EU faces court challenge over biofuels reports Daily Star Lebanon | Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | - Powered by | Pete Harrison | Reuters | BRUSSELS: Four environmental groups have sued the EU’s executive for withholding documents they say will add to a growing dossier of evidence that biofuels harm the environment and push up food prices. | The lawsuit, lodged...
UAE economy expected to expand 3.2 percent in 2010 Daily Star Lebanon | Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | - Powered by | DUBAI: The UAE economy is expected to expand by 3.2 percent in 2010, in sharp contrast to an International Monetary Fund forecast of 0.6-percent growth, a minister said Tuesday. | “The coming period will witness gradual growth, initially, picking up...
Hassan: Lebanon closes 10-year $1.2 billion Eurobond Daily Star Lebanon | Finance Ministry undecided on proposing higher taxes | By The Daily Star | Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | - Powered by | BEIRUT: Lebanon successfully closed a $1.2 billion Eurobond issue with a 10-year maturity and a yield of 6.375 percent, Finance Mi...
Lebanon has 11th widest spread in emerging markets on Credit Default Swaps Daily Star Lebanon | By The Daily Star | Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | - Powered by | BEIRUT: The spread on five-year Credit Default Swaps (CDS) for Lebanon reached 257 basis points at the end of February, compared to spreads of 270 bps for emerging markets and to 234 bp...
Murdoch says Middle East must reject censorship The Times | The Middle East must open up its markets to foreigners and renounce media censorship if it wants to harness a "powerful wind" of creative energy blowing through the region, Rupert Murdoch said yesterday. | Speaking at the inaugural Abu Dhabi Media ...
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Iran parliament approves Ahmadinejad budget Khaleej Times TEHRAN - Iran's parliament approved President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's 2010/11 budget on Monday, state radio reported, but some lawmakers attacked the plan, saying planned cuts in sub...
China hangs fire on Iran-Pakistan pipeline Asia Times | By Stephen Blank | For over a decade, Iran, Pakistan and India (IPI) have taken pains at negotiating a major pipeline deal whereby Iran would send natural gas from its territory ...
Mt. Lebanon Family's Drug Company Lawsuit Heads To US Supreme Court WPXI MT. LEBANON, Pa. -- A Mt. Lebanon couple’s lawsuit against a drug company is headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. | Russell and Robalee Bruesewitz claim their daughter, Hannah, started having seizures just two hours after she got her third diphtheria, p...
Murdoch has ambitions for original Arab content The Guardian By Georgina Prodhan ABU DHABI, March 9 (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has ambitions to produce Arab content to serve 335 million people in the region and abroad, helped by its partnership with Saudi-based media group Rotana. News Corp agreed ...
Treasury allows Internet exports to Iran, others Newsday | March 8, 2010 | (AP) — The Treasury Department is allowing the export of Internet communications services such as instant messaging, e-mail and Web browsing to Iran, Sudan and Cuba to help people in those countries communicate. | Deputy U....
Obama Calls Iraq Vote an 'Important Milestone' ABC News By STEVEN R. HURST Associated Press Writer | WASHINGTON March 7, 2010 (AP) The Associated Press | Obama heralds election, says U.S. will end its combat mission by August. | President Barack Obama praised the Iraqi people for passing "an important milestone" Sunday, when millions turned out for national elections despite insurgent attacks that kille...
Egypt court okays gas exports to Israel Independent online | Cairo - A Cairo court on Saturday gave the Egyptian government legal clearance to allow natural gas exports to Israel, cancelling a lower court's verdict to stop exports. | The Higher Administrative Court, an appeals court for cases involving the state, also ruled Egypt should monitor the price and quantity of its exports and ensure it met local ...
