Leading lawyer arrested in UAE clampdown on dissidents
Twenty UAE dissidents held since April; Islamists the focus of clampdown By Raissa Kasolowsky and Rania El Gamal
July 18, 2012 12:56-
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Saudi editor faces charges for violating Islamic values
Website 'violates Islamic values' - court document; HRW calls on authorities to release editor, drop charges
July 18, 2012 12:46 -
Japanese ship certifier to end Iran ties
Firms still trading with Iran in line of fire; Western sanctions take toll on Iran business
July 18, 2012 12:30
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OMV says restarted Yemen production on Monday
Yemen's Maarib oil pipeline resumed operations over the weekend, the pipeline operator said on Tuesday, ending a nine-month halt due to sabotage which left the poorest Arab country dependent on fuel donations.
July 18, 2012 12:15 -
Brent slips below $104 as Bernanke offers no signal on stimulus
Bernanke offers gloomy view but few new hints on easing; Iran offers to insure foreign ships to skirt EU ban; U.S. crude stocks likely fell on higher refinery runs
July 18, 2012 12:00 -
Iran offers to insure foreign ships to skirt EU ban
Iran said it would insure any foreign ships that enter its waters, in an effort to skirt a European Union ban on insuring ships carrying Iranian crude that has hampered the country's oil exports.
July 18, 2012 11:46
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Barclays to leave UAE rate panel in 90 days
Barclays, hit by the Libor scandal in Britain, will leave the rate-setting panel for interbank lending in the United Arab…
July 18, 2012 11:08 -
Yemen’s Maarib oil pipeline resumes flows
Yemen's Maarib oil pipeline resumed operations earlier this week, nine months after it was shut due to sabotage, after repairs were completed, the pipeline operator at SAFER said on Tuesday.
July 17, 2012 5:13 -
Investcorp buys 30 percent in Turkish retailer Orka Group
Investcorp, a Bahrain-based investment firm, said on Tuesday its private equity fund bought a 30 percent stake in Turkish menswear retailer, Orka Group, tapping into growth opportunities in the fast-growing country.
July 17, 2012 5:13
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Oman court sentences six for “slandering” ruler
An Omani court has sentenced six people to jail terms of 12 to 18 months over social media posts it called "slander" against the country's ruler, a defence lawyer said on Tuesday.
July 17, 2012 5:13 -
UAE arrests three more Islamists after plot report
Three Emirati Islamists including a prominent lawyer were arrested in theUAE on Tuesday as part of a widening clampdown on Islamist dissidents, relatives and activists said.
July 17, 2012 5:12 -
Yemen seeks 60,000 tonnes of gasoil for July on high demand
Yemen is seeking 60,000 tonnes of gasoil for July, after having bought about 600,000 tonnes for July and August in earlier tenders, as fuel shortages persist in the country, traders said on Tuesday.
July 17, 2012 5:11
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US fire kills one, injures others on boat off UAE
At least one person was killed and others were believed injured on Monday when a security team aboard a U.S. Navy ship fired at an approaching motor boat off the United Arab Emirates, a U.S. official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.
July 17, 2012 11:16 -
Oil higher on stimulus hopes, Iran tensions
Hope for stimulus measures bolsters oil prices; U.S. Navy fires on fishing boat off UAE; Weak U.S. retail sales data limits U.S. crude rise
July 17, 2012 11:14 -
Egypt’s Mubarak sent back to prison from hospital
Mubarak, sentenced to life in prison over the killing of protesters in the uprising that ended his rule, was shifted from the medical wing of Tora prison to a military hospital last month following reports of a deterioration in his health.
July 17, 2012 11:08
