On December 16, United States authorities fined Credit Suisse $536 million in penalties for violating US economic sanctions regarding financial activity in Iran and several other sanctioned countries. Investigators told …
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Suburb’s July war ruins rebuilt A round 60 percent of the residential areas in the southern Beirut suburbs destroyed during the July 2006 war have been rebuilt, while the remaining …
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The global picture This month the world will mark 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall — on November 9, 1989 — and the end of the Cold …
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A white tent, as large as a circus big-top and just as crowded, shakes and rustles to the boom of a loudspeaker. “Hummus!” a voice bellows through a microphone. “Hummus …
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At face value, the city of Hasakah in Syria’s northeast doesn’t suggest a four-year drought is underway. On the outskirts, cotton pickers work away in fields and dozens of trucks …
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How to solve the global financial crisis is naturally a hot topic, sparking innumerable talks, conferences and forums. The Middle East is no exception. But while certain countries in the …
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On October 12, the first commercial flight powered by fuel from natural gas took place. From London’s Gatwick airport, it took the Qatar Airways Airbus A340-600 some six hours flying …
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It must rank as one of the quietest air shows in history. Despite event posters featuring a red-devil bi-wing stunt plane flying upside down, the blue sky above was clear …
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As recent international attention on Iran has focused on domestic unrest and talks over the nuclear program, the government now faces a major economic challenge. Change is in the air. …
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Regional stock market indices Regional currency rates GCC hydrocarbon projects at $690 billion Despite the suspension or cancellation of 30 percent of the Gulf’s hydrocarbon projects, the Gulf Cooperation Council’s …