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ABU DHABI (AFP) ― Video game and e-commerce markets are growing exponentially across the Middle East and North Africa, driven by the mobile revolution and …

KUWAIT CITY (AFP) ― Gulf oil producers led by Saudi Arabia will likely reject output cuts at an OPEC meeting next week unless they are guaranteed their …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― Uber Technologies confirmed Wednesday that it is investigating whether one of its general managers violated the popular car-booking …

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― Federal Reserve policymakers saw a potential threat to U.S. growth from the global slowdown and a possible decrease in inflation in their …

When Jingyan Hou made her first trip to Japan in 1997, the office worker from Beijing spent 200,000 yen ($1,700) during a week-long stay on accommodation, …

BEIJING (AFP) ― Manufacturing activity in China stagnated in November, British banking giant HSBC said Thursday, warning of “significant” pressures on …

WELLINGTON (AP) ― Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that his country’s trade deal with Australia won’t hurt neighboring New Zealand because …

McDonald’s on Wednesday reopened its flagship outlet in central Moscow for the first time in four months after Russia clamped down on the fast-food chain …

A second Frenchman was identified Wednesday after appearing unmasked in a grisly execution video among Islamic State jihadists, many of whom are believed to be …

JERUSALEM (AP) ― Israel vowed harsh retaliation Tuesday for a Palestinian attack that killed five people and left blood-smeared prayer books and shawls on …