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Lieberman: My critics are losers

M lashes out at political opponents, highlighting coalition's strength....

'Israelis abroad should vote'

M backs Israel Beiteinu bill which would "help shape Israel's identity."...

Court releases foreign activists

wo pro-Palestinian women temporarily prohibited from entering W. Bank....


Mashaal: US 'vetoed' Palestinian unity

roup's leader arrives for talks just a week before PM scheduled to visit there....

PA to present arguments to ICC

alestinians hoping for investigation into alleged Cast Lead war crimes....


Beinisch slams talkbackers

ourt president calls to stifle incitement after Judge Gilad's car torched....

Iran begins to build unmanned planes

ew missile defense system planned after Russian S-300 system not delivered....


Amr Moussa's missed opportunity

oussa's abhorrence of Israel exceeds his fear of the mullahs....

The Region: Salam Fayyad cannot deliver

M is the most moderate PA official, but doesn't represent Palestinian thinking....


Who's demonizing who?

he NIF thinks it's ok to take part in the campaign against Israel....

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ADAC and Al Jaber Aviation sign largest tenancy deal at Al Bateen Executive Airport

Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) has signed a landmark 10-year leasing deal with Al Jaber Aviation (AJA), which will see the new leading provider of VIP aviation based at Al Bateen Executive Airport, in the heart of the UAE capital. ...

Qatar Islamic Bank announces QR1.3bn net profit for 2009

Qatar Islamic Bank announced a QR1.32bn net profit for the 2009 fiscal year. The profit stemmed mainly from operating revenues and represents a 23% growth rate from 2008. Total Equity increased to QR9bn as of December 31st, 2009, a 26% growth compared to the previous year. ROE rated at ...

Lovells' associated firm in Saudi Arabia opens in Jeddah

Lovells' Saudi Arabian associated law firm Al-Yaqoub Attorneys and Legal Advisers (AYALA) has opened an office in Jeddah alongside its existing office in Riyadh. Lovells is one of the few international law firms to have a presence in these two major cities in Saudi Arabia. ...


Tadawul nudges higher

Saudi Arabia's Tadawul All Share Index gained 0.09% to 6,222, with 87 stocks falling and 34 rising. Arabian Pipes Company was the day's biggest gainer, moving up by 4.90% to SR32. ...

GE displays ipod generation technology

The latest devices from GE Healthcare look more like portable music or video players than groundbreaking technology for the mobile medical professional. Phil Blizzard explores the advances being made in this industry sector with Aziz Koleilat, GM, GE Healthcare Middle East. ...


Peri office moves to a new location

Beginning of February the Peri L.L.C. office moved from its past location at the Brashy Building in Al Quoz to its new office space at the Palace Towers in Silicon Oasis. ...

Gary Player tees off on Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi

Gary Player talks to Phil Blizzard about the shock of seeing flattened sands dunes at one point in the development of the Saadiyat Beach Golf Course to his delight in the finished course. This is first golf course on Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi and is a Tourism Development & Investment C...


Kuwait Finance House appoints Jamelah Jamaluddin as Chief Executive Officer of Malaysian Operations

Kuwait Finance House, a leading international Islamic financial institution has appointed Puan Jamelah Jamaluddin as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), of its wholly-owned Malaysian subsidiary, Kuwait Finance House (Malaysia) Berhad (KFHMB). The appointment will take effect from ...

Oetker Hotel Collection roadshows highlight regional expansion plans

The Oetker Hotel Collection (OHC), the prestigious European luxury hotel company, organised a press conference today in Abu Dhabi to highlight its expansion plans in the region. ...


Jadwa Investment awarded 'Best Saudi Equity Fund' award

At the recent Mena Fund Manager Performance Awards ceremony held in Dubai, Jadwa Investment won the "Best Saudi Equity Fund" award for Jadwa Saudi Equity Fund performance in 2009. ...

Latest Middle East News from BBC bbc.co.uk

West eyes 'strong' Iran sanctions

he US says new sanctions against Iran are the "only path" after Tehran announced it was stepping up uranium enrichment....

Iran opposition leader 'jailed'

n Iranian opposition leader is jailed for six years over unrest following June's disputed presidential election, reports say....

Al-Qaeda offshoot calls for jihad

l-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula calls on Muslims in the region to wage holy war against the US and its allies....


Egypt detains Brotherhood leaders

hirteen senior members of the Islamist opposition movement in Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood, are detained....

Straw 'wrong on Iraq', says Blix

he former UK foreign secretary gave incorrect answers to the Iraq war inquiry, says ex-UN weapons inspector Hans Blix....


Lebanon retrieves jet black box

ebanese searchers salvage a flight recorder from the Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed into the Mediterranean, killing 90 people....

Iraq to debate poll candidate ban

hia political parties in Iraq stage demonstrations ahead of an emergency parliamentary debate on next month's elections....


Swiss man cleared by Libyan court

court in Libya dismisses a case against a Swiss businessman who was accused of illegal business activities....

World's oldest monastery restored

gypt completes the restoration of Saint Anthony's, reputedly the world's oldest Christian monastery....


Tallest building closes viewing deck - a month after it opened

he observation deck on the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the tallest building in the world, closes only a month after it opened....

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