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A worker packs chalk into boxes at the Jordan Chalk company in Karak, around 120 kilometres south of the capital Amman. AFP

Jordan risks economic hit as Middle East's most exposed to US tariffs

Kingdom is the most dependent economy on US exports from the Middle East ahead of Israel, Libya, Iraq, Bahrain and Tunisia

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Oil tanker trucks outside an oil refinery in Mumbai. Indian refiners have rushed back to the market to seek crude supply. Bloomberg

Oil prices fall to lowest level since 2021

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Chairman and chief software architect at Microsoft Bill Gates talks to reporters as Microsoft announced the general availability of the new Microsoft Office System in New York on October 21, 2003. Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. EPA

Microsoft turns 50: How it opened up Windows to the future

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(FILES) Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh poses during a studio photo session in the capital Beirut, on December 20, 2021. Lebanon's former central bank governor Riad Salameh was arrested on September 3, 2024 after being questioned over alleged embezzlement, a judicial official told AFP. (Photo by Joseph EID / AFP)

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Al Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring the second goal against Al Hilal at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. Reuters

Ronaldo not focusing on 1,000-goal mark

The sun sets behind electricity pylons in Kuwait City. AFP

ExplainerWhy Kuwait is implementing temporary power cuts

The biggest headline so far at Watches & Wonders has come from Rolex, unveiling the Oyster Perpetual Land-Dweller, its first entirely new model line since 2012. Photo: Rolex

Watches & Wonders 2025: Top releases from the world's largest watch fair

A pendant tomb, made up of a head containing the burial tomb and a 'tail'. Photo: Donald Boyer

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Andrew Garfield is coming to Abu Dhabi for this year's Middle East Film and Comic Con. AFP

Andrew Garfield coming to Middle East Film and Comic Con in Abu Dhabi

Khor Mor gas processing plant in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Photo: Crescent Petroleum

Iraq's Khor Mor gasfield reaches production milestone

Project aimed at boosting output to be completed in the first quarter of 2026

Middle East companies prepare for limited direct hit from new US tariffs

UAE Property: ‘Is my tenant allowed to sub-let my apartment?’

Gulf economies avoid harshest Trump tariffs but do not escape unscathed

Oil prices slump as Opec+ announces surprise output increase

Wall Street suffers steepest decline since 2020 on Trump tariffs

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US House Speaker Mike Johnson, President Donald Trump and Jeff Landry, Governor of Louisiana, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. Bloomberg

What Trump's tariffs mean for the Middle East

Salim Essaid hears from experts about what to expect, from North America to Asia

MENA female business founders

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Al Masaood Automobiles chief on the future of mobility

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How digital wealth platforms are changing the Middle East investment landscape

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UAE corporate tax: Authorities must be lenient in times of change

Has Opec done enough to prepare for the uncertainty that lies ahead?

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The sun sets behind electricity pylons in Kuwait City. AFP

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If the landlord can gather evidence of sub-letting, he can file a case at the rental dispute centre. Getty Images

UAE Property: ‘Is my tenant allowed to sub-let my apartment?’

Sub-letting a property is illegal unless the landlord is aware and has allowed it

UAE gold retailers cut charges and offer payment plans

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Key investment trends to consider for financial success

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