Bloomberg
Lebanon Needs Reforms to Exit Debt Crisis: Daman Investments
Jan.20 -- Ali El Adou, head of asset management at Daman Investments in Dubai, talks about Lebanon's bonds and the opportunities he sees in the region's markets. The yield on Lebanon’s next Eurobond to mature rocketed to more than 200%...
Bloomberg
We Remain Confident About Profitability Drivers, Says NBK’s Deputy CEO
Jul.11 -- Shaikha Al-Bahar, deputy group chief executive officer at National Bank of Kuwait, discusses her growth outlook for the second half of the year, where she sees opportunity and the China market. She speaks on “Bloomberg...
Bloomberg
Al-Rayan's Khan: Traders Hesitant to Short Oil
Jun.23 -- Akber Khan, senior director of asset management at Al-Rayan Investment discusses oil price volatility as Brent oil edges above $75 a barrel. He speaks with Manus Cranny on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East."
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : AFPTV BEST OF 2020: 'Just God, the water and us': risking the Channel 'death route' to Britain
AFPTV refiles some of its most notable stories of 2020. A small inflatable boat crosses the English Channel towards Great Britain (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Bloomberg
Outlook for EM Currencies
Carla Slim, MENA Economist at Standard Chartered discusses her views macro factors impacting EM currencies, Egypt's ongoing economic woes and Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund's $10 billion investment.
She speaks with Yousef Gamal El-Din...
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STORY: An estimated 400,000 foreign workers have returned to Kuwait since
its liberation by Allied forces in February, 1991. Kuwait is now
wary of having to rely so heavily on foreign labour and has said it
will cut its foreign...
Curated Video
NY Times reporter on Saddam court appearance
1. John Burns, New York Times reporter goes to the podium:
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) John Burns, New York Times reporter:
"He was initially, he seemed disoriented, confused, shrunken. I thought he looked like he had lost 15, 20 pounds....
Curated Video
KUWAIT: US SOLDIERS CONDUCT MANOEUVRES IN DESERT
English/Nat
Soldiers of the US Army have been conducting manoeuvres in the Kuwaiti desert, as they prepare for a visit by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
America's mosr senior soldier, General Henry Shelton will visit the...
Curated Video
UN officials hope wealthy Gulf states gathering for donors conference will step up help to Syria
Aid officials are hoping wealthy Gulf states and other international donors gathering for a major fundraising drive in Kuwait will step up their giving to help Syrians affected by the country's civil war.
Delegates met in Kuwait City on...
Curated Video
2 boys injured in Iraq bombing leave for UK treatment
1. Various of Ali Abbas (in white shirt and red tie) sitting next to Kuwaiti health minister Mohammed al-Jarrallah on bus at airport waiting to board plane to take him and other injured boy to UK for treatment
2. Close up other injured...
Curated Video
US calls for joint efforts to combat IS group's media message
The United States is urging its allies in the fight against Islamic State militants to do more to combat the group's extremist ideology.
Western and Arab members of the US-led coalition have been meeting in Kuwait to discuss how to...
Curated Video
Rumsfeld comments on Iraq before departure
1. US Defence Secretary Rumsfeld enters news conference
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Donald Rumsfeld, US Defence Secretary
Question: "What do you make of the statement made by Iraqi government, stated by the Iraqi government yesterday, that...
Curated Video
MIDDLE EAST: REACTION TO SIGNING OF IRAQ/UN AGREEMENT
English/ Nat
Leading Arab statesmen have welcomed the agreement signed on Monday between the United Nations and Iraq over weapons inspections, saying it has averted the threat of another war in the region.
But on the fringe of the Arab...
Curated Video
WRAP US troop exercises in the Kuwaiti desert
"New York" camp, northern Kuwaiti border with Iraq
1. Wide shot, soldiers
2. Close shot, US flag
3. Soldiers registering for daily duties
4. Army communication radar
5. Exterior, communication tent
6. Inside communication tent, soldier...
Bloomberg
Saudi Looks to Limit Iran's Rise
May 26 -- Iran is facing a tough time opening up its economy and Saudi Arabia may be partly to blame. The Kingdom is said to be mobilizing its gulf allies to make sure Tehran's opening up doesn't go smoothly. Bloomberg's Ladane Nasseri...
Bloomberg
Kuwait Plans First Bond Issuance to Boost Growth
August 16 -- Farouk Soussa, chief Middle East economist at Citigroup Global Markets, discusses Kuwait preparing for its first Bond issuance, the appetite for the bonds in the region and the outlook for the market in the second half of...
Bloomberg
We Are Overweight Kuwait, Says Amwal's Samhouri
Sep.24 -- Talal Samhouri, head of asset management at Amwal, discusses the Kuwait stock markets, inflows into the market and his call on Qatar. He speaks on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East."
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Aid groups pledge $330 million for Iraq reconstruction
Iraq needs nearly $90 billion to rebuild after three years of war with the Islamic State group officials said Monday with large parts of the country in ruins and tens of thousands left homeless
Press Association
Foreign Secretary attends Lord Mayor's Easter Banquet
Footage from the Lord Mayor's Easter Banquet where the Foreign Secretary is joined by the UK Ambassador of Kuwait, Khaled Abdulaziz Al-Duwaisan.
Bloomberg
'Very Bullish' on Qatari Stocks, Amwall's Samhouri Says
Dec.17 -- Talal Samhouri, head of asset management at Amwal LLC, discusses Qatari and Kuwaiti stocks. He speaks with Manus Cranny on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East."
Bloomberg
Have a Positive Outlook on Egyptian Pound, Says Beltone Financial’s Mamdouh
Nov.19 -- Alia Mamdouh, macro & strategy director at Beltone Financial, discusses the company’s MENA macro outlook for 2020, the Egyptian pound, the Egyptian market and the Kuwait market. She speaks on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East.”
Bloomberg
NBK's Al Bahar Sees Kuwait Pushing New Projects Soon
Feb.24 -- Shaikha Khaled Al Bahar, NBK, Deputy Group CEO discusses Kuwait's spiraling deficit. She speaks with Yousef Gamal El-Din and Manus Cranny on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East." (Corrects spelling of guest's name in headline.)