Libya
December 10, 2003
An official Yemeni source denied on Wednesday an earlier report by the Spanish <i>El Mundo</i> paper, claiming Yemen had allegedly delivered Scud miss
The US Department of Defense has barred French, Russian and German companies from competing for prime contracts to rebuild Iraq, saying it was acting to protect "the essential security interests of th
December 1, 2003
Australia’s Woodside Energy, Spain’s Repsol and Greece’s Hellenic Petroleum have finalized an exploration and production sharing agreement with the Libyan National Oil Corporation. The 30-year agreeme
November 30, 2003
At least 16 Kuwaiti nationals were killed and many others injured in Iraq early Sunday when the bus they were traveling in turned over.
Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi has joined the ranks of exclusive diamond traders by establishing the world’s first largely Arab-owned and controlled diamond mine. The head of state has become the new ma
November 25, 2003
The Libyan government has announced plans to privatize over 300 state-owned companies by 2008. Prime Minister Shukri Ghanem said on Sunday, November 23, 2003, that heavy industry will be a target sect
November 24, 2003
Directly after Eid El Fitr (Islamic end of Ramadan holiday) is over, Egyptian actress Muna Shalabi is scheduled to begin shooting the scenes for her upcoming film “Afrita Wa 3 Shaiatin” (A Jenie and T
November 20, 2003
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree lifting all sanctions imposed on Libya, the Kremlin press service said in a statement Thursday. "All
Egyptian belly-dancer/actress dream of being part of the music industry is on the verge of happening as she plans on entering recording studios to record her first album
November 19, 2003
Drilling at Libya’s NC-100 oil block by the Turkish Petroleum Overseas Company (TPOC) - ONGC Videsh (OVL) consortium commenced earlier this month. Spudding of the well is considered to be an importan
Information management company Metrofile-UAE and a subsidiary of Dubai Investments have signed a major agreement with Emirates Bank to convert, centralize, store and manage Emirates Bank 's document a
November 12, 2003
National flag carrier Qatar Airways has added a new destination to its expanding route network with the inaugural non-stop service to Tripoli. On board the Airbus A300-600 with a three-class layou
E-Vision, the United Arab Emirate (UAE)’s only digital cable television provider, has appointed new sales and marketing and customer service managers. The company said the new appointments come in t
November 10, 2003
Libya's Prime Minister Shukri Muhammad Ghanim arrived in Saudi Arabia Monday to perform Umrah (the minor pilgrimage). At King Abdulaziz international
Continuing their crackdown on violators of intellectual property rights, the Abu Dhabi authorities recently raided three companies for using pirated software. During the raid, five staff members were