IPR Strategic Business Information Database back issues from Thursday, May 31:
BAHRAIN: MOVE ON TO SET UP TRUTH COMMITTEE.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "Bahrain Tribune", a workshop will be held on June 23 to discuss the possibility of setting up a reconciliation and truth committee by non-governmental organizations in the Kingdom. The Bahrain Human Rights Society and workshop coordinator plans to form a task force in ...
BAHRAIN: TELECOM MAJOR STEPS IN TO HELP FAMILY VIOLENCE VICTIMS, SCHOOL PROJECT.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "Bahrain Tribune", it was day for corporate largesse as Batelco donated BD800,000 to the Batelco Care Center for Family Violence Cases and BD700,000 to the King Hamad Schools of the Future project. It was a busy day as the Chairman of Batelco, Shaikh Hamad bin Abdulla Al ...
BAHRAIN: SMOKING BAN TAKES EFFECT IN MALLS.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "Bahrain Tribune", the malls will now have a deserted look as the ban on smoking in the malls commences. This coincides with World No Tobacco Day. Those caught smoking in the malls will have to pay BD20 fine for the first offence and BD500 for repeat offences. Managements of ...
BAHRAIN: BUDGETARY ACHIEVEMENTS REVIEWED.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "Bahrain Tribune", the implementation of the 2006 state budget has led to a number of positive results reflecting the sound government policies which took into account the priorities agreed upon with the parliament during the preparation of the 2005-2006 budget. During the ...
BAHRAIN: NSA BAHRAIN DEDICATES KYLAN JONES-HUFFMAN LIBRARY.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "Bahrain Tribune", officials have dedicated the Naval Support Activity Bahrain base library in honor of Lt. Kylan Jones-Huffman in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the library. The renamed Lt. Kylan Jones-Huffman Memorial Library honours the only US Naval Forces Central Command ...
JORDAN: PM URGES ISLAMISTS TO 'REVIEW PERFORMANCE'.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "Jordan Times", Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit called on the country's Islamist movement to "review its performance", reiterating that the group was "never targeted". Meanwhile, Muslim Brotherhood overall leader Salem Falahat praised the meeting. Former secretary general of the ...
JORDAN: NONSTOP FLIGHTS BETWEEN AMMAN, MONTREAL RESUME AFTER 10-YEAR GAP.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "Jordan Times", Royal Jordanian (RJ) resumed operating regular, nonstop flights between Amman and Montreal after studies and market research conducted by the company in the Canadian market showed there was commercial feasibility in reconnecting Canada and Jordan. The airline ...
JORDAN: PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS PROBLEMS FACED BY QIZ WORKERS.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "Jordan Times", insufficient knowledge of labor rights, low wages and a lack of medical insurance are just some of the problems facing workers in the country's Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZ), according to the findings of a two-year project. Entitled: "My Rights and Duties ...
JORDAN: PRINCESS DINA URGES PRIVATE SECTOR TO SUPPORT NEW ANTI-CANCER INITIATIVE.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "Jordan Times", the King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC) called on the private sector to join its new national campaign, "Train of Hope," which is seeking to combat breast cancer and raise awareness on the disease. During the Jordanian Forum for Public-Private Partnership's ...
JORDAN: TRIBUNAL UPHOLDS GUILTY VERDICTS IN INFILTRATION PLOT.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "Jordan Times", the State Security Court (SSC) on Wednesday upheld guilty verdicts against two Jordanians convicted a year ago of plotting cross-border terror attacks on neighboring Israel. The alleged ringleader Khalid Mohammad and co-defendant Firas Rifai were sentenced to ...
JORDAN: TOURISM MINISTRY TO LAUNCH E-MAP OF INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "Jordan Times", the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced plans to launch the country's first ever e-map to guide potential investors on the various opportunities available in this sector. Under an agreement with the Jordan Investment Board (JIB) yesterday, officials ...
JORDAN: PM INAUGURATES SOCIAL INSURANCE CONFERENCE.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "Jordan Times", Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit inaugurated the 11th Regional Pension and Social Insurance Conference, focusing on the pros and cons of retirement systems in the MENA region. Held under the theme "The Pillars," the event is organized by the Social Security ...
JORDAN: DELEGATION HEADS FOR SYRIA TO BUY 100,000 TONS OF WHEAT.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "Jordan Times", a delegation from Ministry of Industry and Trade headed to Syria to buy 100,000 tonnes of wheat, which is the third batch of a 500,000-tonne agreement between the two countries ....
JORDAN: MINISTER STRESSES NEED TO TACKLE CAMPUS VIOLENCE.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "Jordan Times", Minister of Interior Eid Fayez said universities need to put in place mechanisms to tackle campus violence. The minister made the comments during a ceremony in the Central Badia District's ...
