Algeria
June 15, 2003
The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency distributed a circular to all banks and financial institutions in the Kingdom requiring the full and immediate implementation of nine new procedures that relate to th
The European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Union’s financing institution, will contribute 250 million euro to the international community’s reconstruction efforts following the earthquakes east
June 12, 2003
Fula and Tony Khalifa jokingly announced that they are very much in love and that they they will announce wedding plans in the very near future
Upon her return home from her tour in Canada, Alissa’s luggage was lost and when it was retrieved in Paris, all her valuable and expensive jewelry was stolen
June 11, 2003
Canada’s First Calgary Petroleums announced positive reserve results from its ongoing appraisal drilling in Algeria. To date, three wells have been drilled on Ledjmet Block 405b. Immediate plans are t
McDonald’s was rated as the region’s favorite fast food restaurant. Although local entrepreneurs independently own McDonald’s restaurants in Middle East countries, they were collectively rated the reg
June 8, 2003
The use of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons is "haram," (forbidden by Islam), Iran's Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said Sunday.
A source close to the Egyptian presidency said on Saturday that Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is scheduled to arrive in Cairo on Wednesday,
Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini arrived in Algiers on Saturday in the framework of a series of visits aimed at preparing his country's upcomi
Algerian singer Fula denies recent circulation rumors that she intends on resigning from her musical career and wearing the Hijab (Islamic headdress) in a year
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation has lowered its 2003 targets for crude oil and natural gas sales based on development drilling results and production problems in three areas, the Gulf of Mexico, Algeri
The US proposition is to spend over $100 million in FY2003 in Middle Eastern countries under the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Ambassado
June 5, 2003
Armed rebel groups in Algeria have killed 22 people and wounded four others in a period of less than 24 hours, according to security services. Ten Al
The Turkish Navy will begin on Thursday a two-day training exercise in international waters in the Aegean, the eastern Mediterranean and the Marmara S
June 4, 2003
Following a violent earthquake which struck on Wednesday evening in the north of Algeria, a team from Télécoms Sans Frontières are in the disaster zone. The technicians from this Non Governmental Org