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- Qatar Holding, Italy fund eying Versace - paper Reuters Middle East - 7 hours ago
MILAN, May 18 (Reuters) - Qatar Holding and an Italianstate-controlled investment fund are interested in investing inItalian fashion house Versace, More »
- STOCKS-NEWS-MIDEAST-Dar al-Arkan jump helps raise Saudi index Reuters Middle East - 14 hours ago
1256 GMT- The kingdom's benchmark all-share index closesup 1.14 percent to 7,229.02 points, buoyed by a 9.58 percentjump for real estate company Dar More »
- STOCKS-NEWS-MIDEAST-Saudi heavyweights lead stocks rise Reuters Middle East - 19 hours ago
0834 GMT-Saudi stocks rise in early trade on Saturday as thekingdom's benchmark all-share index gains 0.3 percent to7,168.95 points, supported by More »
- Russian missiles to Syria could embolden Assad -US general warns Reuters Middle East - Sat, May 18, 2013
* Yakhont missiles designed to keep away enemy ships * Advanced weaponry could make Assad feel "safer" -Dempsey * Israel concerned over S-300 air More »
- Kerry to attend Syria talks on May 22, visit Mideast, Africa Reuters Middle East - Sat, May 18, 2013
WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State JohnKerry will attend talks on Syria in Amman on Wednesday, theState Department said, as major More »
- Oil rallies for third day, shrugging off firm dollar Reuters Middle East - Fri, May 17, 2013
* S&P 500 hits fresh record high * U.S. gasoline futures up for 9 out of last 12 sessions * Dollar/yen hits 4-1/2-year high * U.S. consumer sentiment More »
- Speculators' CBOT corn long at 6-week high on short squeeze Reuters Middle East - Fri, May 17, 2013
(Adds details on fund positions, graphic) May 17 (Reuters) - Large speculators raised their net longin Chicago Board of Trade corn futures to a More »
Strong data pushes US stocks to new records AFP - Fri, May 17, 2013US stocks resumed their upward push Friday with both the Dow and S&P 500 closing at new all-time highs following favorable US economic reports. More »
- IMF sees Cyprus growth in 2015, warns of pitfalls AFP - Fri, May 17, 2013
Cyprus should return to growth in 2015 after three years of deep recession, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday, but will need to ensure More »
- PRECIOUS-Gold hits 1-month low as Fed pressured to end stimulus Reuters Middle East - Fri, May 17, 2013
* US gold futures down 1.6 pct, down 5 pct on week * Traders see more losses, could take market to 2010 level * Fed officials pressure for stimulus More »
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- France opposes Syria conference if Iran to attend Reuters Middle East - Fri, May 17, 2013
* U.N. chief wants peace talks soon * Planned conference faces growing obstacles * Refugee numbers top 1.5 million. says U.N. By Darya Korsunskaya More »
- Saudi Arabia says hackers sabotage government websites Reuters Middle East - Fri, May 17, 2013
RIYADH, May 17 (Reuters) - Several government websites inSaudi Arabia were sabotaged in a series of heavy cyber attacksfrom abroad in recent days, More »
- Upgrade crowns Turkey's peaceful rise but pitfalls loom Reuters Middle East - Fri, May 17, 2013
By Paul Taylor PARIS, May 17 (Reuters) - Turkey's achievement ofinvestment-grade status crowns a decade of rapid growth,financial stability and More »
- Vimpelcom plans to delist Orascom stock-sources Reuters Middle East - Fri, May 17, 2013
CAIRO/MOSCOW, May 17 (Reuters) - Emerging markets telecomsgroup Vimpelcom wants to delist Cairo-based subsidiaryOrascom Telecom Holding (OTH) from More »
- AB UPDATE 5-Oil rises towards $105, shrugs off firm dollar Reuters Middle East - Fri, May 17, 2013
* Brent crude heads for weekly gain on dip-buying * Dollar rises near 10-month high * Iraq-Turkey oil pipeline stops again - source * Evidence mounts More »
- Europe stocks stage rise; Paris tops 4,000 AFP - Fri, May 17, 2013
Europe's main stock markets rebounded on Friday, with Paris jumping above 4,000 points for the first time since July 2011 as traders went More »
- Bomb attack halts Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline crude flow -sources Reuters Middle East - Fri, May 17, 2013
KIRKUK, Iraq, May 17 (Rehter) - Militants blew up part of apipeline carrying crude from Iraq's Kirkuk to Turkey'sMediterranean port of Ceyhan early More »
- Asia Crude-Qatar sells July al-Shaheen at slightly weaker premiums Reuters Middle East - Fri, May 17, 2013
CHENNAI, India, May 17 (Reuters) - Qatar InternationalPetroleum Marketing Co, or Tasweeq, sold seven 600,000-barrelcargoes of al-Shaheen crude for More »
- Update-Moody's assigns Baa1 issuer rating to Petrofac Limited; outlook stable Reuters Middle East - Fri, May 17, 2013
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- STOCKS-NEWS-MIDEAST-Dar al-Arkan jump helps raise Saudi index Reuters Middle East - 14 hours ago
1256 GMT- The kingdom's benchmark all-share index closesup 1.14 percent to 7,229.02 points, buoyed by a 9.58 percentjump for real estate company Dar al-Arkan on
- Morocco to harness the wind in energy hunt AFP - 16 hours ago
Morocco is ploughing ahead with a programme to boost wind energy production, particularly in the southern Tarfaya region, where Africa's largest wind farm is set to
- TABLE-UAE April inflation eases to 0.9 pct y/y Reuters Middle East - 18 hours ago
May 18 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates National Bureauof Statistics released the following April consumer price datafor the Gulf OPEC member on Saturday. UAE
International Business
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- U.S. state cancels subsidy for investment from Pakistani company Reuters - 6 hours ago
By Susan Guyett INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana has canceled subsidies for a planned $1.8 billion fertilizer plant in the state because of concerns that a
- Texas joins flood of states suing BP over 2010 Gulf spill Reuters - 7 hours ago
By P.J. Huffstutter (Reuters) - Texas has joined the crowd of Gulf of Mexico states to file suit against BP Plc, Halliburton Co and others for their role in one of
- Chicago commuter headache as 'L' train line shut for five months Reuters - 8 hours ago
By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago will shut down part of its "L" elevated rail system's busiest line for five months starting on Sunday, forcing
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IILM seeks to secure primary dealers ahead of its maiden sukuk
By Al-Zaquan Amer Hamzah and Bernardo Vizcaino KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 (Reuters) - The International More »
Reuters Middle East - Fri, May 17, 2013Islamic Development Bank picks banks for potential sukuk sale
DUBAI, May 16 (Reuters) - Islamic Development Bank, aJeddah-based multilateral institution, has picked eight More »
Reuters Middle East - Thu, May 16, 2013Islamic finance needs global sharia board - IDB president
By Al-Zaquan Amer Hamzah and Bernardo Vizcaino KUALA LUMPUR/SYDNEY, May 16 (Reuters) - The IslamicDevelopment More »
Reuters Middle East - Thu, May 16, 2013Islamic Finance Gateway Daily Briefing
Thursday, May 16 - The Islamic Finance Gateway (IFG) Briefing,published from Sunday to Thursday, carries the More »
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