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Saudi King Says Israeli Offensive In Gaza A “War Crime”

Gaza officials say at least 1,499 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have been killed and 7,000 wounded.

Spain Evacuates Embassy In Libya

About 200 people have been killed since clashes erupted two weeks ago between rival militias in Tripoli and Benghazi.

UN Says ‘Enough Is Enough’ After Another Gaza School Attack

At least 16 people were killed and some 100 wounded when an Israeli artillery struck a U.N. school at dawn on Wednesday in Gaza’s biggest refugee camp.

OPEC Oil Output Rises In July On Fragile Libyan Rebound

Supply from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has averaged 30.06 million barrels per day (bpd) in July, up from 29.92 million bpd in June, a survey says.

France Says Evacuating Nationals In Libya

The French embassy in Tripoli has temporarily closed, the foreign ministry said, adding that diplomatic activities would continue to be conducted from Paris for now.

Carnage At U.N. School As Israel Pounds Gaza Refugee Camp

The Gaza Health Ministry put the number of dead in the attack at 15 after a local UNRWA official said 19 had been killed.

Three Killed In Car Bomb In Cairo -Egyptian State-Run TV

A police official was quoted as saying that those killed in the blast were likely to have been on their way to carry out a “terrorist operation”.

Middle East Investment In Europe Up 25% In H1 2014

Capital from the Middle East accounted for 13 per cent of the total cross border investment coming into Europe, a new report says

Islamic State Video Wages Psychological War On Iraqi Soldiers

Sunni insurgents, who seized parts of Iraq last month, has released a new video to crush the morale of Iraqi soldiers.

Royal Jordanian Stops Services To Three Routes

The airline has been cutting down the number of routes it operates over the last few years, squeezed by regional unrest and tough market competition.

UN Warns Of Sanctions For Oil Trading With Syria, Iraq Militants

The security council said in a statement that oil trade provides financial support to such “terrorist groups”.

Emirates To Avoid Iraqi Airspace As Violence Rises

Emirates also suspended all its flights to Kiev and none of its planes fly over the Ukraine airspace.

Gaza Residents See No Joy In Eid Holiday

More than 1,000 Palestinians, many of them civilians, have died so far in the fighting.

Brent Slips Near $108 As Mideast Tension Cools On Gaza Lull

Oil prices are expected to stay in a range of $105-$110 for Brent, according to experts.

UN Security Council Calls For Humanitarian Ceasefire In Gaza

Some 1,031 Palestinians, mainly civilians, have been killed in the 20-day conflict, while 43 Israeli solders have died.

Hamas Accepts 24-hour Gaza Humanitarian Truce

Some 1,060 Palestinians, mainly civilians and including many children, have been killed in the 20-day conflict.

More Than 50 Killed In Libya’s Benghazi, Tripoli After Heavy Clashes

In the last two weeks, Libya has descended into its deadliest violence since the 2011 war that ousted Muammar Gaddafi.

Al Jazeera Journalist Jailed In Egypt To Appeal- Family

Greste, along with two other journalists, were convicted of aiding a terrorist group in a trial that was widely criticised outside of Egypt for its paucity of evidence and the way it was conducted.

Rifts Between Qatar, Egypt May Complicate Search For Gaza Truce

The violence in Gaza has now killed more than 500 Palestinians as well as 18 Israeli soldiers and two Israeli civilians.

Pharma Firms Thrive On Gulf’s Disease Burden

Local and international pharmaceutical players alike are positioning to serve the expanding market for lifestyle-related disease treatment in the GCC.

Hacking: The $3 Trillion Threat

With a constantly growing threat landscape, cyber attacks pose one of the largest risks to businesses in the GCC and abroad.

Qatar Emir Meets Saudi King In Jeddah To Discuss Gaza Fighting

More than 600 people are reported to have been killed in Gaza during the two weeks of fighting between Palestinians and Israelis.

EY: 10 GCC IPOs Raise $2.26bn In H1 2014

Saudi Arabia led the GCC activity in the first half of the year with four IPOs, followed by the UAE with three.

UN, Qatar Condemn Gaza Killings, Call For Immediate Ceasefire

The 13-day bloodshed in the Middle East has cost more than 400 lives.

Middle East Visitors Spent $5.7m During FIFA World Cup In Brazil

Fans from the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar made up 70 per cent of total Middle Eastern spend during the global tournament.

Freezones Boost GCC’s Push To Establish Business Hubs

As GCC economies seek to diversify away from oil, many countries are pursuing free zones as the solution.

Airbus Eyes Middle East Order For Revamped A330 Jet

The planemaker closed the Farnborough Airshow with total orders and commitments for 496 aircraft, including 121 for the A330neo.

Middle East Investment Banking Fees Up 72% In Q2 2014

Investment banking fees in the region reached $237.9 million in the second quarter of this year, a new report finds.

Kuwait’s Zain Says Court Lifts Freeze On Zain Iraq Earnings

Zain’s Iraqi unit was sued by a local telecommunications firm over the $1.2 billion acquisition of rival operator Iraqna from Egypt’s Orascom Telecom in 2007.

UAE’s Abraaj Group Buys Stake In Tunisian Hospital

Abraaj’s investment will help increase patient capacity, add new services and ramp up human resource training in the hospital.