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11 global events that shook the Middle East in 2015

Alexandre Hawari/December 30, 2015November 29, 2017

1. Oil price decline The Middle East saw the worst of everything as crude oil prices began to plummet, hitting new lows since the past years. Saudi Arabia ran a deficit of SAR367 billion in 2015 and announced a cut of SAR 326bn in spending next year. Qatar has forecasted a QAR46.5bn deficit budget in…

Culture & Society

Vincent van Gogh… the legacy lives on

Alexandre Hawari/March 1, 2015September 29, 2017

Vincent van Gogh’s great grandnephew, tells TRENDS how carrying the famous artist’s name has, despite his best efforts, influenced his direction in life. “Intuitively, from an early age on, I thought I’m not going to be a van Gogh expert and I have to find my own way in life. So after high school, I was…