Yemen warns rebels
Yemen’s long-time president has given his strongest warning yet to rebels in the northern part of the country, saying the real war against them was only just beginning and that previous offensives were nothing more than training
Assad: Turkish-Syrian ties regional model (UPI)
ISTANBUL, Turkey, Nov. 9 (UPI) — Syrian President Bashar Assad met Turkish officials on the sidelines of an economic summit in Istanbul hailing bilateral ties as a model for regional affairs.
Tehran reluctant to cede state control
Following a recent blow to its hopes, Iran’s private sector believes than despite slogans to the contrary, the government has no intention of encouraging any real privatisation
Saudi Arabia set to reform commercial courts
The kingdom has been slow to modernise its legal system but changes promised for next year should bring more certainty to the course of business in the kingdom
Dubai ruler seeks to combat critics
Dubai’s ruler has sought to dispel concerns about the emirate’s economy, assuring investors that there will be strong support for an intended $10bn bond programme.
Israel seizes arms ‘bound for Hizbollah’
The Jewish state said a captured container ship originating in Iran and loaded with weapons, including rockets, was destined for Syria and Lebanon’s Shia group
Iranian opposition and police in fresh clashes
Thousands of opposition supporters clashed with security forces at a state-organised rally on the anniversary of the US embassy siege
Iran charges US hikers with spying
Iran has charged three US citizens with spying two months after the trio were arrested having walked across the border from neighbouring Iraq, a top judiciary official has said
Abbas will not seek re-election
Palestinian Authority president tells senior Palestinian officials he will not seek re-election in January, in a sign of the mounting frustration felt by the veteran leader over the lack of progress in the peace process
Pressure grows on Abbas to stay on
Mahmoud Abbas has been urged to revoke his decision not to run in the upcoming Palestinian presidential election, amid concern that his withdrawal could deal a fatal blow to diminishing prospects for peace
‘Made in China’ now made in Egypt (AFP via Yahoo! News)
With cheap labour, investment incentives and unrestricted exports, one Chinese textile group has turned to Egypt as an ideal location to produce its ready-made garments, beating stiff competition at home.
Investment banks breathe again
Clear winners and losers are emerging as business begins to return for financial houses in the Middle East after a year of property crashes and financial upheaval
Solar power’s prospects rise in the east
The Arab world is considering life once its oil and gas reserves are used up, and the region’s abundant sunshine seems to be the likeliest source of energy
Iraq oil deal puts pressure on Opec
ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell, the two biggest western oil companies, won the right to develop Iraq’s giant West Qurna oilfield, raising the prospect of a big jump in Iraqi oil supplies
USAID supports a Jordanian delegation to attend World Medical Tourism and Global Health Congress in LA (AME Info)
USAID supports a Jordanian delegation to attend World Medical Tourism and Global Health Congress in LA.
