Banking giant HSBC said on Monday that pre-tax profit rose 28 percent to $5.92 billion in the third quarter, boosted by "strong revenue growth" in its main global businesses. Adjusted pre-tax profit rose 16 percent year-on-year to $6.2 billion, reflecting revenue growth that was partly...

Foreigners sold a net 2.34 billion riyals ($624 million) in the Saudi stock market in the week ending Oct. 25, but the bourse was supported by local institutions which bought 8.06 billion riyals worth of stocks, stock exchange data showed. The foreign selling slowed from a record 4.01...

By reopening a key crossing with Jordan this month, the Syrian regime is inching toward a return to trade with the wider region as it looks to boost its war-ravaged economy. The government of President Bashar Assad took back control of the Nassib border post in July from rebels as part of a...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A Facebook ' post ' by Syrian activist Fidaa al-Zaatri was virally surfaced on Jordan's social media that celebrated the reopening the strategic Nassib border crossing where Jordanians said everything is very cheap in comparison to their currency.  Al-Zaatri said...