Middle East back issues from October 2007:
Billion dollar transport and rail infrastructure projects top of the agenda across the Middle East and North Africa.(management and growth of public transportation faclities)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Over the last few years, an increasing number of ambitious public transport projects have been developed and launched in the Middle East and North Africa - in the coming months and years, a combination of metro, rail and bus systems, along with enhanced road networks, all of which are ...
Hakim roams Paris, America and Cairo.(planning of video albums by Hakim )(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Egyptian singer Hakim decided to film 5 new video clips from his latest album "Tegi Tegi" (Come..Come). Hakim chose the songs "Ahdeeh" (This is it) and "El Lailah Lailtak" (Tonight is your night) to be filmed in Paris. According to Yallabina site, Hakim also plans on traveling ...
Kathem El Saher and Ghada Rajab together.(works and performances)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Iraqi singer Kathem El Saher is seriously thinking on showing his latest video clip for a song he sang with Egyptian singer Ghada Rajab as a duet. Saher also sang it on stage in Cairo during a recent concert. According to Yallabina site, both El Saher and Ghada Rajab sang two ...
Two religious albums for Tawfiq and Husni.(religiious musis albums released by Ehab Tawfiq and Tamer Husni)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Egyptian singer Ehab Tawfiq with the help of Alam Al Fan Production Company has launched a new religious album called "Ila Rasool Allah" (Only the Profit "Muhammad" Sent by Allah "God") for this Ramadan season. According to the London daily Elaph, the Album includes 11 prayers, ...
Elissa's American tour marked with success.(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Lebanese singer Elissa is getting ready to place the final touches on her newest album, which will be launched by Rotana Production Company. The album includes a variety of songs sung in both the Egyptian and Lebanese dialects. Elissa had promised her fans to make a video clip ...
ADIH appoints entertainment consultant for Qatar Entertainment City.(Abu Dhabi investment house's contract with Vertex Productions for real estate development project)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Abu Dhabi Investment House recently announced the appointment of Vertex Productions, the international entertainment consultancy as the official entertainment advisor for Qatar Entertainment City (QEC), the largest real estate project to be launched by Abu Dhabi Investment House (ADIH) end ...
Paris named trendiest honeymoon destination.(survey of honeymoon destinations)
Oct 01, 2007 ... A moonlit walk along the Seine, under the lights of the Eiffel Tower, while arm in arm with the man or woman of your dreams embodies romance itself. A cliche it may be, but Paris has still been voted the number one city for honeymoon destinations. A survey conducted by IIR ...
Emaar, The Economic City signs SR129 million road work contract for KAEC with Saudi Binladen Group.(road construction contract of Emaar Properties)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Emaar, The Economic City (Emaar.E.C), the Tadawul-listed company developing King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC), has signed a construction contract worth SR129 million with Saudi Binladen Group for executing road works. The project, to be completed within seven months, covers the ...
Saudi Arabia: Masraf Al Rayan and investors obtain license to operate Consumer Finance Company.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Masraf Al Rayan will take a major stake in new Saudi consumer finance company, established by a consortium of businessmen, led by Sheikh Abdulla Al Romaizan. Other major investors include Al Abdullatif Investment Group, Eng. Abdul Mohsen A. Zakary and Sheikh Ali Al Jedaie. In ...
Making a splash at Cityscape.(technology application in design and construction of swimming pools)
Oct 01, 2007 ... The creators of the world's largest swimming pool - equivalent in size to 6,000 standard residential pools - are in advance negotiations with Middle East companies on bringing their technology to the region. Details of the revolutionary artificial lagoon technology are to be ...
EDITORIAL COMMENT
Oct 01, 2007; ... I like America and, generally, I like Americans. I like New Yorkers and, as the badges say: "I love New York". I like Floridians and West Coasters and East Coasters; I especially love the East Coast - Boston and Cape Cod are magical. IVe never been to Texas. What I dislike, and dislike ...
