Conservation body favors bluefin tuna export ban Philadelphia Daily News | The Associated Press | GENEVA - The agency that monitors trade in endangered species says it favors a global ban on the export of bluefin tuna. | The group that oversees the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, or CITES, says the ban on bluefin tuna trade is scientifically just...
Dubai announces new oil discovery Arab News | K.T. Abdurabb | Arab News | DUBAI: The government of Dubai announced on Thursday the discovery of a new offshore oil field located east of Rashid field. | UAE Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, who is also the ruler of Dubai, said the new oil discovery would s...
Businessmen urged to boost trade with OIC Arab News | P.K. Abdul Ghafour | Arab News | JEDDAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah on Sunday urged Saudi and Qatari businessmen to strengthen their trade relations with other Muslim countries to expand inter-trade between members of the 57-me...
New CEO to further promote Iskandar The Star | Irda chief aims to attract more investments | zaza@thestar.com.my | JOHOR BARU: Iskandar Regional Development Authority's (Irda) new chief executive officer, Ismail Ibrahim, has pledged to continue with the good work of his predecessors to ensure t...
'Relook at OVL's Qatar exit plan' The Times Of India NEW DELHI: The Cabinet Secretariat has sought a fresh round of inter-ministerial consultations for seeking Cabinet approval to have a relook at ONGC Videsh Ltd’s earlier decision to relinquish an offshore acreage in Qatar that the company had won i...
Qatar says will invest $2 b in India Deccan Herald Dubai, Feb 7, PTI: | Stating that New Delhi is a ‘key partner’ of the Gulf Cooperation Council and that ‘cash-rich’ countries were now 'increasingly looking towards India,' Qatar has said it will invest a whopping $2 billion in the country. | | Qat...
Qatar to invest USD 2 billion in India Deccan Herald Dubai, Feb 7 (PTI): | Stating that New Delhi is a 'key partner' of the Gulf Cooperation Council and that 'cash-rich' countries were now 'increasingly looking towards India', Qatar has said it will invest a whopping USD two billion in the country. | Q...
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The dangers of working in Qatar The Independent | The British former chief executive of Standard Chartered in Europe is being held against his will in Qatar after losing his job as the head of bank in the Emirate, an investigati...
Asian consumers lead in optimism — survey The Daily Tribune | 01/27/2010 | Consumers across the Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa regions are approaching the next six months with optimism, according to the latest MasterCard Worldwide Ind...
Dubai stocks post biggest gain for three weeks Arab News | Arab News | JEDDAH/DUBAI: Middle East markets rebounded on Monday after a steady opening in Asia soothed nerves, with most Gulf indexes clawing back after a sell-off in the previ...
UN agency favors ban on bluefin tuna exports The Himalayan | GENEVA:The world should ban the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna, a U.N. panel declared Friday, backing a proposal that is fiercely opposed by Japan, which prizes the fish as a key ingredient in sushi. | Atlantic bluefin populations have declined mo...
Ban export of Atlantic bluefin tuna: UN panel CBC | The world should ban the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna, a UN panel declared Friday, backing a proposal that is fiercely opposed by Japan, which prizes the fish as a key ingredient in sushi. | Atlantic bluefin populations have declined more than 8...
UN agency favors ban on bluefin tuna exports Syracuse | (AP) - GENEVA - The world should ban the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna, a U.N. panel declared Friday, backing a proposal that is fiercely opposed by Japan, which prizes the fish as a key ingredient in sushi. | Atlantic bluefin populations have de...
Middle East fund managers remain positive despite events in Dubai Arab News | Mahmood Rafique | Arab News | MANAMA: While the financial crisis in Dubai during November took many fund managers in the Middle East by surprise, most are still positive on the region's prospects according to a report by Standard & Poor's Fund Services. | "The news came as a surprise to just about everyone," said S&P Fund Services lead a...
