Iraq
October 2, 2003
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Information has released a new law that forbids all Iraqi singers from entering Kuwait and holding any performances
Hostility towards the United States has reached "shocking levels” among Muslim populations, according to a recent report by the US Advisory Group on Public Diplomacy for the Arab and Muslim World. The
The European Commission has adopted a Communication setting out proposals for the European Union's position at the Madrid Conference on Reconstruction in Iraq. The Communication suggests that Europe s
Chairman of the Kanoo Group, Abdullah Kanoo has opened the Norwich Union Insurance office in Khobar, Saudi Arabia. The location will offer customer service, back office operations, and the Information
Diwan Software has opened a new office in Baghdad, Iraq under the name of Diwan-Raqueam. The company will not only supply the local Iraqi market but provide software and services to the international
Dubai Islamic Bank has completed its Islamic financing arrangements for two Tabreed cooling plants. The plants have been financed by a long-term syndication agreement between DIB and Tabreed, at a cos
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation has announced plans to construct a new Ethylene Glycol plant at Jubail United Petrochemical Company. The facility will have an annual capacity of 625,000 metric tons
Standard Chartered Bank's Stuart Horsewood will become the first Western banker to set up shop in Baghdad next week. He hopes to issue his first letters of credit within the next 10 days. Speaking t
October 1, 2003
A U.S. female soldier was killed Wednesday in a roadside bombing near the main U.S. base in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit.
A Ukrainian soldier died in the Polish occupied zone, thus becoming the multi-national force's first fatality, a spokesman for the Polish defense mini
Iraqi police opened fire in downtown Baghdad Wednesday morning after unemployed demonstrators stormed a police station and threw stones at officers, a
Jordanian singer Diana Karazone, known as Arab Superstar, has signed the release of her first album “Diana Karazone Arab Superstar” under the production of Warner Music and Music Master International
The Bahrain Monetary Agency has granted a license to Kuwait Finance House to operate an in-house investment consultancy firm. Baytik Investment Advisory, based in Bahrain, will be wholly owned by KFH.
September 30, 2003
British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Tuesday defended the U.S.-led campaign to topple Saddam Hussein. Blair said he would take the same decison on Ira
One U.S. soldier died and another is missing after their vehicle overturned near Iraq's main prison, located west of the capital Baghdad, the U.S. mil