The Beirut Stock Exchange passed through a valley but the BSI closed at 1,209.84 points on April 27, barely seven points lower than on April 2. While the trading floor …
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Bigger, better, taller…under water—Dubai’s hotels are focused on luxury and developers are rushing to one-up any record on the books as the emirate looks to maintain a longstanding policy of …
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Algeria is flexing its considerable muscle in the gas industry, expanding its distribution network, pushing for price increases and also being among the countries actively promoting discussions on forming a …
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Morocco’s banks have begun their annual reporting season for 2006, and so far the news from the sector has been robust. “Three banks now control 64% of the market, against …
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Tunisia’s already close links with Italy will take on a more physical form should a scheme to connect the two countries by an undersea cable to carry electricity from Tunisia …
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In an attempt to contain a surge in local cement and steel prices caused by a surging export market, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) issued a decree at …
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Italy, the world’s second largest olive oil producer, has to go shopping for its green gold in Syria, because it cannot keep up with its own demand. The average Italian …
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The Syrian Telecommunications Establishment, a state-owned body holding a monopoly over Syria’s landline network announced a marked surge in revenues in 2006, owing to a 13.7% hike in subscriber numbers …
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The nomination of Turkey’s foreign minister, Abdullah Gul, as the government candidate for the presidential selection process came as little surprise to those who felt a “compromise” candidate was in …
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Mega construction projects are popping up everywhere in the Middle East: towers, hotels, shopping malls, artificial islands and space age luxury dwellings are appearing, not only the GCC countries, but …