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May 1, 2013
Oman's government expects $10 billion foreign direct investment in Duqm economic zone in the next five years.
Egypt's Shura Council (upper house of parliament) on Tuesday approved the Islamic bonds (Sukuk) draft law, reported a television channel.
Lebanon's President Michel demanded answers on Monday to find out why the power-ship loaned from Turkey has stopped working.
Jordan's government on Tuesday decided to lower fuel prices as of Wednesday by around 5 per cent.
April 30, 2013
Saudi Arabians have been ranked the world’s biggest spenders abroad, with travelers budgeting an average of $6,666 per trip, according to a survey by Visa.
Syrian hackers are launching cyber attacks on a series western media in an apparent effort to cause disruption and spread support for President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
The price of OPEC basket of twelve crudes stood at US$100.91 dollars a barrel on Monday, up slightly from Friday's trading.
Marking Labor Day, which coincides on May 1, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said Tuesday that unemployment rate in Palestine in 2012 was 23%, or 256,000 people were unemployed.
Visitors from Saudi Arabia represent a small but high value and fast-growing proportion of the small Emirate of Ras Al-Khaimah's tourism sector, according to officials.
A link-up between Egypt's and Turkey's stock exchange is projected to be finalised by the end of September 2013, Mohamed Omran, the head of the Egyptian bourse said Monday.
Despite Monday's sentencing to three British tourists in Dubai, tourism between the UK and UAE is flying.
Fuel provided to a Turkish electricity barge was up to standard, despite rumors that substandard fuel had caused the powership moored off the coast of Lebanon to
Egypt is likely to accept the five per cent interest rate that Qatar has request for the $3 billion worth of treasury bonds
Food importersin Jordan on Monday said they have placed large orders to meet an anticipated "exceptional" increase in demand during the fasting month of Ramadan.
After several high-profile accidents on Egypt's railways, notorious for years of chronic under investment, Kuwait has said it will fund some redevelopment of the outdated signalling system.
