UPDATE 1-Beltone: merger with Pioneers on track The Guardian (Refiles to add title, first name of Beltone official in paragraph 5) * Announcement on merger progress due within weeks * All-share deal now values Beltone at 517 million Egypt pounds * Beltone CEO highlights Qatar, Egypt markets By Regan E. Doherty DOHA, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Egyptian investment bank...
Education Holds the Key: Youth Leaders Khaleej Times DUBAI - The Second Arab Youth Survey, released on Sunday by Asdaa Burson Marsteller, drew varied reactions from youth leaders, experts and policymakers even as they agreed unanimously that improving the quality of education is the best step forward. ...
Anne Lauvergeon: champion of the nuclear option The Times | She has been ranked by Forbes as one of the world's ten most powerful women, ahead of Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton and the Queen, but Anne Lauvergeon looks puzzled by the idea. "I don't really know what that means," the chief executive of Areva ...
UAE's Dana Gas announces two gas discoveries in Egypt Khaleej Times Dana Gas said it had made two new gas discoveries in Egypt, finds that will further boost the United Arab Emirates-based producer's extensive holdings in the country. | The company said the first discovery in the West El Manzala concession produced 1...
The Wrong Within Khaleej Times There has been a dangerous development in the never-ending war on terror. Many polls in the United States, which leads the war, find that a majority of Americans now believe that torture is necessary to keep the homeland safe from terrorist attack. |...
Vice President Biden on goodwill trip to Israel Hartford Courant Reporting from Jerusalem - Vice President Joe Biden was due to arrive Monday in Israel on a mission to mend relations after a rocky first year for new administrations in both countries. | During the three-day visit, Biden is expected to consult with ...
Vice President Biden on goodwill trip to Israel KDVR Reporting from Jerusalem - Vice President Joe Biden was due to arrive Monday in Israel on a mission to mend relations after a rocky first year for new administrations in both countries. | During the three-day visit, Biden is expected to consult with ...
Iran, US trade accusations afresh The Siasat Daily | Tehran, March 08: Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Monday that US and British forces are fomenting terrorism in the region. | "I accuse the US, Britain and their forces in Afghanistan and Pakistan of fomenting terrorist acts in t...
Raw sugar falls, weighed by demand destruction fears The Guardian * Robusta coffee sets new contract lows, system funds short * Egypt buys raw sugar but more physical offtake needed (adds quotes, bylines, updates prices) By Nigel Hunt and David Brough) LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) - Raw sugar futures on ICE fell on Mo...
Biden to try to boost Middle East peace prospects The Siasat Daily | Washington, March 08: President Barack Obama dispatched his vice president to the Middle East to try to build support for reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace talks despite deep scepticism on both sides. | Iran is also a top issue for Israelis, many ...
Egypt's political stability turning to liability? The Star | CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's calcified politics has long been judged an asset in a turbulent region but as President Hosni Mubarak ages in office with no clear successor investors are wondering if it might be a liability. | Egypt's economy is still bu...
Turkey and Egypt still top choices for holidaymakers TravelDailyNews | Current booking trends at On the Beach, the UK’s leading online travel agent suggest that Turkey and Egypt will once again be most popular destinations for British holidaymakers this summer. Destinations across Turkey and Egypt are selling ab...
Iran, US trade accusations afresh The Siasat Daily | Tehran, March 08: Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Monday that US and British forces are fomenting terrorism in the region. | "I accuse the US, Britain and their forces in Afghanistan and Pakistan of fomenting terrorist acts in the region," Mottaki told a regional energy conference in Tehran. | Mottaki's comments came as US Def...
Ongoing Iran diplomacy needed China Daily | Hardline tactics will only push Teheran into corner, says envoy | Beijing: China's special envoy to the Middle East denied on Friday that interest in oil is the key reason why Beijing opposes tougher sanctions on Iran. | Wu Sike, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), reiterated that Beijing hasn't given up di...
