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Saudi Arabia’s Plaintive Pilgrimage Plot

Consecutive Mecca tragedies, with a large crane collapse and stampede killing hundreds of worshipers around the annual haj pilgrimage, coincided ...

Iran’s Winding After Punishment Windfall

The main Tehran stock exchange index was up 5 percent in the latest quarter with a marginally stronger currency as ...

Saudi Arabia’s Granular Gearing Grist

Saudi stocks which barely budged on foreign access permission struggled to stay positive on looming competition from domestic bond issuance ...

Iran’s Un-Bankable Post-Pariah Proposition

The Tehran Stock Exchange capped a month-long rally on heavy trading volume as the Vienna nuclear deal left the benchmark ...

Egypt’s Antagonistic Anniversary Antics

Egyptian stocks slid 5 percent on the MSCI index through the first half, despite a successful $1.5 billion external bond ...

Iran’s Meltdown Alarm Alacrity

The Tehran stock exchange zigzagged as the extended June 30 nuclear negotiation deadline with international partners neared, as companies forecast ...

Saudi Arabia’s Reserved Access Axis

Saudi Arabia, which trounced MENA markets with a 20 percent jump through April on the MSCI index, finalized the June ...

Arab Debt’s Odd Oasis Spotting

Egyptian dollar bond yields drifted toward their 4 percent low as officials announced a first post-Arab spring issue in April ...

Egypt’s Rounded Peg Polish

Egyptian shares were up another 5 percent in January after 2014’s 30 percent MSCI advance as officials prepared for a ...

The Gulf’s Suspended Oil Slump Succession

Saudi shares remained in a downtrend with the death of King Abdullah as his half-brother formally took the reins, while ...

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