Lebanon
March 12, 2004
A protest in support of exiled Lebanese general Michel Aoun, who opposes the presence of Syrian forces in Lebanon, degenerated on Friday into skirmish
Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has recently held a meeting, attended by ministers and representatives of agencies involved with immigration, in
March 11, 2004
Syrian/Lebanese singer George Wassouf has just completed placing final touches on his upcoming album, which he hopes to release in the very near future
Moroccan singer Samira Said has once again made a step upwards in her career as she was chosen by the Egyptian Ministry of Culture to be the representative for Egypt at the World Music Festival
March 10, 2004
Five Fatah fighters were killed by undercover Israeli soldiers in the West Bank city of Jenin, Palestinian sources said Wednesday.
Abu Abbas, the Palestinian mastermind of the 1985 hijacking of the Achille Lauro passenger ship, has "died" in U.S. custody in Iraq, U.S. and Palestin
Only twenty-four hours after Egyptian singer Angham signed her contract with the Music Production Company Rotana, Egyptian singer Shireen Ahmad also signed a contract with the company breaking her exi
Lebanese singer Haifa Wahbi has just completed recording her latest single a remix of the song “Shik Shak Sho”, which is originally a classic written by Hussein Abu Al So’ood
Prominent Lebanese singer Najwa Karam was expected to release a song talking about a humanitarian subject focusing on the financial and economical situation in Lebanon, but sources revealed that the L
Lebanese singers Nancy Ajram and Assi Hilani have joined forces and completed the recording of a new duet under the name of “Aam El Hub” (Year of Love), which was written by Saudi poet Turkey AL Sidai
Beirut based BSEC Investment Bank and the Bahrain-based Shamil Bank have launched a 102 million Saudi riyal ($27 million) Shariah compliant investment Sukuk. Caravan I Limited is the region’s first in
First Gulf Bank (FGB) has expanded its branch network services by opening another branch in Al-Ain. This is the seventh branch for FGB in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). “We are planning to expand in
The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) received an Indian commercial delegation on March 9, 2004, representing the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). The del
March 9, 2004
Syria's Defense Minister First Lieutenant Gen. Mustafa Tlass on Tuesday received Gen. Ramzi Abou Hamza, Chief of Staff of the Lebanese army and the ac
Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh received a telephone call on Monday evening from the Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir. According to SABA,