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Arabian Business

First Reported Mar 11 2010 - Updated Mar 11 2010 - 1 Documents

US Defence Sec seeks Saudi help on Iran sanctions

Robert Gates in Riyadh visit asks King Abdullah to press regional allies for support. ... [Published Mar 11 2010 by Arabian Business]

Entities: Sanctions, Iran, Riyadh

First Reported Mar 11 2010 - Updated Mar 11 2010 - 1 Documents

Crown Prince sees new era for Bahrain economy

NEW ERA: Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa sees a new era for Bahrain's economy. () Bahrain is looking to put more emphasis on the private sector and is aiming to take a "$2 trillion slice" of the global service industries market by 2020, the Crown Prince ... [Published Mar 11 2010 by Arabian Business]

Entities: Bahrain, Shaikh Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa, Invention

First Reported Mar 08 2010 - Updated Mar 08 2010 - 1 Documents

Bahrain Telecommunications Co.

Three’s company

zoom Mena Telecom CEO, Laith Sadiq, says more international links will help to increase the range of services on offer in Bahrain and reduce prices. A third mobile operator is about to enter the fray in Bahrain, and with one of the highest mobile penetration ... [Published Mar 08 2010 by Arabian Business]

Entities: Bahrain Telecommunications Co., Bahrain, Viva!, Peter Kaliaropoulos

First Reported Mar 08 2010 - Updated Mar 08 2010 - 1 Documents

LM Ericsson Telephone Co

Healthy technologies

zoom Ericsson’s Rainer Herzog says the vendor will work with its traditional client base of telecom operators as well as healthcare providers. With many countries facing the twin problems of ageing populations and soaring healthcare costs, telecoms technology ... [Published Mar 08 2010 by Arabian Business]

Entities: Health Care, LM Ericsson Telephone Co, Diabetes

First Reported Mar 08 2010 - Updated Mar 08 2010 - 1 Documents

Saudi eyes 200,000 new education sector jobs

King Abdullah highlights importance of education as part of 20-year jobs strategy. ... [Published Mar 08 2010 by Arabian Business]

Entities: Education

First Reported Mar 06 2010 - Updated Mar 06 2010 - 1 Documents

UAE's non oil exports rise to $18bn in 2009

Non oil imports fell 21% to $122.3bn in 2009 - FCA head. ... [Published Mar 06 2010 by Arabian Business]

Entities: United Arab Emirates

First Reported Mar 05 2010 - Updated Mar 05 2010 - 1 Documents

Top Masdar execs quit as bosses order 'rethink' on project

zoom AMBITIOUS: The $22bn Masdar City development is understood to be in the middle of a six-week review. Two of Masdar City’s most senior executives have quit the project, with CEO Sultan Al Jaber now understood to be enforcing a comprehensive ‘rethink’ ... [Published Mar 05 2010 by Arabian Business]

Entities: Renewable Energy, Clean Technology, Solar Power, Resignation

First Reported Mar 05 2010 - Updated Mar 05 2010 - 1 Documents

Attacks kill 12 as Iraqi troops and police vote

The election is Iraq's second for a full four-year parliament since the 2003 US-led invasion. ... [Published Mar 05 2010 by Arabian Business]

Entities: Iraq

First Reported Mar 04 2010 - Updated Mar 04 2010 - 1 Documents

Clipping the hedge

In the new era of financial austerity, hedge funds are getting creative to avoid bonus barriers. Will the state catch up with them?Hedge fund investors could be left out of pocket as managers conjure up shortcuts to earn once again the lucrative bonuses ... [Published Mar 04 2010 by Arabian Business]

Entities: Hedge Fund, Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP, GLG Partners LP, Man Group plc, Net Asset Value

First Reported Mar 03 2010 - Updated Mar 03 2010 - 1 Documents

Abu Dhabi to spend $120m on CCTV towers

WATCHING: Abu Dhabi has announced plans to spend more than $120m on a series of state-of-the-art surveillance towers in the capital. () Security bosses in Abu Dhabi have announced plans to spend more than $120m on a series of state-of-the-art surveillance ... [Published Mar 03 2010 by Arabian Business]

Entities: Abu Dhabi, ICx Technologies Inc, Surveillance

First Reported Feb 26 2010 - Updated Feb 26 2010 - 1 Documents

Small island, big plans

zoom zzoom The Bahrain Grand Prix on March 14 this year will bring immediate attention to the island kingdom’s tourism sector, which has recently been significantly investing in the high-end market. The Middle East’s largest bank by asset size, Emirates ... [Published Feb 26 2010 by Arabian Business]

Entities: Bahrain, Emirates NBD, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain Grand Prix

First Reported Feb 04 2010 - Updated Feb 04 2010 - 1 Documents

Land of make believe

CEO Issa Al Mohannadi says that the $5.9bn Musheireb project will contain over 200 buildings and 1,000 residential units upon completion in 2016.Qatar is rediscovering its architectural identity with its new Musheireb project. Dohaland CEO Issa Al Mohannadi ... [Published Feb 04 2010 by Arabian Business]

Entities: Doha (Qatar), Qatar, Andrew White, Enrichment

Quotes

...'With me being new and the regulator having new people on board, I think we will find a way of increased and better dialogue,' he says. "We have communicated this to the TRA and said that we are really interested in having dialogue and they have confirmed they want the same." However, the issue of the US$13 million fine has not gone away...

Three’s company [Arabian Business - Mar 08 2010]

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