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Saudi King Salman and Jordan's King Abdullah (r) attend Mecca Summit, June 11, 2018. (AFP/ Photo Yousef Allan

June 21st, 2018 - 10:36 GMT

Strings Attached? Experts Probe Jordan's $2.5 Billion Saudi Aid Package

Saved by the bell! Jordan's economic dire straits may have be given a new lifeline by the recent $2.5 Billion Saudi, Kuwait and Emirati aid package. Al Bawaba examines the nitty-gritty of the deal and attached strings to it that are inevitably political.

Of the 11 countries the Brookings Institution included, Saudi Arabia topped the list for most Daesh sympathizers on Twitter with nearly 25 percent. (AFP/File)

August 18th, 2015 - 09:00 GMT

Which country has more Daesh sympathizers on Twitter than Syria or Iraq?

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June 30th, 2015 - 10:18 GMT

Tourism is the real target of the Tunisia attacks: industry set to suffer

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June 3rd, 2015 - 07:33 GMT

Washington cannot hold together a sectarian Iraq

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March 8th, 2015 - 04:32 GMT

Women in Jordan are more educated than ever — but they still aren't working

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December 8th, 2014 - 04:00 GMT

Kerry: Israeli-Palestinian peace is not 'a pipe dream'

Since the 70’s, crude oil is not allowed to be shipped outside the country, but that is about to change.

June 29th, 2014 - 07:13 GMT

Ready to compete and change the entire game? US to open the valve on blocked oil exports

Cyberattacks against the Syrian regime were eventually ruled out in 2011 due to concerns that Washington would face its own set of attacks in response (File Archive/Shutterstock)

February 26th, 2014 - 08:36 GMT

Revealed: Obama planned to launch cyberattacks against Syrian regime

The suspension of western economic aid to Egypt, which is relatively small compared to the financial assistance that Gulf countries provide, will lead the country to turn to the East, reducing Western influence,

February 12th, 2014 - 05:02 GMT

No catching up to the Gulf! The catch 22 facing Western donors to Egypt

More than half of the region’s children and youth are failing to learn, with around 56 per cent of primary school children not learning and 48 per cent of children in lower secondary school.

February 10th, 2014 - 10:35 GMT

Education vs. schooling: Half of Arab children and youth 'failing to learn'

US Secretary of State John Kerry delivers the keynote address at the 10th Anniversary Saban Forum, Power Shifts: US-Israel Relations in a Dynamic Middle East, in Washington on December 7, 2013. (AFP)

December 8th, 2013 - 07:07 GMT

Kerry reaffirms U.S. support of Israeli security, says peace with Palestine will "make Israel stronger"

US President Barack Obama speaks about US, Iran and Israel and the Middle East at the 10th Anniversary Saban Forum hosted by the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings Institution in Washington, DC, December 7, 2013. [AFP]

December 8th, 2013 - 04:00 GMT

Obama defends nuclear deal, reassures Israel

Shale oil production reached about 2 million barrels a day last year, pushing overall US output to 6.4 million barrels of oil per day, the most in 15 years and 32 per cent above the level five years ago.

September 25th, 2013 - 08:56 GMT

A new oil market is in the making, thanks to the US shale boom