Libya edges in from the cold
Oct 01, 2007; ... CONDOLEEZZA RICE, THE American secretary of state, is expected to visit Tripoli in October to prepare for a long-delayed flood of western investment and technology exports attracted by Libya's largely unexplored, rich hydrocarbon resources. Both sides have sought to improve relations ...
The surge in Egyptian nationalism
Oct 01, 2007; ... EGYPTIAN NEW YEAR'S Eve, which fell on 11 September, was celebrated by Egyptians across the globe in major cities as far flung and diverse as London, San Francisco, Sidney, Oslo and Dubai. For the first time in modern history Egyptians publicly revived the old rituals in Giza, ...
The calm before the storm
Oct 01, 2007; ... MEL FRYKBERG reports from the Occupied Territories. ATENTATIVE CALM AND shaky peace has settled over the Gaza Strip following the weeks of bloody infighting between Hamas and its political rival Fatah, as the two groups battled for political and military supremacy several months ago ....
The new hope
Oct 01, 2007; ... "The one state solution" The list of Palestinian and Israeli intellectuals who no longer believe in or support the two state solution gets longer with each passing day. As a result, the 'one state solution' (OSS) route to solving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is growing in popularity ....
Buying Oil Reserves on Five Continents
Oct 01, 2007; ... A private energy company in Abu Dhabi is rapidly making a name for itself by buying up oil and gas assets on five continents this year, at a cost of more than $2.5bn. The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (known as TAQA because of its Arabic title), is now expected by some analysts to be in a ...
Without fear or favour
Oct 01, 2007; ... In this exclusive interview CHRIS KUTSCHERA talked to Judge Rizgar Mohammed Amin, one of a panel of Iraqi judges responsible for seeing justice done during the protracted trial of the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. PREVIOUSLY LITTLE KNOWN outside Iraq, Judge Rizgar Mohammed Amin ...
Gazan gas set to flow to Israeli consumers
Oct 01, 2007; ... DESPITE HAMAS' takeover of Gaza last month, the Israeli government has signed an agreement with the British natural gas company BG Group PIc to drill for natural gas in the Gaza Marine field. One of the sticking points in the deal was where the proceeds for the Palestinian side would be ...
Mass tourism or mass confusion?
Oct 01, 2007; ... With Libya keen to establish normal, post-sanctions relations with the international community, why do there still seem to be so many obstacles put in the way of non-Arab citizens wishing to use the country as a tourist destination? EAMONN GEARON reports from Tripoli. LIBYA IS A ...
BACK TO THE FUTURE
Oct 01, 2007; ... Russian Navy discussions about the possibilities of restoring bases in Syria in order to bolster Moscow's drive to regain its influence in the Middle East have led to speculation about the start of a new Cold War. Russia's reported plans to set up naval bases in the Syrian ports of ...
Old fears die hard
Oct 01, 2007; ... SUDESHNA SARKAR reports from Istanbul "I NEEDED TO MAKE an urgent call to my mother, who was staying in a town called Bilaxi," reminisces Ismail Balli, assistant general news manager at the Ihlas News Agency in Istanbul. "It was in 1985, when only about 10% of people had phones ....
ARAB FUNDS UNDER SCRUTINY
Oct 01, 2007; ... While pressures are mounting for Arab state-supported funds to disclose more about their global investment strategies and current holdings, many private investors in Europe and Asia are welcoming their new-found willingness to pay high prices for shares in some of the world's leading ...
REINVENTING JERUSALEM: ISRAEL'S RECONSTRUCTION OF THE JEWISH QUARTER AFTER 1967
Oct 01, 2007; ... REINVENTING JERUSALEM: ISRAEL'S RECONSTRUCTION OF THE JEWISH QUARTER AFTER 1967 By Simone Ricca published by IB TAURIS ISBN 1 84511 387 2 price £45.00 hardback The Jewish quarter of Jerusalem today seems like an organic fusion of a modern Israeli city with an ancient Jewish heritage ....
