Jordan
February 22, 2004
Standard & Poor's has assigned its preliminary A- rating to Qatari Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Company’s $665 million bonds due September 15, 2009, and raised its ratings on Ras Laffan's $800 mil
February 18, 2004
All Jordanian ministries, official departments and public institutions will observe a holiday next Sunday, on the occasion of the new Hijri year, acco
Middle East IT solutions provider International Turnkey Systems (ITS) has announced a 36 percent profit increase in its 2003 revenues. ITS has provided information systems to institutions of higher
February 16, 2004
The Speaker of German Parliament will arrive in Amman on Tuesday on a three-day visit during which he will meet with Acting Prime Minister Mohammad Al
Dubai-based Liberty Automobiles has announced the opening of the world's largest General Motors showroom in the United Arab Emirates. In 2003, GM sold around 60,000 vehicles in the Middle East and is
February 15, 2004
Cities in much of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, the Palestinian territories and Israel were covered with blankets of snow Saturday and Sunday from a polar f
A Royal decree was issued on Sunday appointing Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr. Mohammad Al Halaiqa as acting Prime Mini
Kuwait-based Gulf Investment House posted a 117 percent profit rise for 2003, with figures reaching $22.17 million. GIH reported revenues of $29.96 million, compared to $14.52 million earned in 2002 T
In a bid to offset the spread of anti-American messages by pan-Arab media outlets, the US government launched Al-Hurra, a satellite television station broadcasting Arabic language news and information
February 12, 2004
US-based Northwest Pipe Company has received a letter of intent to provide approximately 9,500 tons of welded steel pipe to the Wadi Ma'in Zara and Mujib Water Treatment and Conveyance Project in Amma
The wife of Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Yasser Arafat said that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon fabricated reports that French prosecutors have launched a money-laundering probe into the a
February 11, 2004
Singapore's leader arrived Wednesday in Cairo, beginning a 10-day tour of the Middle East region that is expected to push for stronger trade relations
Five Spanish soldiers have been injured in a bomb attack in central-southern Iraq, the Spanish Defense Ministry said Wednesday in Madrid.
An earthquake rattled parts of Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories Wednesday morning, shaking Amman, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Gaza for sever
At least 47 people were killed on Wednesday in a suicide car bombing in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.