Oil hovers near $100 amid Iran tensions Jakarta Post | Crude prices were steady Friday amid a weaker US dollar and expectations that Europe will be able to find oil elsewhere if Iran makes good on its threat to immediately halt exports to the region. | Benchmark crude for March delivery was down 12 US cents at US$99.59 a barrel at late afternoon Bangk...
Passenger traffic up 8% at Dubai International Gulf News | Dubai: Dubai International Airport handled a record 51 million passengers last year, an eight per cent increase over 2010, as Emirates and flydubai continued their growth, boosting tourism in the emirate, Dubai Airports said yesterday in a statement. | The airports body, which owns and manages the...
Brent oil rises amid Iran uncertainty Sydney Morning Herald | Brent crude prices rose a second straight day on Friday as Iran's upcoming parliamentary vote on halting exports to the European Union kept supply uncertainty in focus and another US refinery problem helped send gasoline futures surging. | Brent an...
Pentagon Seeks Mightier Bomb Vs. Iran Wall Street Journal By ADAM ENTOUS And JULIAN E. BARNES | WASHINGTON—Pentagon war planners have concluded that their largest conventional bomb isn't yet capable of destroying Iran's most heavily fortified underground facilities, and are stepping up efforts to make...
Keeping fit by teaching fitness Gulf News | Dubai: You no longer need any more excuses to skip gym, whether it's for lack of time or for an early morning meeting, as you can get all the training you need at home by following a Dubai-based fitness professional online. | Bernadette Abraham, a ...
IMF seeks Saudi help for rescue fund Gulf News | Davos: International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde will visit Saudi Arabia next month to request a contribution from the kingdom to the IMF's $500 billion (Dh1.8 trillion) fundraising effort to fight the European debt crisi...
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Cuba tourism boom driven by Arab spring The Guardian | Communist state having one of its best seasons as the Arab spring and changes in US policy drive tourism rush Cuba is experiencing a huge tourist boom driven by the Arab Spring, ...
Oil at $99 as Greek debt woes offset Iran tension Dayton Daily News | LONDON — Oil edged down toward $99 as uncertainty over a Greek debt deal offset concerns that Iran could block shipments of crude in the wake of the European Union's decisi...
Iran slams EU oil embargo, warns could hit U.S. The Star | TEHRAN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Iran accused Europeans on Monday of waging "psychological warfare" after the EU banned imports of Iranian oil, and U.S. President Barack Obama said Wa...
ESE Gains Nation 16.4 Billion All Africa Egypt Online (Cairo)-The Egyptian stocks soared to a three-month high on Thursday 26/01/2012 after Wednesday's celebrations of the first anniversary of the January 25 Revolution passed peacefully. The value of gain realized by the bourse reached near...
New Programs to Support Exports of Various Economic Sectors All Africa Egypt Online (Cairo)-Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade, Dr. Mahmoud Eissa said that the next few days will witness the finalization of new standards for the disbursement of support for exports to be submitted to the exporting councils for consid...
Government Welcomes Partnership With the Private Sector All Africa GoSS (Juba)-A two-day workshop organized by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, that was aimed at underscoring the importance of Private Public Partnership (PPP) in attaining sustainable development closed y...
Japan to reduce oil imports from Iran Zeenews Tokyo: Japan will start to reduce oil imports from Iran in support of US sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program, Finance Minister Jun Azumi said on Thursday after meeting with US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. | Iran's "nuclear development problem can't be ignored by the world, so from that perspective we understand the US actionsâ...
