Latest in Tag: The Middle East Highlight
Latest in Tag: The Middle East

The Education System Transformation (TEST): How a revolution in education in the Middle East will shape the sector post-coronavirus
Digital learning is being adopted fast. Some Arab countries have been quick to take action, and are providing alternative learning tools using e-learning platforms and TV channels

History of Water in the Middle East on Stage in London
 In fact, the Middle East is considered the most water scarce region in the world. MENA region has only 1,100 m3 of renewable water per capita per year.

Region cannot restore stability without US assistance: Al-Sisi
Aya Hegazy is a judiciary matter, as a president I don’t have the authority to intervene, says Al-Sisi

In Cartoon: The Middle East

The Middle East between facing threats, challenges and the hope for stability
The following is an abridged and edited transcript of Sayed Ghoniem’s lecture at the NATO defence college on 25 February 2016. During the previous decade, Arab countries faced a number of big challenges, some of which have evolved into threats challenging governments, institutions, and people. There was a deterioration in economic, education, and health …

China and the Middle East: Tilting towards Iran?
President Xi Jinping went from Riyadh to Iran this month to become the first foreign leader to do so following the lifting of international sanctions against the Islamic republic. Saudi leaders could not have been pleased. China and Saudi Arabia (and Egypt) signed $55bn worth of cooperation agreements during Xi’s visit, including a nuclear cooperation …

The Middle East: Rising and falling stars
By Fadi Elhusseini In 2011, Turkey was seen as an unstoppable regional power and a rising star, led by its Justice and Development Party (AKP). But the arrival of the Arab Spring heralded a deep change in the region. Turkey’s prominence began to fade and Iran’s potential appeared to be rising with the progress it …
Saxo Bank considers adding Egyptian Exchange to its list of global markets by end of 2015
Denmark’s Saxo Bank is investigating the possibility of adding the Egyptian Exchange to the list of global stock markets for which the bank allows stock trading by the end of 2015, according to Mohamed El Masry, Development Manager of the Saxo Bank in the Middle East. The Middle East represents 15% of total stock dealings …