Something to shout about
Oct 01, 2007; ... THE DATE OF 29 July 2007 will long be remembered by Iraqi football fans, and most especially that magnificent, magical moment when captain fantastic, Younis Mahmoud, headed the victory goal into the net, celebrating the 72nd minute of the Asian Cup final against Saudi Arabia. The goal ...
Iraq holds $billion mobile auction
Oct 01, 2007; ... The unrelenting bad news from Iraq has been interrupted with the results of its mobile telecom licencing auction. Structured to provide a reliable revenue stream for the country, the auction proved there was international investor interest in Iraq beyond the country's oil and gas sector. STEPHEN ...
Russia builds fuel-bank for Middle East reactors
Oct 01, 2007; ... RUSSIA AND NEIGHBOURING Kazakhstan are developing a uranium enrichment centre intended to provide a safe and reliable nuclear fuel supply under multilateral control for the atomic power reactors now being sought by most countries of the Middle East. The fuel-bank is being created in the ...
Palestinian brothers revive an ancient Middle East tradition
Oct 01, 2007; ... CHRISTIAN PALESTINIAN BROTHERS David and Nadim Khoury are co-owners of Taybeh Beer, a brew named after the two brothers' home village outside Ramallah. The first and only Palestinian-brewed beer and the only micro-brewery in the Middle East, Taybeh Beer was launched in 1995 following t ...
PALESTINIAN WALKS: NOTES ON A VANISHING LANDSCAPE
Oct 01, 2007; ... PALESTINIAN WALKS: NOTES ON A VANISHING LANDSCAPE By Raja Shehadeh published by Profile Books ISBN 1 861 97804 2 price £10 99 paperback Palestine is a land of biblical beauty - of olive groves, grapevines, stone buildings, rolling hills, wadis and cliffs. It is also a land of violence ...
OIL CRUSADES: AMERICA THROUGH ARAB EYES
Oct 01, 2007; ... OIL CRUSADES: AMERICA THROUGH ARAB EYES By Abdulhay Yahya Zalloum published by Pluto Press ISBN 978 07453 2559 0 price £15.99 paperback Oil is the lifeblood of modern economics. It underpins the world's financial markets. But 70% of the world's oil supplies lie under the sands of the ...
Cairo's invisibles
Oct 01, 2007; ... MEL FRYKBERG reports from Egypt AS DAWN BREAKS over the heaving and polluted metropolis of Cairo and the city of 18m people braces itself for another day, some of its most vulnerable - approximately one million street children - can be found sleeping off the effects of glue and other ...
LOVE IN A TORN LAND: ONE WOMAN'S DARING ESCAPE FROM IRAQ
Oct 01, 2007; ... LOVE IN A TORN LAND: ONE WOMAN'S DARING ESCAPE FROM IRAQ By Jean Sasson published by Bantam ISBN 0 553 81814 7 price £6.99 paperback One morning Joanna Al Askari, a young bride living in the Kurdish mountains of Iraq, was surprised to see dead birds drop silently out of the clear sky ....
Islamic capital markets set to soar
Oct 01, 2007; ... PAMELA ANN SMITH reports on the increasing interest in Shari'ah-compliant financial dealings, which are poised to break all records this year, not only in Muslim countries but across the globe. Whether it is in Dubai, London or even Texas, Islamic financial instruments are experiencing ...
THE CLASH OF BARBARISMS: THE MAKING OF THE NEW WORLD DISORDER
Oct 01, 2007; ... THE CLASH OF BARBARISMS: THE MAKING OF THE NEW WORLD DISORDER By Gilbert Achcar published by Saqi Edited By Peter Drucker ISBN 086356 919 6 price £12.99 paperback The London bombings of 7 July 2005 revived the debates that raged after 11 September 2001. How were they related to the ...
