brand is no longer available in Jordan, Oman, Kuwait, and Bahrain. The stores have since been given ...

Although the company will finance half the cost from its resources, it is expecting to receive the remaining funds through the debt market along with the sales of some parts of the project,

July 14th, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

Dubai’s Mall of the World to foster ‘boom-bust’ cycle- Merill Lynch

The Statistical Center of Iran put the inflation rate of the country's rural areas in the 12-month period to the third Iranian calendar month (ended on June 21) at 28.3 percent.

July 14th, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

Ahmadinejad's legacy lives on? Iran's rural inflation stands at 28.3%

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July 14th, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

Repulsive prices or the 'Ramadan effect'? Dubai's hotel occupancy down

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July 14th, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

Crying wolf: Qatar blames foreign recruitment agencies for labor abuse

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July 13th, 2014 - 09:25 GMT

Saudi Arabia's airport security tightened

The ranking, published by www.TopMBA.com, is unique in that it highlights the value of MBA programs based on employer demands of MBA graduates.

July 13th, 2014 - 05:32 GMT

Competing with itself: American University of Sharjah's MBA ranked top in the region

The airline will also operate four flights a week to the world-class tourism and economic hub, Hong Kong, and three flights a week to Algeria’s vibrant capital and largest city, Algiers.

July 13th, 2014 - 03:47 GMT

The best is yet to come: Etihad airways to launch 6 new routes in the first half of 2015

The results indicate increases of 35 per cent in tourists from the UAE, 6.3 per cent from Saudi Arabia and 10.8 per cent in tourists from Kuwait.

July 13th, 2014 - 03:26 GMT

The best kind of 'aid': UAE tourists to Egypt climb 35%

Iran’s Targeted Subsidy Reform remains one of the most ambitious attempts to reform subsidies in an energy-exporting country.

July 13th, 2014 - 01:11 GMT

Applauded, for once: IMF declares Iran's subsidy reform program a success

Yemen has struggled to pay public sector salaries and finance food and energy imports, which has led to power cuts and fuel shortages

July 13th, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

Yemen clamps down on public spending, bans business class travel for ministers

Historically, Iran’s economy has been heavily dependent on oil, and the fluctuations of oil prices and exports over the years have directly influenced the government’s budgets and actions.

July 13th, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

True competition with Saudi Arabia? Iran promises an economy independent of oil

Efforts to reach agreement on a new government in Baghdad to confront the insurgents have been complicated by the tensions between Maliki and the Kurds.

July 13th, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

The deadlock deepens further: Kurdistan seizes two oil fields, state-owned oil company