Property Investment Guide 2007-2008: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Jordan and Bahrain: Saudia Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Jordan, Bahrain
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
A Kuwaiti-owned company indicted in Atlanta this week for alleged fraud in connection with a multibillion-dollar contract to supply food and other products to coalition troops in Iraq, Kuwait and Jordan won a court delay Friday, indicating that it may be planning to fight the case, whether in...
ArabianBusiness.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Zain confirms cancellation of deal with Palestine Telecom Co, which operates in West Bank, Gaza.
Kiwiblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
It has been interesting seeing the different “dress codes” in the countries so far. In Turkey the vast majority of people are in western dress – suits or casual clothes. A lot of women didn’t wear hijabs at all, or combined them with western clothes – think leather boots, tight jeans an a hijab! Of [...]
The Philadelphia Business Journal (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Destination Maternity Corp. said Thursday it has opened a second store in Kuwait. (DEST)
ArabianBusiness.com (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
World Health Org report says Gulf state has seen 6,640 H1N1 infections so far.
France24 (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
A US soldier who abused fellow troops in Iraq and then lied about it was on Saturday sentenced to six months in jail, fined almost 6,000 dollars and demoted, the American military said. Sergeant Jarrett Taylor was one of four US soldiers, all members of B Troop, 2nd Squadron, 13th Cavalry Regiment, based out of Fort Bliss, Texas, who were charged with a range of offences on August 19. Taylor, 23,...
Iraq Today (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
The DoD is reporting a new death previously unreported by the military. Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian M. Patton died in a non-combat accident in an undisclosed location in Kuwait on Thursday, November 19th. He was supporting OIF. U.S. fears its aid to rebuild Iraq is often wasted: Gates Says U.S. Could Withhold Aid if Afghanistan Cannot Curb Corruption: US to drop shooting case against Blackwater guard:...
Kat's Korner (of The Common Ills) (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Thursday we attended (some) of the House Veterans Affairs' Subcommittee on Economic Development's hearing. What stood out? The second panel had one section that stood out to me. As a general rule, when witnesses say they have all the help they need, you better be wary. And you better note the exchange on your calander. Congress woman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin asked the VA's Mark Bologna, "Are...
Mikey Likes It! (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Friday! Finally the weekend. :D And all I want to do is curl up and go to sleep. :( General Wesley Clark ran for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in 2004. So the fact that he testified to Congress this week might have been news but I didn't see it. I was bored with today's news and C.I. offered me her notes from the Tuesday Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing of the House...
3wan.net (Free subscription) | yesterday
[Reuters] Kuwait's Mobile Telecommunications Co (Zain) confirmed on Thursday that a deal with the Palestine Telecommunication co (Paltel) was off, blaming an inability to secure government approvals. "Zain confirms that the Zain Jordan Paltel deal is cancelled due to their inability to secure the required government approvals which are conditions precedent to the deal," a Zain spokesman told...
Fast Company (Free subscription) | yesterday
Must every facet of Twilight's sparkly-skinned lead vampire Edward be irresistible? He may be a blood chugger, but his interior design sense doesn't suck. The character's (played by Robert Pattinson) digs are featured prominently in New Moon, and the pics below will surely help bring to life many a teen fantasy. It's designed by Arthur Erickson, the award-winning architect behind Fresno, California's...
THE TENSION (Free subscription) | yesterday
N ews in Balance: WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2009 -- The following news release made available Friday by the U.S. Department of Defense is the text of a statement identifying a casualty: The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian M. Patton, 37, of Freeport, Ill., died Nov. 19 in Kuwait in a non-combat accident....
Angry Arab News Service (Free subscription) | yesterday
"Americans may not be known for being good at geography or history, but they do have very different opinions of different countries, including countries in or near to the Middle East. A large majority (74%) sees Israel as a close ally or friend, and a small majority (52%) feels this way about Egypt. More than two in five adults see Turkey (50%), Kuwait (49%), Jordan (45%), and Saudi Arabia (43%)...
Textio (Free subscription) | yesterday
[telecoms.com] Middle East and African operator Zain said Wednesday that it is expanding its pioneering One Network to Egypt via a strategic partnership with Mobinil. The deal means over 27 million Zain customers in Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Sudan can benefit from One Network services – effectively being treated as local customers – [...]
Iraqi Mojo (Free subscription) | yesterday
The war has been huge for Iraqis, especially in terms of lives lost and forever changed by violence. For America the war in Iraq has also been very expensive. America's increased debt as a result of the war will only help China and other US creditors , whose US treasury bonds will no doubt be repaid with interest by our (Americans') kids and grandkids. The deaths of 4,365 American soldiers and tens...
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