Saudi Arabia which had received an invitation from the FATF at the beginning of 2015 to join as an "observer member", was admitted into the organization after the group's meeting in Orlando, Florida, on Friday.
Rouhani's comments on Saturday came amid rising tensions with Washington which last week deployed warships and warplanes to the Gulf. He said the renewed US sanctions had led to worse economic conditions than during the country's 1980-88 war with neighbouring Iraq.
After a hard-fought campaign and a day of fluctuating political fates, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be all set for his record breaking fifth term in office.
The cabinet resignation came a few days after Sisi was sworn in at the parliament for a second four-year presidential term.
There were large protests in Amman over the last four days and the protestors were demanding the scrap of the new policy.
United States President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of 'defective' Iran Nuclear Deal has left the world polarised as major European powers expressed regret and concern while Gulf Arab nations were jubilant. Here's everything you should know about the development and reactions on it from across the world.
The UAE estimates that in the first year, VAT income will be around 12 billion dirhams ($3.3 billion).
Stores, gyms and other retailers are trying to make the most of the remaining tax-free days in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, encouraging buyers to stock up before the VAT is rolled out on Jan. 1, 2018.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticised Israel for taking advantage of the US move on Jerusalem as "an opportunity to ramp up oppression and violence against the Palestinians."
Donald Trump also ordered government to begin preparations to move US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Iran's comments come as Donald Trump appears to be stepping back from his campaign pledge to rip up the 2015 nuclear deal.
Pepsico executive Sanjeev Chadha and retail Moghul Yusuff Ali figure in the Forbes list of top 100 Indian business leaders in the Middle East.
Washington: Addressing his final press conference, President Barack Obama on Wednesday said that after he leaves office on Friday he wants to take time to process the "amazing experience" his family has gone through. "He
The number of migrants living in the Middle East has more than doubled between 2005 and 2015 from about 25 million to around 54 million, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of data from United Nations agencies.
hat the suspects had received several money transactions through ‘hawala’ and that they had also pledged their allegiance to the Islamic State.
Dubai: A majority of young Arabs regard Islamic State as the "biggest obstacle" facing the Middle East region and believe the terror group will fail to establish a caliphate, a new survey has found. According
Paris/Cairo: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday said that West's ‘flawed' policies in Syria especially that of France was partly to blame for rise of Islamic State.His statement came amid the worldwide condemnation of a
Cairo: A large bomb exploded early Thursday near a national security building in the Shubra neighbourhood of Cairo, wounding at least six people including at least one police officer, Egyptian security officials said.There were no
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