JORDAN: BAHOUS DISCUSSES MEDIA COOPERATION WITH EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "Jordan Times", Director of the Higher Media Council Sima Bahous met with Egyptian Ambassador in Amman Ahmad Rezq to discuss the means to boost media cooperation between the two countries. During the meeting, Bahous stressed on the council's ...
JORDAN: APC REVEALS ANNUAL REPORT.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "Jordan Times", Malaysia and Indonesia doubled their imports of Jordanian potash from 180,000 tons in 2005 to 360,000 tons in 2006, according to the annual report of Arab Potash Company (APC). As for China, shipments dropped to half compared to 2005 due to delays in price ...
IRAN: IRAN MPS TO SUBMIT PLAN ON PETROL RATIONING POSTPONEMENT.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "Tehran Times", the head of Energy Committee of Majlis (Iran's parliament) said that 100 lawmakers had signed a double-urgency plan on postponement of gasoline rationing. Kamal Daneshyar added the plan had called for a three-month delay in the rationing, giving the government ...
IRAN: PEACE PIPELINE PROJECT - PROGRESS REPORT.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "Tehran Times", the seventh gas pipeline aimed to export gas to Pakistan and India has progressed 30 percent. According to the schedule, the project will end by December in Iranian calendar year 1387 (to end March 20, 2009). The project is aimed at the first stage to lay ...
IRAN: SP PHASES 9-10 OFFSHORE OPERATIONS TO END LATE OCTOBER.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "Tehran Times", the offshore operations of Iran's South Pars (SP) phases 9-10 will end by late October, said an Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Company's (IOEC) official. The project will be exploited after loading the platforms' pillars and installing the heavy ...
IRAN: PEUGEOT NOT LEAVING IRAN - PEUGEOT DIRECTOR.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "Tehran Times", Peugeot is not leaving Iran, director of Iran operations at Peugeot said. Frederic Fabre rejected recent articles from some local and foreign press. Referring to the successful launch of Peugeot 405, 206, and 206 sedan as the most recent fruit of its ...
TURKEY: PM CRITICIZES PRESIDENTIAL VETO.
May 31, 2007 ... According to Aksam, speaking at his ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) group meeting, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized President Ahmet Necdet Sezer's recent veto of a ...
TURKEY: PM TOUTS GOVT.'S ECONOMIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
May 31, 2007 ... According to Sabah, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended a ceremony marking the 145th anniversary of the Court of Accounts. Addressing the gathering, Erdogan touted the economic accomplishments of his government, saying that Turkey's debt to the International Monetary Fund fell ...
TURKEY: OUR GOVT. WILL MAKE THE ELECTION SYSTEM MORE REPRESENTATIVE - CHP LEADER.
May 31, 2007 ... According to Turkiye, speaking at his party's group meeting, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal said that the CHP would ...
TURKEY: DP, ANAVATAN LEADERS MEET WITH TUSIAD.
May 31, 2007 ... According to Milliyet, Democrat Party (DP) leader Mehmet Agar and Motherland Party (ANAVATAN) leader Erkan Mumcu appeared before the Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD) as part of its series of meetings with political leaders ahead of July's general elections ....
TURKEY: ANKARA DELIVERS DIPLOMATIC NOTE TO US OVER AIRSPACE VIOLATION.
May 31, 2007 ... According to Turkiye, the Foreign Ministry delivered a diplomatic note to the US concerning a violation of Turkish airspace last week by US jets, an incident already described by the US side as "apparently ...
TURKEY: SARKOZY WON'T BLOCK TURKEY BEGINNING EU TALKS ON NEW THREE CHAPTERS - FRENCH PAPER.
May 31, 2007 ... According to Turkiye, French daily Le Figaro predicted that new French President Nicholas Sarkozy wouldn't veto Turkey beginning European Union accession talks on new three ...
TURKEY: EUROPE NEEDS TURKEY - GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "The New Anatolian", German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier declared that Europe needs Turkey. Stating that Turkey has assumed the role of a bridge between Europe and the Middle East, the German foreign minister dismissed as "baseless" allegations that Turkey's ...
OMAN: FOREIGN MINISTRY UNDER SECRETARY IN TALKS WITH GERMAN MINISTER.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "Oman Observer", Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidy, Foreign Ministry Under-Secretary, met with Michael Glos, German Economics and Technology Minister. They discussed ...
OMAN: LECTURE ON ACCIDENT SETTLEMENT HELD.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "Oman Observer", a lecture was held at the Muscat Police Command on the streamlining of minor road accident procedures. The lecture, attended by directors and heads of traffic departments, was ...
