A new cyberlaw issued by the President of the United Arab Emirates this week provides for the imprisonment of political dissidents, according to information on the law from the government-run Emirates News Agency, also known as WAM ...
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An exclusive handmade Persian carpet exhibition that aims to familiarise people with the ancient Persian art of carpet weaving is currently going on in Tehran, the capital city of Iran. Nearly forty carpet weavers from Kashan, East ...
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Saudi Aramco has decided not to allow the usual 10% tolerance on the plus side for its January term butane exports, while there will be a 10-day loading delay in LPG shipments to Asian buyers, term lifters said Tuesday. But in its ...
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Gulf News reported that cross border collaboration could help the Arab world maximise its gains from energy resources that could be piped and distributed across the region through a regional energy grid as a large number of opportunities ...
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The annual summit of Arab monarchs in the Gulf opened in Manama on December 24th Monday with a call for closer economic integration and unity in the face of the turmoil which has swept much of the Middle East. Mr King Hamad of host ...
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The construction sector is once again providing work for the regional metal working and steel fabrication industry, thanks to mega projects worth billions of dollars that were announced recently in the UAE. And, an upcoming trade show, ...
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Dr Klaus Middeldorf general manager of DVS, German Welding Society said that the UAE commands nearly half the market share of welding machinery in the Middle East and over 72% of the GCC industry. Dr Middeldorf said that the UAE ...
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According to a statement,Pakistan needs to increase trade with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations countries,especially in the agriculture sector as this region would give USD 1 billion per annum to the national exchequer. Mr Ahmad ...
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Huawei has announced its collaboration with SELEX Elsag, a company within the Finmeccanica group, for the construction of the first railway line in the United Arab Emirates, that will be completed by the end of 2014. Huawei, a leading ...
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According to EC Harris, the global consultancy, tender prices for construction work in the UAE fell by 3% during 2011 and are expected to remain at the same level this year. Over the 12 months up to December, the price of nearly all ...
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Mercedes-Benz Middle East and Levant took home two awards at the third successful edition of the Middle East Motor Awards 2012, held at Expo Centre Sharjah in November. Nominated for a total six awards, Mercedes-Benz dominated the premium ...
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Gulf News reported that the number of nationals and national corporate bodies of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf countries who bought up real estates in another GCC member, other than their home country, increased by ...
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Gulf News the UAE Russian Federation peaceful nuclear energy agreement, which was signed on December 17th Monday at the foreign ministry is deemed a legal framework for supplying nuclear fuel services to the UAE and in line with the ...
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A report on the manufacturing sector in the UAE published by Truth Economic Consultancy said that the number of industrial units reached 4,960 units at the end of 2010 compared to 3,036 factories in 2004. The increase in factories by 1,924 ...
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Coming close on the heels of chipping of scrap market about a week ago on subdued Turkish buying off late some activity is noticeable. Reportedly Turkish mills have become perceptibly confident hiking rebar offers by USD 10 per tonne to ...
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