THE TURKIC SPEAKING PEOPLES: 1,500 YEARS OF ART AND CULTURE FROM WESTERN CHINA TO THE BALKANS
Oct 01, 2007; ... THE TURKIC SPEAKING PEOPLES: 1,500 YEARS OF ART AND CULTURE FROM WESTERN CHINA TO THE BALKANS By Ergun Cagatay, Dogan Kuban Published by Prestel ISBN 3 7913 3515 4 price £47.50 hardback Around 2,000 years ago, Turkic speaking people began migrating from the heart of Asia westward towards ...
THE LAST WORD
Oct 01, 2007; ... Abdel Hay Adeeb pioneering screenwriter, filmmaker and producer 1928-2007 The 29th Alexandria International Film Festival closed by paying tribute to its co-founder, scriptwriter Abdel Hay Adeeb, who died earlier this year aged 82 after a career spanning 45 years, involving over ...
TOP ARAB BANKS SPECIAL REPORT
Oct 01, 2007; ... The momentum of globalisation and banking innovation is changing the landscape of the financial services industry in the energy-rich Middle East region, and posing new challenges and opportunities for banks and their clientele. Researched and written by economic analyst Moin ...
Global Investment House: Kuwait Stock Exchange performance.(Statistical data)
Oct 02, 2007 ... Global Investment House- Kuwait- Kuwait Stock Exchange Performance - September 2007 - During the month of September' 2007, Kuwait market continued its northward movement. "Global" General Index reported a monthly increase of 0.77% as it ended the month of September-07 at 393.98 points. The ...
Fahed: "Angham did not divorce me".(music distributor Fahed )(Egyptian singer Angham )
Oct 02, 2007 ... The famous music distributor Fahed and husband of famous Egyptian singer Angham made sure that all the rumors that have been distributed lately by Egyptian and Arab newspapers and internet sites are false. The rumors have it that both he and Angham are divorced and Angham is the one that ...
Nawal Al Zoughbi guest of "5 Stars".(Lebanese singer Nawal Al Zoughbi )
Oct 02, 2007 ... Lebanese singer Nawal Al Zoughbi headed to Egypt to record an episode for the show "5 Stars" that is aired on Rotana music channel. During her stay, Nawal will also place the last touch on her Egyptian songs that are included in her newest album, which is produced by Rotana. ...
Noor El Sharif in 'Al Daly' part II.(Egyptian actor Noor El Sharif)
Oct 02, 2007 ... Even though the conclusion of the first part of Al Daly drama series is still unknown since there is a lot of competition in the Ramadan drama series this year; the writer of the script Walid Yousif went ahead with writing the second part of the series. The series is about the ...
Son of Libyan President celebrates Razan Moughrabi's birthday.(singer Razan Al Moughrabi )(Saif Al Islam)(Brief article)
Oct 02, 2007 ... After revealing her interest in singing years ago and after launching a video clip for her song "low Hob Dah" (If this is Love); Lebanese televison broadcaster/singer Razan Al Moughrabi held her first live concert in Libya alongside Sir Bob Glodof during a music festival. In ...
Dubai: Badr Al Islami opens main branch.(Badr Al-Islami Finance Co. )
Oct 03, 2007 ... Badr Al-Islami Finance Co. (PJSC), a subsidiary of Mashreq, officially opened the doors of its first main branch to offer its customers a full range of products including retail, investment and corporate banking services in accordance with Islamic Shari'a principles. The inauguration took ...
Yusra glows and Nadia Al Jundi remains in place.
Oct 03, 2007 ... As the holy month of Ramadan reaches an end, television drama series, which have been in competition throughout the holy month, are being compared to each other to see which ones are favored over others. The names of star for this year have been welcomed by great number of fans ....
Carol Samaha films "Baher Al Njoom".(Brief article)
Oct 03, 2007 ... Lebanese singer started filming her scenes in the new movie"Baher Al Nojoom" (Sea of Stars) that is produced by international soft drink company Pepsi. The film includes a number of stars and the filming is distributed between Beirut and Sin Al Feel in Lebanon. According to the ...