OMAN: OMANI INSTITUTIONS WIN ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "Oman Observer", a meeting of the GCC ministers responsible for environmental affairs was held in Jeddah. Oman's delegation to the meeting was headed by Shaikh Abdullah bin Salim al Rowas, Minister of Regional Municipalities , Environment and Water Resources. On the sidelines ...
OMAN: NEW BUSINESS DIRECTORY PUBLISHED.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "Oman Observer", the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) has issued the Business Directory 2007 in digital form and paper form. The directory includes comprehensive information about more than 7,000 companies and Omani business establishments. The directory is ...
CZECH REPUBLIC: ARCHBISHOP STILL HEAD OF CZECH CATHOLIC CHURCH.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "Prague Post", Cardinal Miloslav Vlk, the archbishop of Prague, will remain head of the Czech Catholic Church for two more years, his ...
CZECH REPUBLIC: PRAGUE MAYOR REACHES EVEREST PEAK.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "Prague Post", Prague Mayor reached the peak of Mt ....
CZECH REPUBLIC: TWO WOMEN INJURED BY NEO-NAZI EXTREMIST.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "Prague Post", two women were injured during a demonstration in Most, north Bohemia, when a neo-Nazi extremist drove his car ...
CZECH REPUBLIC: EU LABOR FACE MAKES ITS MARK IN REPUBLIC.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "Prague Post", the number of European Union citizens working in the Czech Republic is up 23 percent over last year, for a total of 127,133, ...
CZECH REPUBLIC: ELDERLY NOT RECEIVING PROPER CONSIDERATION - OFFICIAL.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "Prague Post", Czech homes for the elderly don't provide residents with personal freedoms, Ombudsman Otakar Motejl noted. Motejl has ...
VIETNAM: HANOI TO HOST METALEX VIETNAM 2007.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "VoV", the international Machine Tools and Metalworking Technology Exhibition (METALEX Vietnam 2007) will be held in Hanoi in early October. The event has been organized by C.I.S Vietnam, the Vietnam Agricultural Marketing Fairs and Exhibition Center (VAFEC), and Reed Tradex ...
VIETNAM: VIETNAM TOPS JAPANESE PRODUCTION SURVEY.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "VoV", Vietnam was forecast by more than 75 percent of Japanese manufactures currently operating in the country to have the best production base in Southeast Asia for the next 5-10 years, according to a survey by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). The 2006 survey, ...
VIETNAM: DEVELOPING A COMPETITIVE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY BECOMES CHIEF GOAL.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "VoV", this is the goal of a master plan to develop Vietnam's electronics industry through to 2010 with a vision till 2020, which was approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on May 30. Under the plan, the domestic electronics industry aims to earn US$4-6 billion and US$3-5 ...
VIETNAM: EU, VIETNAM TO FULLY TAP IN TO POTENTIAL FOR COOPERATION.
May 31, 2007 ... According to "VoV", the European Union (EU) was a premier trading partner of Vietnam during 2006, and has expected that the relationship would grow and flourish, said Ambassador and Head of the European Commission Delegation to Vietnam Markus Cornaro at the release of an annual report in ...
PALESTINE: SMOKING RATIO HITS 18.3%.
May 31, 2007 ... According to the Palestine News Agency (May 30, 2007), a recently released survey by the Palestinian Central Bureau of statistics (PCBS), on the ...
PALESTINE: 0.9% SMOKING RATIO AMONG 10-15 YEARS OLD PALESTINIANS.
May 31, 2007 ... According to the Palestine News Agency (May 30, 2007), a recently released survey by the Palestinian Central Bureau of statistics (PCBS), on the ...
PALESTINE: 9% SMOKING RATIO AMONG 16-19 YEARS OLD PALESTINIANS.
May 31, 2007 ... According to the Palestine News Agency (May 30, 2007), a recently released survey by the Palestinian Central Bureau of statistics (PCBS), on the ...
PALESTINE: 31% SMOKING RATIO AMONG 40-49 YEARS OLD PALESTINIANS.
May 31, 2007 ... According to the Palestine News Agency (May 30, 2007), a recently released survey by the Palestinian Central Bureau of statistics (PCBS), on the ...
PALESTINE: 15% SMOKING RATIO AMONG 60 YEARS OLD PALESTINIANS.
May 31, 2007 ... According to the Palestine News Agency (May 30, 2007), a recently released survey by the Palestinian Central Bureau of statistics (PCBS), on the ...
PALESTINE: RURAL AREAS WITNESS HIGHER SMOKING RATIO.
May 31, 2007 ... According to the Palestine News Agency (May 30, 2007), a recently released survey by the Palestinian Central Bureau of statistics (PCBS), on the occasion of the ...
PALESTINE: 487,976 SMOKERS.
May 31, 2007 ... According to the Palestine News Agency (May 30, 2007), a recently released survey by the Palestinian Central Bureau of statistics (PCBS), on the occasion of the World Day to stop smoking, estimated ...
