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Middle East Tech Startup iMENA Plans More Than $100 Million IPO

Middle East technology investor iMENA Holdings is planning an initial public offering on an international exchange and possible second listing in the Middle East as early as next year. The company, which invests in online businesses in the Middle East and North Africa, may raise more than...

ISIS shell kills 3 in Iraq’s Mosul

Three members of the same family were killed late Tuesday when a shell fired by Daesh terrorist group struck their home in Iraq’s northern city of Mosul.  Army officer Karam al-Naemi said two other people were injured in the attack which occurred in al-Zahraa neighborhood in...

Let women drive, urges Saudi prince

An outspoken billionaire Saudi prince wants an "urgent" end to his country's ban on women driving, saying overturning the law was a matter of women's rights and economic necessity. "Stop the debate: Time for women to drive," Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said on his official Twitter account,...

Report points to Iran arms 'pipeline' to Yemen

International investigators have found a suspected "weapon pipeline" from Iran through Somalia to Yemen where Shiite rebels are battling the government, according to a report released on Wednesday. Saudi Arabia and the United States have accused Iran of arming the Houthi rebels in Yemen, but...