Ahlam's latest news.(singer Ahlam )(Brief article)
Oct 03, 2007 ... UAE singer Ahlam is still very busy trying to choose new songs to include in her upcoming album. Ahlam has recorded a number of songs from her new album in Egypt Dubai and Kuwait. According to the London daily Elaph, Ahlam chose a number of songs and one is composed by the ...
Gulf Extrusions signs major deal with UK Company to supply 1500 metric tons of aluminium for automotive parts.(Sport Carrier Limited )
Oct 04, 2007 ... Gulf Extrusions, one of the largest aluminium extrusion plants in the Gulf, has announced the signing of a landmark deal with Sport Carrier Limited (SCL), the UK-based company that delivers components and assemblies to automotive plants in Britain, Germany and the US, to supply 1500 metric ...
Iberotel to implement Green Policy at Fujairah property.
Oct 04, 2007 ... Reiterating their global commitment to environment issues, Iberotel has announced that the Miramar Al Aqah Beach Resort will implement green policies across all its operations. The five-star property in Fujairah is the hotel and leisure group's first offering in the UAE, with launch ...
"kol youm malion" viewers share sr one million prize.(educational competition )
Oct 04, 2007 ... "Rotana Mousica" continues to air "Kol Youm Malion", the biggest educational competition on Arabic TV during Ramadan, in which one of the 100 participants in each episode has a chance to win SR 1 Million Riyals In the eighth episode, hosted by Barakat Al-Wuqyan, the winner of ...
Abdullah Rweished is star guest of hala sarhan on "kanat khamas nojoom".(Brief article)
Oct 04, 2007 ... A Night of Nights featuring top class entertainment delighted the audience viewing the "Kanat Khamas Nojoom" show on Rotana Mousiqa channel last Friday, with Hala Sarhan's special guest Abdullah Rweished, the ambassador of Gulf song, winning the hearts of the Arab audience. ...
Ten ways to make the world better for animals Celebrate World Animal Week year round.
Oct 04, 2007 ... From Michael Vick's indictment for dog fighting to Leona Helmsley naming a canine heir, the relationship between people and animals makes headlines. At the same time, millions of people who care about animals are quietly making a difference in their lives through the choices they make ...
Rotana resolves differences between Angham and Shireen.(Egyptian singers Shireen Abed Al Wahab, Angham)(Brief article)
Oct 04, 2007 ... There is no doubt that celebrities' differences catch the interest of the majority of their fans. Celebrities' lives are filled with secrets, which in many cases are revealed when they fight with one another, yet making up with one another has a different taste to it. The ...
Ragheb and Haifa on a Canadian tour.(Lebanese singers Ragheb Alameh, Haifa Wahbi)(Brief article)
Oct 04, 2007 ... Both Lebanese singers Ragheb Alameh and the sexy Haifa Wahbi are getting ready to head off to Canada to go on tour. Both singers are leaving this October where they are planning to hold three different concerts in cities around Canada that are heavily populated with Arabs. ...
Sulaf's Israeli mission.(actress Sulaf Fawakhirji )
Oct 04, 2007 ... Syrian beautiful actress Sulaf Fawakhirji is flourishing after the success she made in Egypt in her first Egyptian film "Halim", which led Egyptian fans to fall in love with her. She played the soft and romantic role of the late singer and legend Abed Al Halim's lover. She was placed on ...
Kazakh-Based Eurasian Development Bank Ratings Affirmed After CreditWatch Action on Sovereign.
Oct 04, 2007 ... Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today it affirmed its 'BBB+' long-term and 'A-2' short-term issuer credit ratings on Kazakhstan-based Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), despite the recent CreditWatch action on the sovereign. The outlook is stable. At the same time, Standard & Poor's ...
