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Middle East Prepaid Card And Digital Wallet Market Growth Dynamics Databook 2025: Saudi Arabia's Unbanked Leverage Prepaid Cards For Financial Inclusion
MENAFN
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June 12, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Explore pivotal trends in the Middle East's prepaid card and digital wallet market, anticipated to reach $63.3B by 2029 with an 9.5% annual growth rate. Key drivers include digital payment adoption, financial...
Lebanon's Middle East Airlines considers low-cost wing as growth enters 'new phase'
The National News
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Lebanon’s Middle East Airlines (MEA) is studying setting up a low-cost carrier to serve destinations in the Middle East and Europe, as the country plans to build a second terminal in Beirut airport. The budget airline would be a wholly owned...
Wall Street futures fall as Middle East tensions rise; Boeing drops
Yahoo Finance
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By Kanchana Chakravarty and Sukriti Gupta (Reuters) -U.S. stock index futures dipped on Thursday as signs of rising tensions in the Middle East weighed on risk sentiment and investors sought more clarity on Washington's recent trade deals with...
Azentio Expands Regional Leadership Team To Drive Growth In Middle East And Africa (MEA)
MENAFN
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June 12, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo Azentio Software ( ), a leading B2B technology provider specializing in the banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) sector, today announced two strategic appointments to its regional...
'Dangerous Place': Trump Pulls US Personnel Out Of Middle East Citing Security Risks
MENAFN
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June 12, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said US personnel were being moved out of the Middle East because "it could be a dangerous place," adding that the United States would not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon. Reuters...
FTSE 100 Live: Stocks slump as oil and gold rise on Middle East...
Proactive UK
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June 12, 2025
FTSE 100 down 3 points to 8,861 UK GDP down as services and manufacturing waver Halma tops blue-chip leaderboard after strong final results Tesco up as growth improves despite fierce competition 10.18am: Gold price analysis The pause in the rise...
Gold Prices Push Higher on Middle East Instability and Easing US Inflation
Investing
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June 12, 2025
Gold prices surged to new heights this week, bolstered by rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and signs of easing inflation in the United States. As uncertainty mounts in the region, investors are flocking to gold, traditionally seen...
US reduces embassy staffs in Middle East
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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June 12, 2025
WASHINGTON -- The United States is drawing down the presence of staffers who are not deemed essential to operations in the Middle East along with their loved ones because of the potential for regional unrest, the State Department and military said...
Israel plans to strike Iran amid tension over nuclear program: Report
The Nation
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June 12, 2025
Israel is considering a potential military strike against Iran as tension continues to rise between Tehran and Washington over the Iranian nuclear program, US media said on Thursday. NBC News, citing five people with knowledge of the situation,...
Iran begins large-scale military exercises
APA
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Iran launched a new series of large-scale military exercises on Thursday amid rising regional tensions over its nuclear program, APA reports citing foreign media. In a statement, Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed...
Iran Threatens U.S. Bases Amid Nuclear Tensions
Sada Elbalad
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June 12, 2025
Thu 12 Jun 2025 | 11:35 AM Iran issued a stark warning on Wednesday, threatening to target U.S. military bases across the Middle East if a conflict breaks out, as both nations prepare for a new round of nuclear negotiations clouded by deep...
Egypt: Contact Financial appoints new CEO; total portfolio exceeds $422mln in 2024
Zawya
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Arab Finance: Said Zater has handed over executive leadership to John Saad, who assumed the role of Managing Director and CEO of Contact Financial Holding, according to an emailed press release. This leadership shift coincides with Zater’s...
Syrian Academy for Training: A Knowledge Hub Expands from Idlib to Damascus and Across Governorates
SANA
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June 12, 2025
Damascus, SANA- Driven by a dictionary of quality, professionalism, and future-building, the Syrian Academy for Training and Consulting opened its doors in Damascus following the liberation, continuing its training mission that began in Idlib in...
Iran’s Brain Drain Crisis: How Corruption and Repression Are Driving a Generation Away
Iran Focus
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June 12, 2025
Brain drain is a challenge facing Iranian society. Bahram Salavati, researcher and former director of the Iranian Migration Observatory, told the state-run Entekhab news outlet on June 9: “Every 10 years—starting from 2006, the year that...
Turkologist warns of conflict risk, Syunik a likely target
PanARMENIAN.Net
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June 12, 2025 - 14:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkologist Varuzhan Geghamyan has raised concerns over the worsening regional military-political climate, pointing out that Turkey is deploying various types of forces to Nakhichevan as part of two...
Egypt: AfDB Commits $184.1 Mn For Solar & BESS Project
Saur Energy
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The project advances Egypt’s commitment to achieve 42 % generation from renewable energy by 2030 It’s expected to be fully operational by the third quarter of 2026 It would generate 2,772 GWh of clean energy annually for the national grid African...
Iran to open new enrichment facility at a secure place in response to IAEA board resolution
Tehran Times
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June 12, 2025
TEHRAN - The Iranian Foreign Ministry and the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) issued a joint statement on Thursday stating that the Islamic Republic will launch a new enrichment facility in a “highly secure” place in response to the...
Iran ‘fully ready for any scenario’, IRGC says amid escalating threats
Press TV
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The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has expressed Iran’s complete preparedness to confront any act of aggression amid mounting threats of military action against the country. Major General Hossein Salami made the...
Iran strongly condemns anti-Iran resolution at IAEA’s BoG
Mehr News Agency
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June 12, 2025
Esmaeil Baghaei on Thursday denounced the actions of three European countries (UK, France and Germany) and the United States in instrumental use of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors to cast doubt on the peaceful nature of...
Israel is preparing for a possible attack on Iran
1in.am
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Five sources familiar with the situation reported that American NBC News reports that Israel may launch a military strike on Iran in the coming days without receiving US support. Israel is dissatisfied with the terms of the negotiated agreement on...