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Month: August 2013

UAE prepares first Islamic Economy Summit

August 13, 2013August 13, 2013 Jaber Ali

Dubai is bracing for the first “Global Islamic Economy Summit” to be held from the 25th to the 26th of November 2013. The summit will be first of its kind in the Islamic World, which has an estimated consumer base Read more

Finance, HeadlinesAbdul Rahman Saif Al Ghurair, Halal, Islamic Economy Summit, Islamic Finance, Mohammed Abdullah Gergawi, Thomson Reuters, UAE

PetroChina to become Iraq’s biggest investor

August 12, 2013August 12, 2013 Peter Mulvany

PetroChina can become the biggest investor in Iraq’s oil ventures if the negotiations it is engaged in turn out to be successful. It wants to be engaged in the development of the West Qurna oilfield, 50 km northwest of the Read more

Energy, HeadlinesBasra, Exxon Mobil, Iraq, Lukoil, PetroChina

Lebanon takes Israel to Security Council

August 8, 2013August 8, 2013 Peter Mulvany

Lebanese officials are unhappy with the trespassing of an elite group of Israeli soldiers into its territory on foot. Beirut has decided to lodge a complaint at the United Nations Security Council accusing Israel of “blatant violation of Lebanese sovereignty Read more

Headlines, World NewsBeirut, Hezbollah, Israel, Lebanon, Moshe Yaalon, Security Council

Kuwait: Emir lectures the nation at opening session

August 7, 2013August 7, 2013 Jaber Ali

The newly elected members of the parliament and the newly formed government were addressed by the Emir of Kuwait. The country has been marred by instability in recent years and Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah hopes that the two institutions Read more

Gulf News, HeadlinesKuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah

Bahrain furious at US global travel alert inclusion

August 6, 2013 Jaber Ali

 Bahrain is not amused by the United States decision to close its embassy due to alleged Al-Qaeda security threats in the Middle East and North Africa. Officials are claiming that their country doesn’t harbor any radical Islamist group. The American Read more

Headlines, World NewsAhmed Al Sa'ati, Al-Qaeda, Bahrain, FYC, Marissa Myatt, US, Yacoub Al Slaise

Israel and Palestine talks fail before first meeting

August 5, 2013August 5, 2013 Peter Mulvany

The Israeli-Palestinian peace talks have begun to fall apart before the two sides could meet to negotiate. The latest update of Israel’s “national priority areas” by the cabinet has included and earmarked some illegal settlements for government subsidies housing loans Read more

Headlines, World NewsAmir Peretz, Hanan Ashrawi, Israel, national security, Palestine, peace talks, settlements

Turkey minimizes EU’s decision and recognizes Hezbollah

August 2, 2013 Jaber Ali

Ankara is not willing to follow the footsteps of the European Union (EU) in naming Hezbollah’s armed wing a terrorist group. The EU considers Turkey as a country “on the road to EU membership” on its website. Diplomatic sources revealed Read more

Headlines, World Newsankara, Bekir Bozda?, Damascus, EU, Hezbollah, Tehran, Turkey

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