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tunisia

A Tunisian policeman checks tickets of British tourists leaving the country at the Enfidha International airport on June 27, 2015. (AFP)

Turkish management of Tunisia's Enfidha Airport stirs controversy

Bank Al-Maghib

A dealer counts Moroccan dirhams at a currency exchange in Casablanca. (Reuters)

Morocco mulls flexible currency exchange system

Saad Hariri

An anti-government protester walks in front of a shop damaged by protesters in Beirut, October 21. (AP)

Lebanon needs an emergency reform kit

Egypt

Fireworks burst during the start of the electric vehicle rally in the new administrative capital, east of Cairo. (AP)

Electric vehicles start carving their way in Egypt

Marc Espanol-34622

Saudi Arabia

Spheroids under reconstruction at Saudi Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq, October 12. (Reuters)

Record-setting Aramco IPO announced

UAE

Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Group CEO, is seen on a screen during the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 30. (Reuters)

UAE announces major new oil, gas discoveries

Sudan

Sudanese Finance Minister Ibrahim al-Badawi speaks during an interview in Washington, October 22. (AFP)

Foreign debt a burdensome legacy hindering Sudan’s economic recovery

Egypt

An Egyptian farmer empties a basket of jasmine in Shubra Blula. (Saeed Shahat)

Egyptian village finds vital lifeline in growing high-quality jasmine flowers

Saudi Arabia

Polish tourists visit the King Abdulaziz Museum of Masmak in the old quarter of Riyadh, October 17. (AFP)

Saudi reforms open tourism gate but still have a way to go