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Sudan's Islamic leader, Moslem cleric, parliamentary speaker and President of Sudanese Islamic National Front, Dr Hassan al-Turabi (r), Pakistani Khurshid Ahmad, leader of the Jammat-e-Islami party (c) and Rashid Ghanoshi of Tunisian Tehrik-e-Islami party adresses the media 18 February 1991 in Islamabad at the end of a conference of some 20 Islamic parties from around the world. The group, supporting Iraq, pledges material and moral aid to Baghdad.
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Renowned Pakistani scholar Khurshid Ahmad dies aged 93

Renowned Pakistani Islamic scholar Khurshid Ahmad has died in the UK at the age of 93, after a lifetime of influential work in Islamic economics and politics.

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14 April, 2025
Nobel Committee announces the winners of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economic Science during a press conference at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 14, 2024. (Photo by Atila Altuntas/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Turkish-American Daron Acemoglu wins Nobel economics prize

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Israeli airline El Al cuts prices after profiteering accusations

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22 August, 2024
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Riad al Khouri

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Turkey faces a financial reckoning after Erdogan's victory

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Turkey earthquake could result in loss of up to 1% of GDP

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16 February, 2023
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The Taliban Tallys Up Business with China

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Currency crisis brews as Egypt floats pound against dollar

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27 October, 2022
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Because of complaints of fraud, Hamas bans forex in Gaza

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16 March, 2022
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Turkey to lower taxes on basic foods to fight high inflation

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12 February, 2022
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A Coup Attempt at the IMF

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10 May, 2021
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Libya becomes regional centre for bitcoin mining operation

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20 April, 2021
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With Lebanon in freefall, what comes next?

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11 million jobs lost in MENA over Covid-19: report

The New Arab Staff
01 March, 2021
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Turkey fires central bank governor: presidential decree

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08 November, 2020
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Israel withholding Palestinian money 'economic warfare', says PA

The New Arab
31 December, 2019
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Jordan to cut bread subsidies by 25 percent

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12 December, 2019
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IS to 'decentralise financing' following Baghdadi's death

The New Arab & agencies
20 November, 2019
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Lebanon dollar bonds tumble as protests continue

The New Arab & agencies
18 October, 2019
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Kuwait passes budget with $22 billion deficit

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04 July, 2019