JORDAN: GOVERNMENT'S TOTAL REVENUES GREW BY 3.6%.(Financial report)
May 31, 2007 ... According to Addustour newspaper (May 30, 2007), the Jordanian Treasury Ministry announced that the government's total revenues grew to JD 997.4 million in the first ...
JORDAN: FOREIGN AID WITHDREW BY 40.9%.
May 31, 2007 ... According to Addustour newspaper (May 30, 2007), the Jordanian Treasury Ministry announced that the value of the total foreign aid received by the government withdrew to JD 32.8 million ...
JORDAN: GOVERNMENT'S LOCAL REVENUES GREW BY 6.4%.(Financial report)
May 31, 2007 ... According to Addustour newspaper (May 30, 2007), the Jordanian Treasury Ministry announced that the government's local revenues grew to JD 964.6 million in the first ...
JORDAN: GOVERNMENT'S TAX REVENUES ON THE RISE.
May 31, 2007 ... According to Addustour newspaper (May 30, 2007), the Jordanian Treasury Ministry announced that the government's ...
JORDAN: GOVERNMENT'S NON-TAX REVENUES ON THE FALL.(Financial report)
May 31, 2007 ... According to Addustour newspaper (May 30, 2007), the Jordanian Treasury Ministry announced that the government's ...
JORDAN: INCOME TAX REVENUES INCREASED BY 20.9%.
May 31, 2007 ... According to Addustour newspaper (May 30, 2007), the Jordanian Treasury Ministry announced that the government's income tax revenues ...
JORDAN: SALES TAX REVENUES INCREASED BY 18.6%.
May 31, 2007 ... According to Addustour newspaper (May 30, 2007), the Jordanian Treasury Ministry announced that the government's revenues from general sales ...
JORDAN: CUSTOMS REVENUES INCREASED SLIGHTLY.
May 31, 2007 ... According to Addustour newspaper (May 30, 2007), the Jordanian Treasury Ministry announced that the government's revenues from customs taxes ...
JORDAN: GOVERNMENT'S EXPENDITURES GREW BY 4.4%.
May 31, 2007 ... According to Addustour newspaper (May 30, 2007), the Jordanian Treasury Ministry announced that the government's total expenditures grew to JD 799.2 million in the first ...
JORDAN: GOVERNMENT'S CURRENT EXPENDITURES ROSE.
May 31, 2007 ... According to Addustour newspaper (May 30, 2007), the Jordanian Treasury Ministry announced that the government's current expenditures grew by JD ...
JORDAN: GOVERNMENT'S CAPITAL EXPENDITURES DECLINES.
May 31, 2007 ... According to Addustour newspaper (May 30, 2007), the Jordanian Treasury Ministry announced that the government's capital expenditures declined by JD ...
JORDAN: GOVERNMENT'S DEBT INTEREST PAYMENTS ROSE.
May 31, 2007 ... According to Addustour newspaper (May 30, 2007), the Jordanian Treasury Ministry announced that the government's total debts interest payments rose by JD 5.7 million in the first quarter of ...
JORDAN: EXTERNAL INDEBTEDNESS WITHDREW.
May 31, 2007 ... According to Addustour newspaper (May 30, 2007), the Jordanian Treasury Ministry announced that the volume of the government's external ...
TUNISIA: "SAMA-DUBAI" TO DEVELOP MEGA PROJECT.
May 31, 2007 ... According to online press (May 30, 2007), the Tunisian government and "Sama-Dubai", the real estate branch of the Dubai holding group, signed an agreement to develop the Tunis southern lake area by $14 billion (TD 18,5 billion) costs. The mega project which includes the building of a brand ...
TUNISIA: CONFERENCE ON "EMPOWERING WOMEN IN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY".
May 31, 2007 ... According to online press (May 30, 2007), the International Federation of Engineering Organizations is organizing an international conference on "Empowering Women in Engineering and Technology " in Tunis through June 6-8 under the auspices of ...
JORDAN: JD 365 MILLION BOUNCED CHECKS IN 4 MONTHS.
May 31, 2007 ... According to Addustour newspaper (May 30, 2007), the Central Bank of Jordan estimated at JD 365.9 million the bounced checks ...
JORDAN: 157,700 BOUNCED CHECKS IN 4 MONTHS.
May 31, 2007 ... According to Addustour newspaper (May 30, 2007), the Central Bank of Jordan estimated at 157,700 the total number of ...
JORDAN: 3.5 MILLION TRADED CHECKS IN 4 MONTHS.
May 31, 2007 ... According to Addustour newspaper (May 30, 2007), the Central Bank of Jordan estimated at 3.5 million the total ...