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Protesters have demanded a new government composed entirely of independent experts, but analysts say this may be a tall order
Lebanon PM asks funding donors for economic help
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Aramco IPO is the centrepiece of a plan to diversify the Kingdom's economy
Saudi Aramco tops sought-after $2 trillion valuation
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Lebanon's caretaker finance minister Ali Hassan Khalil
Lebanon 2019 budget deficit 'much bigger' than expected
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Taxis and cars are filled up with gas at Natural Gas Vehicles (NGV) petrol station in Cairo
More Egyptians switching to duel-fuel vehicles
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C) meeting with Eni CEU Claudio Descalzi (top L) in Cairo, January 16
Could Egypt cut into Qatar’s gas market?
Ahmed Fouad
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Headquarters of OPEC in Vienna, Austria
OPEC countries, Russia agree to cut oil output further
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A man shops at a supermarket in the Lebanese capital Beirut on November 9, 2019
Lebanon asks allies for help with import crisis
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The government, which has said it will not resort to new taxes, is mindful of protests in neighbouring countries, including Lebanon and Iraq
Jordan to raise public sector salaries
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OPEC headquarters in Vienna
OPEC mulls deeper output cuts
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Workers carry out renovation outside the headquarters of the Lebanese Central Bank in Beirut
Lebanese central bank caps deposit interest rates
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Not all OPEC members are convinced of the need to cut deeper
OPEC nations grapple with mooted production cuts
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"Even if crude prices stay low Aramco will remain highly profitable for a long time, generating wealth for its investors."
Saudi pulls out all stops to prop up Aramco IPO
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Members of the Saudi special forces stand aboard Britain’s RFA Cardigan Bay landing ship in the Gulf waters off Bahrain.
Saudi Arabia to increase defence spending over Iran threats, despite budget cuts
Jareer Elass
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An employee rides a bicycle next to oil tanks at Saudi Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq
Gulf state investors step in to help Aramco hit IPO target
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People change money at a currency exchange bank in Tunis
Tunisia’s borrowing not a solution to economic crises
Riadh Bouazza
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The deals come as the US manufacturer hopes to get the plane back in the air in the new year, after a grounding that has dragged on far beyond expectations
Dubai Airshow provides boost for troubled Boeing 737 MAX
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