The Egyptian government is working with the World Bank to update its mining legislation, in the hope of drawing international investors to the country’s untapped gold reserves. The International Finance …
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With the lifting of the last remaining customs barriers, Tunisia’s free trade agreement with the European Union forcefully entered into effect on January 1, 2008, opening a range of prospects …
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In San Francisco, a “bedouin” is a young urban freelancer, saddled with the latest in laptops and cell-phones, who has traded in the sedentary lifestyle of the office for the …
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At the Festival of World Sacred Music in Fes, artists and scholars from all over the world converge on this ancient Islamic capital to ruminate on the sacred and its …
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Oujda, flanked by the Algerian border and the Mediterranean Sea, is Morocco’s potential gateway to the East. Geographically cut off from the rest of Morocco, separated by a five-hour train …
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The Turkish national football team found itself in the unlikely position of semi-finalist in the European Championship before being despatched homewards in a display that illustrated Germany’s lack of sentimentality. …
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With an extensive background in general contracting, civil engineering, and construction management, the CEO of Abdali Investment & Development PSC Jamal Itani is a man of many colors. As the …
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Breathing modernity into the center of Jordan, the Abdali Urban Regeneration project will truly metamorphose the mundane architectural conventions of the country. As the largest mixed-use development project Jordan has …
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Access to Qatar’s busiest real estate development site is tightly controlled. Trucks, buses, and cars rolling across a dusty dam have to pass checkpoints before they can reach what for …
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Recent history in the UAE has seen hundreds of thousands of expatriate workers, tourists and foreign businesses flock to cities like Dubai and Abu Dhabi, with the surging economy offering …