http://www.menafn.com/ MENAFN.com Local MostPopular Stories en Copyright © 2013 MENAFN.com 60 http://www.menafn.com/images/inc_images/img_menafn_small.gif http://www.menafn.com/ 125 13 http://www.menafn.com/1093645174/Kazakhstan-Arabtecled-joint-venture-awarded-USD1b-project-deal?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645174/Kazakhstan-Arabtecled-joint-venture-awarded-USD1b-project-deal?src=RSS (MENAFN) Managing Director and CEO of Arabtec Holding, Jasan Abdullah Ismaik, stated that a joint venture led by Arabtec won a USD1.08 billion contract to build a project for Aldar Properties in ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645201/S.Korea-opens-bidding-on-USD7.3-bln-fighter-jet-deal?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645201/S.Korea-opens-bidding-on-USD7.3-bln-fighter-jet-deal?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) South Korea formally opened bidding on Tuesday on a $7.3 billion deal to provide 60 advanced fighter planes, with three aviation giants vying for what is the Asian nation's largest ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645205/Saudi-banks-to-benefit-from-strong-sukuk-market-growth?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645205/Saudi-banks-to-benefit-from-strong-sukuk-market-growth?src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab News) Â The Saudi sukuk market will continue to grow over the next 12-18 months, a credit positive for Saudi banks, following a new record SR 25.2 billion ($ 6.7 billion) issuance of ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645177/UAE-7th-preferred-location-the-world-for-foreign-assignments?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645177/UAE-7th-preferred-location-the-world-for-foreign-assignments?src=RSS (MENAFN) Mercer's, a human resources and financial consulting firm, information solutions leader for the Middle East, Nuno Gomes, stated that the UAE is the world's seventh most popular destination ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645175/Saudi-Sadara-gets-loans-to-fund-USD19.3b-petrochemical-complex?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645175/Saudi-Sadara-gets-loans-to-fund-USD19.3b-petrochemical-complex?src=RSS (MENAFN) Sadara Chemical Co, a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical, stated that it secured loans aimed at funding its construction of a USD19.3 billion petrochemical complex in the ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645218/Saudi-KACST-honors-young-scientists?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645218/Saudi-KACST-honors-young-scientists?src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab News) Â King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) honored young Saudis for their outstanding achievement in the field of science and technology at a special function held ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645308/UAE-Prime-property-high-demand?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645308/UAE-Prime-property-high-demand?src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Â A couple of weeks ago, you may have read in this space our founder and CEO Michael Lahyani talking about the current surge in the high-end segment of the real estate ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645200/US-study-links-pollution-to-autism-risk?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645200/US-study-links-pollution-to-autism-risk?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) Pregnant women who were exposed to high levels of air pollution were twice as likely to have a child with autism as women who lived in low pollution areas, a US study said.According ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645731/Tablets-thrust-Thai-classrooms-digital-era?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645731/Tablets-thrust-Thai-classrooms-digital-era?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) In a rural classroom in the Thai highlands, hill tribe children energetically slide their fingertips over tablet computer screens practising everything from English to mathematics and ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645208/SABICs-UK-plant-makes-dramatic-turnaround?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645208/SABICs-UK-plant-makes-dramatic-turnaround?src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab News) Â After nearly 20 years of under-investment, SABIC UK Petrochemical's ethylene liquefaction plant on Teesside has witnessed a dramatic turnaround and is on track to make ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645207/Sadara-signs-SR-39.37-bn-funding-agreements?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645207/Sadara-signs-SR-39.37-bn-funding-agreements?src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab News) Â Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara) yesterday announced the signing of a number of definitive financing agreements for an additional funding of approximately SR 39.37 billion ($ ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645173/Etihad-Airways-Serbia-sign-IMU-discuss-JatAirways-stake?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645173/Etihad-Airways-Serbia-sign-IMU-discuss-JatAirways-stake?src=RSS (MENAFN) President and Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Airways, James Hogan, stated that the UAE-based airline signed an Initial Memorandum of Understanding (IMU) with the Serbian government ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645216/Saudi-Govt-departments-want-partial-extension-of-amnesty-period?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645216/Saudi-Govt-departments-want-partial-extension-of-amnesty-period?src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab News) Â Some government departments are making efforts to get partial extension of the three-month grace period for violators of iqama (residency permit) and employment regulations, a ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645211/Saudi-King-Interference-some-countries-destabilizes-region?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645211/Saudi-King-Interference-some-countries-destabilizes-region?src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab News) Â Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah yesterday warned against the consequences of adventurism by some countries and their interference in others' internal affairs, ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645217/Saudi-Fingerprinting-Hundreds-of-Lankans-turned-back?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645217/Saudi-Fingerprinting-Hundreds-of-Lankans-turned-back?src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab News) Â Hundreds of Sri Lankan expatriates who were asked to appear at the deportation center in Jeddah for biometric recording yesterday, had to return without their fingerprints ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645215/Saudi-2000-Indian-expats-dont-remember-their-iqama-numbers?