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The United Arab Emirates told its citizens on Wednesday to leave Lebanon immediately, the state news agency said, after a spate of kidnappings by gunmen belonging to a Lebanese Shi'ite clan.
August 16, 2012 10:42
Saudi Arabia and Qatar are paying salaries to rebel forces fighting in the Syrian revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, an Arab diplomat said on Saturday.
June 24, 2012 9:53
Putin says Syrians should decide if Assad in power; Chief monitor says U.N. Syria team was targeted; Russian Syria-bound arms ship turns back-Britain
June 20, 2012 4:00
The Qatar-based directors of Syria International Islamic Bank (SIIB) resigned their roles at the behest of the Gulf Arab state's central bank, to comply with U.S. Treasury sanctions against the lender.
May 31, 2012 5:36
Simon Cooper, Deputy Chairman and CEO, HSBC Middle East & North Africa, discusses the past year and reinforcing its position as a leading international bank.
May 22, 2012 2:15
Kipp finds government predictions of a growth rate of 4.5 percent just a tad too optimistic. Whatever happened to staying grounded post crisis?
February 15, 2012 4:22
Saudi Arabia's request is pretty clear cut. More financial contribution should mean more influence. But will the ego of the 'super power' countries get in the way?
January 24, 2012 4:52
Goldman Sachs chairman Jim O'Neill sees a perkier global economic outlook at the start of 2012. Will it last throughout the year?
January 23, 2012 5:16
Merrill Lynch draws a fragile connection of events expected in 2012, as debt, weak spending and soft asset prices threaten us with yet another global recession.
December 10, 2011 9:24
EU may not be asking for UAE aid but the Emirates is looking at investing in Greece. Meanwhile the UAE resumes investing in US Treasury bonds at “reasonable” interest rates.
November 30, 2011 2:05Standard Chartered has ended talks to acquire the Egyptian unit of Greece's Piraeus Bank because of a worsening economic climate, Piraeus said on Monday.
November 29, 2011 1:02Banks in the UAE are in a good position and should not be affected by turmoil in global financial markets, the OPEC country's central bank said on Wednesday.
November 24, 2011 1:44
Deutsche Bank tops list of companies with ‘most economic intelligence’. List is hoped to appease today’s emerging market investors, who tend to quickly pull out at first signs of trouble.
June 14, 2011 3:07
Richard Cooper, Professor of International Economics at Harvard, on what went wrong, why it was necessary, and whether the much-touted bank tax could ever work.
June 24, 2010 4:46Plan to repay debt and then bring in partners, says official.
June 16, 2010 4:21
As Prime Minister Erdogan showcases Turkey's prestige on a visit to the White House, the country has its ratings upgraded...
May 19, 2013 9:45
The Emirates Identity Authority is 'keen' on making its ID cards more functional.
May 16, 2013 5:57
Controversial views from the clothing company's CEO causes huge backlash.
May 16, 2013 2:43
Michael Fay forged papers and operated as a pilot for Afriqiyah Airways for eight months. . .
May 14, 2013 11:26
