As the European Union reaches its saturation point for fruit imports and chooses domestic options over those from abroad, Morocco is looking to strengthen its citrus industry through a strategy …
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Just outside South Sudan’s three-year-old capital, a stationary line of ancient Fiat and Bedford trucks are at the end of hundreds of dusty, rough kilometers from Kenya, bringing with them …
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According to the World Wide Fund for Nature, the Gulf countries have some of the largest carbon footprints per capita in the world. Cheap gasoline, huge highways, the need for …
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While Kish might be overshadowed by its more prosperous Gulf neighbors, the tiny island will not remain insignificant to regional businessmen for long. Just off the south coast of Iran …
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The latest major labor strike in the Gulf tore through Sharjah on March 18, 2008. At a maintenance company 1,500 migrant workers burned busses and cars, and smashed up the …
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Once one of the cradles of humanity — Jericho, one of the oldest human settlements sits near its northern shore — today the Dead Sea has become a prime tourist …
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Look at any map of maritime shipping routes and there are two geographically ideal ports for Iraq-bound goods: Umm Qasr for ships from Asia, and Lattakia/Tartus in Syria for cargo …
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Syria’s trading heritage spans empires. But while the famed souks of Damascus and Aleppo still bustle with activity, a new shopping experience is being demanded: the air-conditioned souk, commonly known …
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The GCC is expected to be the home to over 150 new IPOs during the upcoming two years, according to industry reports. Morgan Stanley predicts that Saudi Arabia alone is …
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In early March 2008, HSBC announced that its UAE brokerage arm, HSBC Middle East Securities (HMES), had received a license from the Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority (ESCA) to operate …