Middle East air passenger traffic up 18% in June Gulf News | Dubai: Middle East passenger traffic saw the fastest global growth last month, rising 18 per cent compared to the same month last year, according to the traffic report by industry watchdog International Air Transport Association (IATA). | Middle East carriers have experienced swift recovery from t...
ENI announces energy venture with Egypt Middle East Online | MILAN - Italian energy group ENI said on Wednesday it had signed an agreement with Egypt on the production and transportation of oil and gas which would raise Egypt's profile as a supplier to the Middle East and Mediterranean region. | ENI and the two Egyptian state-owned oil companies EGPC and EG...
Attacking the edges of secure Internet traffic The State | LAS VEGAS - Researchers have uncovered new ways that criminals can spy on Internet users even if they're using secure connections to banks, online retailers or other sensitive Web sites. | The attacks demonstrated at the Black Hat conference here s...
Morocco: Agency calls for solar bids Business Report | Submit your comment | Morocco was inviting investors who had expressed interest in phase one of its $9 billion (R66bn) solar power project to submit pre-qualification bids by October 4, its solar energy agency said yesterday. | The bids bein...
JPMorgan Chase plans Saudi branch The Boston Globe | NEW YORK - & Co. plans to be the first US bank to open a full-service commercial branch in Saudi Arabia this year, six years after exited a venture in the country, the world's biggest oil exporter. | The firm, building on an investment banking offi...
Joyalukkas wins distinction in UAE The Hindu | Special Correspondent | - PHOTO: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT | PROUD MOMENT: Joy Alukkas (right), Chairman, Joyalukkas Group, receiving the Superbrand of UAE award from Mike English, Director, Superbrands, Middle East, in Dubai recently. | KOCHI: Leading j...
Egypt holds key rates as inflation rate slows Gulf News | Cairo: The Egyptian central bank held its benchmark interest rate at a four-year low for the seventh straight meeting after core inflation was almost unchanged. | The Cairo-based bank kept its overnight deposit rate at 8.25 per cent, the lowes...
Qatar telecom regulator adopts new number plan Gulf News | Dubai: Qatar's independent telecommunications regulator ictQatar has succesfully implemented the transition of phone numbers from seven to eight digits yesterday to meet the future demand as population and businesses expand. | All fixed-line and mo...
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BP launches bid to boost US image, ditches CEO Daily Star Lebanon | Replacement is company’s first non-british chief | Wednesday, July 28, 2010 | - Powered by | Tom Bergin | Reuters | LONDON: Oil giant BP Plc launched a plan to repair its batte...
UK spells out regulation reform, cautions EU Daily Star Lebanon | financial services authority scrapped as main regulatory role given to bank of england committee | Tuesday, July 27, 2010 | - Powered by | Huw Jones and Christina Fincher | Reute...
Iranian shippers play 'cat and mouse' to avoid sanction BBC News | Like many other areas, Iran's shipping industry has been hit by economic sanctions imposed by the international community. | But Tehran has found a way to stay one step ahead, by re-registering merchant vessels so they escape censure. | Amir P...
US officials to press China, others on implementation of Iran sanctions Orlando Sentinel WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is pushing China and other key nations to enforce tough international sanctions against Iran and to enact their own penalties. | Senior U.S. officials said Thursday they would travel soon to China, Jap...
US officials to press China, others on implementation of Iran sanctions KDVR WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is pushing China and other key nations to enforce tough international sanctions against Iran and to enact their own penalties. | Senior U.S. officials said Thursday they would travel soon to China, Jap...
British PM works to deepen Indian economic ties Daily Star Lebanon | Friday, July 30, 2010 | - Powered by | Ravi Nessman | Associated Press | NEW DELHI: British Prime Minister David Cameron worked to deepen his nation’s ties with India on Thursday, using his trip to the former colony-turned-rising-regional-power to rake in millions of dollars in new business for the struggling British economy. | Cameron was ...
