African nations will officially launch a landmark trade agreement at an African Union summit in Niger on Sunday, with the long sought-after agreement hailed as a historic step towards "peace and prosperity" across the continent.

Saudi budget carrier flyadeal has withdrawn a provisional order for Boeing's grounded 737 MAX jets, the U.S. plane maker said Sunday, as the airline confirmed a new order for Airbus A320 aircraft.

Created in Lebanon in 2015, Ecomz (www.ecomz.com), the ecommerce management platform that helps merchants sell and grow online, announces a Series-A round of 4 million-USD to expand the platform’s reach and build their MENA region lead, a press release said on Saturday.

Turkey has sacked the governor of its central bank and replaced him with his deputy, a presidential decree published in the official gazette said on Saturday.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday lobbed another attack on the Federal Reserve, accusing it of incompetence for failing to stimulate the economy.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed a "new chapter for India" as his re-elected government unveiled what he called a "green" budget aimed at reviving growth and creating a $5-trillion economy.

India's newly re-elected government promised Friday an easing of foreign investment rules and more infrastructure spending in an effort to boost flagging growth rates and create jobs.

Egypt increased fuel prices Friday in its latest round of subsidy cuts under a reform package agreed with the International Monetary Fund, authorities said.

Asian markets fluctuated Friday as investors steeled themselves for the release of a crucial US jobs report that could have a major bearing on the size of an expected Federal Reserve interest rate cut.

Ministers from across Africa began work Thursday ahead of a weekend summit to formally launch a free-trade agreement hailed by the continent's 55-nation bloc as "historic."