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Mistrust Abounds As Bahrain To Lift Emergency Law - Zawya
An opposition figure who requested anonymity described the backlash by the authorities against Shiites as "bedouin revenge", adding that the collective punishment inflicted on the majority community, including the detention of women, reflects a nomadic ...
Gulf Stock Markets Seen Mixed; Global Cues Eyed - Zawya
Saudi Arabia will implement water and sewerage projects worth SAR10 billion in the kingdom's two largest cities over the next two years as part of a larger program to upgrade the country's infrastructure, a government official said. ...
Saudi Central Bank Keeps Key Interest Rates Steady For June - Zawya
... Arabian Monetary Agency, or SAMASAMA, the country's central bank, kept its key interest rates unchanged for June as bank lending to the private sector continued to exhibit modest rates of growth, people familiar with the matter said Sunday. ...
UPDATE: Saudi Central Bank Keeps Key Interest Rates Steady For June - Zawya
... Arabian Monetary Agency, or SAMASAMA, the country's central bank, kept its key interest rates unchanged for June as bank lending to the private sector continued to exhibit modest rates of growth, people familiar with the matter said Sunday. ...
MIDEAST MORNING BRIEFING: Gulf Stk Mkts Seen Mixed; Global Cues Eyed - Zawya
Saudi Arabia will implement water and sewerage projects worth SAR10 billion in the kingdom's two largest cities over the next two years as part of a larger program to upgrade the country's infrastructure, a government official said. ...
Saudi To Spend SAR10B On Water, Sewerage Projects In 2 Years - Zawya
... will implement water and sewerage projects worth 10 billion Saudi riyals ($2.7 billion) in the kingdom's two largest cities over the next two years as part of a larger program to upgrade the country's infrastructure, a government official said. ...
Saudi To Spend SAR10B On Water, Sewerage Projs In 2 Yrs -Official - Zawya
... will implement water and sewerage projects worth 10 billion Saudi riyals ($2.7 billion) in the kingdom's two largest cities over the next two years as part of a larger program to upgrade the country's infrastructure, a government official said. ...
NATO Helicopter Strike Wounds Two Pakistani Soldiers - Zawya
The western military official in Kabul, who requested anonymity, told AFP that the two helicopters were in Afghanistan "in support of a forward operating base which was receiving fire from across the border of Pakistan". "Upon arrival at the scene, ...
Top 10 Stories On Zawya Dow Jones On May 15 At 1430 GMT - Zawya
... or QIB, the Gulf state's largest shariah-compliant lender by market value, plans to issue a sukuk, or Islamic bond, in the third quarter this year as it looks to secure a long-term source of funding, a person familiar with the matter said. ...
Top 10 Stories On Zawya Dow Jones On May 12 At 1340 GMT - Zawya
DFM), is leaving the firm in the latest high-level departure at the Dubai-based investment bank, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday. By Nicolas Parasie and Mirna Sleiman Dubai-based Islamic mortgage company Amlak Finance PJSC said Thursday ...
UPDATE: Pakistan Gets Steady HSFO Offers; LSFO Premiums Surge - Zawya
HSFO offers were $25-$31 a ton above Middle East quotes, largely steady from the previous deal, said a person familiar with the matter. LSFO offers were $85-$95 a ton above Middle East quotes, compared with $60-$70 in its previous purchase. ...
UPDATE: Schlumberger To Get Contract In Iraq's West Qurna-1 - Source - Zawya
"We are in the process of awarding the contract to Schlumberger," the source, who asked not to be identified, told Dow Jones Newswires by telephone from Basra in southern Iraq. The source said drilling new wells would boost output at the field, ...
Jordan's aquifers to be linked to evaluation system - Zawya
By Hana Namrouqa AMMAN - By the end of this year all the Kingdom's aquifers will be linked to a system which evaluates the behaviour of underground basins and the quantity of water pumped from them, a government official said on Tuesday. ...
Libya rebels try to turn youthful zeal into military might - Zawya
It's quite a challenge," said a European military official in Benghazi, who asked not to be named. France, Britain and Italy each have about 10 military advisors in Benghazi who are working with senior rebel commanders to set up a military headquarters ...
Iraqi judge killed as insurgents bomb house - Zawya
Near the judge's home, gunmen also entered the house of one of Tamimi's police bodyguards early on Saturday and shot him dead, an interior ministry official said on condition of anonymity. Judges in Iraq have frequently been targeted by insurgents for ...
Mikati back in Beirut, resumes deliberations - Zawya
A source close to the government formation process said Mikati held talks with Speaker Nabih Berri's aide Ali Hassan Khalil and Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's assistant Hussein Khalil at Mikati's residence in Ain al-Tineh immediately upon ...
UPDATE: Asian Shares Fall; Tokyo Hit By Weak Earnings - Zawya
The stock advanced 7.1% after a person familiar with the matter told Dow Jones Newswires earlier Tuesday that the company has signed a letter of intent to build more than 20 container ships worth about KRW3 trillion for Canadian ship owner Seaspan Corp ...
Saudi Aramco: Refining Capacity To Grow 50%; Asia Refineries Planned - Zawya
An official with Indonesia's PT Pertamina, who declined to be named, told Dow Jones Newswires there while there have been initial discussions on a 300000-barrel-a-day refinery with Saudi AramcoSaudi Aramco, the project is still at an early stage. ...
Lebanon: Drivers To Syria Weigh In On Unrest - Zawya
“Nothing's changed, everything is normal, there are no problems,” said a minibus driver who refused to give his name, as he pointed at three minibuses surrounded by passengers waiting to depart, with some packing their belongings on the roof and inside ...
Lebanon: Drivers to Syria weigh in on unrest - Zawya
“Nothing's changed, everything is normal, there are no problems,” said a minibus driver who refused to give his name, as he pointed at three minibuses surrounded by passengers waiting to depart, with some packing their belongings on the roof and inside ...
Dubai Group To Restructure $10B Debt, Talks May Drag - Zawya
"Bank debt is $6 billion but there's also another chunk of $4 billion related to inter-company loans," said one person familiar with the talks, who declined to be named. "The timeframe for a deal is not final and talks may drag longer than expected," ...
Dubai Group To Restructure $10B Debt, Talks May Drag - Sources - Zawya
"Bank debt is $6 billion but there's also another chunk of $4 billion related to inter-company loans," said one person familiar with the talks, who declined to be named. "The timeframe for a deal is not final and talks may drag longer than expected," ...
Jordan seeks to redraft 24-year-old agreement with Syria - Zawya
By Hana Namrouqa AMMAN - Jordan has urged Syria to consider redrafting an agreement signed between the two countries in 1987 to regulate the joint utilisation of Yarmouk River water, a government official said on Saturday. "Contacts are under way with ...
Jordan arrests Islamists after bloody clashes - Zawya
Initially 120 people were detained but 50 of them were later let go while 70 were quizzed about their involvement in the violence in Zarqa, a northern industrial town, said the official who declined to be named. Those found guilty would be prosecuted, ...
WSJ(4/14) Egypt Detains Mubarak, Two Sons - Zawya
After he was admitted to the hospital, his condition remained stable enough for prosecutors to speak to him for nearly four hours Tuesday night, according to the government attorney, who asked to remain anonymous. MENA, the official Egyptian state news ...