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April 10, 2012
Lebanon’s public transportation unions said Monday they would proceed with a strike scheduled for April 19.
Khairat Al Shater, who is in the running for the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party, signal the struggle that negotiators face to win political support for the funding bid.
The number of striking workers increased to more than 2,000 on Monday from around 1,300 a day earlier.
April 9, 2012
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Lebanon record the highest number of billionaires, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud tops the Arab billionaires list with a fortune of US$18 billion.
Arab Air Carriers Organisation organised a meeting to discuss the implementation of European Union Emission Trading Scheme on airlines using EU airspace.
Jordanian Electric Power Company workers began an open-ended strike on Sunday, demanding improved living conditions.
April 8, 2012
The United Arab Emirates is rapidly becoming a force in trade of another highly valuable commodity, diamonds.
April 5, 2012
Fuel began arriving in Gaza on Wednesday as per a new deal between the territory's Hamas government and the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank.
April 4, 2012
Organisations in the United Arab Emirates plan to increase employee salaries nearly three per cent above inflation in 2012.
Post-war Libya is likely to struggle to maintain oil production levels and boost pumping capacity.
Bahrain's budget deficit has increased up to five-fold in the last 10 years, a senior government official said.
Public sector spending and lending in the UAE will drop by US$5.6 billion (Dh20.57bn) this year, projects the IMF.
Employees of the Central Electricity Generating Company (CEGCO) started an open-ended strike on Tuesday in an effort to secure increases in their salaries and benefits.
April 3, 2012
Korea Electric Power Corporation will hold detailed discussions with United Arab Emirates about building four more nuclear reactors.
iPad problem is caused by the fact that 4G technology, unlike 2G and 3G, does not work on a standardized frequency band.