Russian carrier MGTS awards Nokia Siemens Networks broadband access contract.
Oct 04, 2007 ... Nokia Siemens Networks and Moscow City Telephone Network (MGTS) have signed a contract for delivery of broadband access equipment (DSLAM) to expand MGTS packet transmission network Under the contract Nokia Siemens Networks will supply DSLAM equipment of 400 000 ports capacity to ...
Most Comprehensive International Returns Service.(United Parcel Service of America Inc.)
Oct 04, 2007 ... UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced it soon will become the first package carrier to offer customers the option of a paperless commercial invoice for customs clearance. In addition, it soon will offer a return service with the most global coverage in the industry expanding from 30 countries in ...
The World's best-selling, single-engined, four-seater aircraft heads to the Gulf.(SR22 Turbo)
Oct 04, 2007 ... The SR22 Turbo - the world's best-selling, single-engined, four-seater aircraft - is due in the Gulf this November for its regional debut at the Dubai Airshow 2007. Manufactured by US-based Cirrus Design Corporation, the composite SR22 Turbo is best known for its Cirrus Aircraft ...
Motorola Announces Integrated GPS Functionality For Market-Leading MC70 Enterprise Digital Assistant.
Oct 04, 2007 ... Motorola Inc. today introduced a new version of its flagship MC70 mobile computer, featuring integrated Global Positioning System (GPS) capability. This new option of Motorola's fastest-selling rugged mobile computer will allow organisations with field-based employees, such as postal ...
DWTC reaffirms vision to make Dubai "World's leading destination for events".(Dubai World Trade Centre )
Oct 04, 2007 ... Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) has reaffirmed its strategic vision to establish Dubai as the world's leading destination for all major exhibitions, conferences and events, at a special event for employees and partners. The plan has been developed in line with the Dubai 2015 ...
BurJuman Announces Contribution to Global Education.(Conference notes)
Oct 04, 2007 ... BurJuman's annual Ramadan suhour event held last night saw key players from Dubai's dynamic retail fraternity join forces to express their support to Dubai's new global campaign, Dubai Cares. His Highness Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum attended the suhour to ...
British Airways marks 75th anniversary of Middle East services.
Oct 04, 2007 ... British Airways, the UK's flagship carrier, which operates 49 weekly flights from the GCC to London Heathrow, is this month celebrating the 75th anniversary of its Middle East services. "This service milestone highlights British Airways' long-standing regional commitment to the ...
Falconcity of Wonders ceo hosts Suhour.(Salem Al Moosa)(Brief article)(Conference notes)
Oct 04, 2007 ... Mr. Salem Al Moosa, Chairman and CEO of Falconcity of Wonders, LLC recently hosted a Suhour at the Park Hyatt Dubai for more than fifty guests from the media and the company's corporate office. The social event was an opportunity for Mr. Salem Al Moosa to show his support for ...
Global Opportunistic Fund II Generates Significant Gains from China and India Investments.
Oct 04, 2007 ... Global Investment House "Global" announced today that Global Opportunistic Fund II (GOF II), a Pre-IPO and IPO fund, has made significant gains from two major investments in China and India. GOF II, a private equity fund managed by Global, invests in Pre-IPO and IPO ...
HP Middle East holds successful annual Preferred Partners event with launch of new blade.
Oct 04, 2007 ... HP Middle East today announced the successful completion of its annual Authorised Delivery Partner event for HP's Preferred Partners across the Middle East. The two-day event, held in Fujairah, UAE, was designed to provide an opportunity for HP and its partners to meet annually ...
Emirates concludes North American roadshows with Dallas finale.(internship programs at Abu Dhabi Investment Co.)
Oct 04, 2007 ... Leading up to Emirates' launch of services in Houston and Toronto, the airline has hosted its final North American roadshow in Dallas. The event was the finale for a full month of roadshow events across North America, securing a collective attendance of nearly 4,000 travel industry ...