 BigPond News | Mideast officials slam UN, urge diplomatic break with Syria Times of India MUNICH, Germany: Arab leaders and officials attacked the UN on Sunday after Russia and China blocked a resolution condemning the Damascus regime, as Tunisia urged the world to cut diplomatic ties with Syria. Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali said ... Officials urge Syrian diplomatic break Syria's outcome has high stakes for the entire Mideast Russia defending interests in Mideast |
 Newsday | Head of Mideast investment bank banned from travel Newsday Nation Newsday > News > Nation Head of Mideast investment bank banned from travel Published: February 5, 2012 3:17 PM By The Associated Press AYA BATRAWY (Associated Press) CAIRO - (AP) -- An airport official says the CEO of Mideast investment bank EFG ... Head of Mideast investment bank EFG Hermes banned from travel for soccer riot ... |
MIDEAST STOCKS-Dubai surges to 4-month high; Gulf markets up Reuters "In the last week, we started to see positive results, some generous corporate actions from banks, plus fresh liquidity into the market from institutional investors, local and international," said Samer Al-Jaouni at Middle East Financial Brokerage Co. |
 Gulf Times | Slowing growth weighs on Mideast M&A values - report Reuters Deal values $31.7 bln vs $44.1 bln in 2010 * UAE leads in deals, Saudi second ABU DHABI Feb 5 (Reuters) - Mergers and acquisitions in the Middle East and North Africa rose slightly in 2011, but the combined value of deals fell by more than a quarter as ... Slowing growth weighs on Mideast M&A values: report |
 Bloomberg | Cohan: Jordan VC Firms Forging Mideast Silicon Valley Bloomberg More about William D Cohan Enlarge image William Cohan William Cohan Ben Baker/Bloomberg Few Americans would pick Amman, Jordan -- a city of about 2 million in the heart of the war-torn Middle East -- as a vibrant place for entrepreneurs and the ... |
For Mideast peace, Israel must cut off US Jewish lobby Haaretz Israel must decide whether it is the bridgehead of all the crazy Westerners in the Middle East, or whether it will stand by the Arab people in their struggles against internal and external oppressors. At the moment, the Jewish lobby has drawn up a ... |
 The Daily Star | Rights group: Israel must end arbitrary restrictions on Palestinian residency Washington Post They are among thousands of Palestinians who the New York-based Human Rights Watch says have had their lives disrupted by Israeli restrictions on residency in the West Bank and Gaza, territories captured by Israel in the June 1967 Mideast war and ... HRW calls for Palestinian residency rights |
 The Hindu | Economy more worrying than Mideast for Florida Jews Reuters But the Republican presidential candidates' tough talk on the Middle East in Florida before Tuesday's primary is doing little to sway the state's large Jewish population from its longstanding support for the Democrats. If anything, it's Republican ... AP News in Brief at 5:58 am EST KMPH FOX 26 | Central San Joaquin Valley News SourceAP Top News at 5:16 am EST ... Commentary: Newt may be the Democrats' dream candidate |
Islam, democracy and prosperity: Turkey scores in Mideast, but the model has flaws Washington Post (blog) Turkey shone in a new poll of perceptions in 16 countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Some 78 percent of respondents gave it a favorable rating. The United Arab Emirates was second with 70 percent. Saudi Arabia and China were at 64 percent, ... |
 www.worldbulletin.net | Syria protesters target embassies in Europe, Mideast AFP LONDON — Dozens of Syrian protesters were arrested Saturday after storming their country's embassies in cities in Europe and the Middle East, smashing windows and setting fire in one case. Missions in London, Athens, Cairo, Kuwait City and Jeddah were ... Protesters attack 5 Syrian embassies in Europe and the Mideast Portesters attack 5 Syrian embassies in Europe and the Mideast Syrians storm embassies in Europe, Mideast |
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