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A major agricultural development program will be undertaken by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to promote the country’s agricultural sector. The project has been allocated a budget of around $75 million. Arrangements are now underway for the project Read more
The enmity between Israel and Palestine seems to be undergoing rejuvenation as the Palestinian Authority and Hamas wage pressure on the Jewish State although their strategies differ. The Palestinian authority prefers diplomacy while Hamas focuses more on armed insurgencies. “We’re Read more
Excerpts of an interview with President Assad aired by Russia Today showed the president remaining steadfast to his position of remaining in power as bloodshed continues to engulf the country and the opposition group Syrian National Council (SNC) meets in Read more
A billion dollar bond has been launched by Qatar National Bank (QNB) and it is due to mature in February 2018. The launching will be its second debt markets foray this year. The bond came in with stricter guidance because Read more
The kingdom’s container activity has grown and currently accounts for 20% of the regional throughput in 2011, with 5.69 million twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) according to a Drewry Maritime Research survey in September 2012 commissioned by Seatrade. Saudi Arabia now Read more
During an interview on Channel 2 News, President Mahmoud Abbas response to a question saying “I want to see Safed. It’s my right to see it, but not to live there,” has led to widespread criticism and demonstrations. He also Read more
Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company (Takreer), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), has concluded an EPC (Engineering, procurement and construction) agreement deal with the South Korean engineering giant Samsung for the construction of a carbon black and Read more
Jordan’s Royal Air Force’s national air command, control and communications infrastructure will undergo a major modernization process to be done by Lockheed Martin Corporation. The project which is worth $26 million was awarded to the company by the US Air Read more
As government forces intensify their aerial attacks, the opposition might soon be going through in what could be considered as a reform after the US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, said that the opposition factor called the Syrian National Council Read more
The equivalent of 18,704 tons of live bluefin tuna, a protected species subjected to fishing quotas, were traded via Panama between 2000 and 2010, without being reported to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) – the Read more