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Local authorities have issued arrest warrants for Shibibi, who has left the country, and other bank officials, a decision that has heightened investor concerns Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government is interfering with the bank's autonomy.
November 11, 2012 8:42Egyptians have long complained that successive governments have failed to enforce basic safety standards on the country's railways, leading to a string of deadly accidents.
November 11, 2012 8:39Egypt's financial regulator earlier this year approved a tender offer by France Telecom that would cement its control over Mobinil.
November 9, 2012 9:54The U.S. government has focused on blocking Iran's oil exports because it estimates that crude sales provide about half of Iranian government revenues.
November 8, 2012 9:47Last month the White House said the option of bilateral talks with Iran, with whom Washington has not had diplomatic relations for three decades, was under consideration.
November 8, 2012 8:54Exxon's decision to quit the $50 billion project will exacerbate tensions between Baghdad and the autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan.
November 7, 2012 3:13A few months into first term as president, Obama delivered a speech at Cairo University in June 2009 calling for a "new beginning" between the United States and the world's Muslims.
November 7, 2012 12:23
Kurdistan says its right to grant contracts to foreign companies is enshrined in the Iraqi constitution.
November 4, 2012 9:01
The Ras Shukheir plant will have a production capacity of 120,000 tonnes a year of propane and butane
October 21, 2012 8:59
Exxon is telling Baghdad that they are looking to leave, shopping around and looking at all the options
October 20, 2012 7:53
China is Iran's largest crude oil customer and, along with Russia, has resisted putting sanctions on Tehran.
October 16, 2012 1:52
Uncertainty over the euro zone debt crisis is now showing signs of restraining business and household spending in the Middle East, a top IMF official said on Sunday after weekend meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.
October 15, 2012 12:17
Mahmoud is responsible for the telecoms portfolio in the first government appointed by President Mohamed Mursi
October 10, 2012 9:34
For oil exporters, government expenditures have risen to such a degree that substantial declines in the price of oil could undermine fiscal positions
October 9, 2012 8:54
The situation for independent journalists is Iran is worsening by the day, says CPJ Deputy Director Rob Mahoney.
October 4, 2012 3:47
The state plans to get tough and reduce the number of foreign residents.
May 20, 2013 5:05
Two Arabtec employees who asked not to be identified said several thousand workers engaged on various projects did not report for duty on Sunday.
May 20, 2013 9:33
Yahoo! board unanimously approves the acquisition...
May 19, 2013 3:20
An FNC member to argue that minimum wages are 'taking advantage' of employers.
May 20, 2013 4:24
Controversial views from the clothing company's CEO causes huge backlash.
May 16, 2013 2:43
