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RIYADH: Like much of the world, 2022 in the Middle East and North Africa felt like the year when things finally began returning to normal after the lockdowns, closures and isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the residual economic effects, coupled with rising inflation in the wake of the outbreak of…

LONDON (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo completed a lucrative move to Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr on Friday in a groundbreaking deal for Middle Eastern soccer. Al Nassr posted a picture on social media of the five-time Ballon d’Or holding up the team's jersey, with the club hailing the signing as…

Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly set to become the biggest signing in the history of football in the middle east – but he wouldn’t be the first high-profile name to play in the region, with former Barcelona, Arsenal, Manchester City and Sevilla stars currently plying their trade in Saudi Arabia, Qatar…

Dec 29 (Reuters) - The Saudi Arabian stock market ended lower on Wednesday, marking its first annual loss in seven years, while the Egyptian bourse was the Middle East's best performer in 2022. Saudi Arabia's benchmark index (.TASI) eased 0.1%, hit by a 1.1% fall in Al Rajhi Bank (1120.SE).…

Thursday 29 December 2022 3:00 pm Middle Eastern investment in either Manchester United or Liverpool is among Mishcon de Reya’s sports law predictions for 2023 As has become traditional at this time of year, City A.M. has called on the wisdom of Mishcon de Reya’s Simon Leaf and Tom Murray…

Turkish officials arrived in Moscow Wednesday for talks with Syrian leaders. Photo: Arif Akdogan/Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesISTANBUL—Turkey’s defense minister and intelligence chief held talks with their Syrian counterparts in Moscow on Wednesday, the first formal, high-level meeting between the two Middle East governments since the eruption of a civil war in…

This may be the largest prize money offered in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Supplied photo Published: Wed 28 Dec 2022, 10:43 AM The Emirates Draw MEGA7 has announced a staggering Dh200 million grand prize for the new year. This will apparently be the largest grand prize in the…

Logo of Alamar Foods Co.  Alamar Foods Co. opened on Dec. 16 its 600th Domino's store in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and Pakistan. In a statement to Tadawul, the company said the opening was attended by Domino’s Pizza Inc. CEO Russell Weiner and Alamar Chairman Ibrahim AlJammaz,…

Mideast NFT community Arts DAO signs partnership with crypto security organization Ledger DUBAI: Ledger, a leading organization offering digital storage for cryptocurrencies, has partnered with Arts DAO, a NFT and Web3 community in the Middle East, to provide hardware wallet solutions for the latter’s UAE-based members. Art DAO is a…

China's reopening to fuel bullishness in oil markets in early 2023. Saudi Aramco has cut its January-loading cargoes for most export destinations, reflective of the overall decline in flat prices and weakening differentials for spot trade. Basrah Medium is now almost $3 per barrel cheaper than Saudi Arabia’s Arab Medium.…