Algeria

Sonatrach to Take Full Ownership of All Refineries in Algeria
16/05/2013 09:08 GMT

Sonatrach will take full ownership of all the refineries located in the Algerian territory, CEO of Group Abdelhamid Zerguine declared Wednesday in Ghardaïa (500 km south of Algiers). More


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Barhrain

Bahrain's BIBF Appoints New Deputy Director
16/05/2013 07:46 GMT

Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF) has announced the appointment of Dr Ahmed Al Shaikh as its deputy director. Dr Al Shaikh brings a wealth of experience that will reinforce BIBF's... More


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Egypt

Total Buys Shells’ Egypt Downstream Business
16/05/2013 07:15 GMT

French oil company Total on Wednesday confirmed it acquired Royal Dutch Shell's fuel retail network in Egypt as part of its strategy to strengthen its distribution position in the country and wider... More


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Iran

Iran to Pass US as World's 3rd Largest Cement Exporter
16/05/2013 05:54 GMT

Iran will leave the US behind by the end of the current year to become the world’s third largest cement exporter, the Global Cement magazine wrote in its latest edition. Iran is projected to export... More


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Iraq

India's MRPL to Replace Iran Crude with Iraq, Latin America Next Year
15/05/2013 12:28 GMT

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals (MRPL) plans to begin processing oil from Iraq and Latin America from next year, helping the state-owned refiner to partly offset Iranian supplies choked off by... More


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Kuwait

Kuwaiti Investment Firm Makes Offer to Creditors
16/05/2013 07:47 GMT

Kuwaiti investment house Investment Dar has offered to give creditors a stake in a portfolio of assets in exchange for their debt as an alternative to an offer made under a KD1 billion (US$3.5... More


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Libya

Siege of Libya's Foreign & Justice Ministries Ends
14/05/2013 04:22 GMT

Gunmen have ended a siege of Libya's foreign and justice ministries but the two-week standoff has left many unresolved questions about the government's ability to impose its authority in the capital,... More


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Oman

Biological Water Cleaning Processes Might be Used in Oman’s South
16/05/2013 07:33 GMT

Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) may consider setting up biological water cleaning processes similar to the Nimr reed-bed project in oilfields in the south of Oman. Speaking on the sidelines of the... More


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Qatar

Property Transaction Value in Qatar Ups
16/05/2013 07:17 GMT

Real estate transaction value in Qatar reached QR4.8 billion (US$1.3 billion) in April, up 15% year-on-year, consultant Century 21 has said in a report. The number of deals reached some 834 in April... More


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Saudi Arabia

Council of Saudi Chambers: Inflation Drops
16/05/2013 07:47 GMT

The Saudi economy posted an excellent performance last year, said the Council of Saudi Chambers, noting that the upward trend was all the more evident on falling inflation. The inflation rate dropped... More


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UAE

Increase in UAE's Air Arabia Q1 Profit
16/05/2013 07:46 GMT

Budget airline Air Arabia, UAE's only publicly-listed carrier, reported a 20% rise in first quarter net profit, it said. The Sharjah-based airline made a net profit of 59 million dirhams (US$16... More


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Yemen

French Shipping Line Vessel Arrives at Aden Port
16/05/2013 07:45 GMT

A Ship belonging to a French shipping line arrived on Tuesday in the port of Aden, marking the launch of the international shipping line trips to the port. The new shipping line will be... More


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General News

GCC GDP Expanded: Bahraini Minister
16/05/2013 07:46 GMT

GCC's GDP grew 28% to US$1.4 trillion in 2011, said a senior Bahrain government official, adding that the GCC trade exchange with other countries reached US$1.2 trillion in the same year. Bahraini... More


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