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645215/Saudi-2000-Indian-expats-dont-remember-their-iqama-numbers?src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab News) Â At least 2,000 Indian expatriates living in the Western Province have not been able to avail themselves of the concessions announced by Custodian of Two Holy Mosques, King ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645214/Govt-to-Saudia-Shape-up?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645214/Govt-to-Saudia-Shape-up?src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab News) Â The Council of Ministers yesterday urged Saudi Arabian Airlines to increase the number of its domestic flights, raise the number of seats to all destinations to meet passenger ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645172/Qatar-Air-to-purchase-up-to-9-Boeing-777s-for-USD2.8b?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645172/Qatar-Air-to-purchase-up-to-9-Boeing-777s-for-USD2.8b?src=RSS (MENAFN) Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker stated that the airline has signed an agreement with Boeing Commercial Airplanes according to which Qatar Airways will buy up to nine Boeing 777-300ER ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645176/UAE-TDIC-sells-285-apartments-to-MPREI-venture?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645176/UAE-TDIC-sells-285-apartments-to-MPREI-venture?src=RSS (MENAFN) Mubadala Pramerica Real Estate Investors (MPREI) joint venture's chief investment officer, Joe Bonner, stated that the JV bought 285 apartments of Saadiyat Beach Residences from UAE's ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645299/Qatar-sells-10-stake-Porsche-Holding?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645299/Qatar-sells-10-stake-Porsche-Holding?src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Â The Porsche-Piech family bought Qatar Holding's 10 per cent stake in Porsche Automobil Holding to regain full control of the investment company whose only asset is a ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645212/Saudi-80-of-building-projects-to-be-hit-labor-cleanup?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645212/Saudi-80-of-building-projects-to-be-hit-labor-cleanup?src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab News) Â Many ongoing construction projects in the Kingdom are expected to be delayed due a rising labor shortage caused by the exit of tens of thousands of illegal workers taking ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645310/Uniting-Islamic-finance-and-halal-at-conferences?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645310/Uniting-Islamic-finance-and-halal-at-conferences?src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Â Conferences provide an insight on the road ahead for industries, products, innovations, and services. The speakers are assumed to know more than most on the other side of ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645382/Gas2Grid-flows-oil-from-second-sandstone-interval-at-Philippines-well?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645382/Gas2Grid-flows-oil-from-second-sandstone-interval-at-Philippines-well?src=RSS (MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors - Australia) Â Gas2Grid has further reinforced its belief that the Malolos-1 well onshore Cebu, Philippines, is capable of commercial oil production after recovering 30 ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645219/Saudi-Cameras-to-monitor-Makkah-roads-during-Ramadan?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645219/Saudi-Cameras-to-monitor-Makkah-roads-during-Ramadan?src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab News) Â The Makkah Traffic Department will install 40 Saher cameras to monitor traffic during Ramadan, said Sultan Al-Jumaie, director of traffic in Makkah. "Four cameras will ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645230/Saudi-Interior-Ministry-patronizes-1st-cyber-security-workshop?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645230/Saudi-Interior-Ministry-patronizes-1st-cyber-security-workshop?src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab News) Â Interior Minister Prince Muhammad bin Naif patronized the first workshop on cyber security and information exchange, which took place yesterday at the Internal Security Forces ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645209/Insurance-sector-remains-limelight?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645209/Insurance-sector-remains-limelight?src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab News) Â The Saudi stock market ended yesterday's trading session solidly in the green. Saudi Arabia's benchmark stock index (TASI) recorded a handsome gain of 1.81 percent, which is ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645369/Qatar-Fiji-sign-agreement-on-avoidance-of-double-taxation?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645369/Qatar-Fiji-sign-agreement-on-avoidance-of-double-taxation?src=RSS (MENAFN - The Peninsula) Â Qatar and Fiji have signed an agreement on avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income, Qatar's Ministry of Economy and ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645213/Saudi-Four-million-perform-hasslefree-Umrah?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645213/Saudi-Four-million-perform-hasslefree-Umrah?src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab News) Â The Haj Ministry has issued 4,727,960 Umrah visas, of which 4,068,387 foreign pilgrims have already arrived in the Kingdom. Mohammad Al-Bijawi, director of Madinah branch ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645355/Internet-fast-changing-purchasing-behaviour-Official?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645355/Internet-fast-changing-purchasing-behaviour-Official?src=RSS (MENAFN - The Peninsula) Â The Internet is fast changing the purchasing behaviours of consumers in the Mena region, including Qatar. Nearly 33 percent of Mena region consumers now make online ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645210/New-regulations-add-to-financial-woes-of-international-schools?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645210/New-regulations-add-to-financial-woes-of-international-schools?src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab News) Â The new guidelines stipulated by the Ministry of Education have created additional financial woes for international schools, making it difficult for them to break even and ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645318/UAE-Telcos-asked-to-cut-service-fees?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645318/UAE-Telcos-asked-to-cut-service-fees?src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Â The Central Bank of the UAE has urged the country's telecommunications operators etisalat and du to reduce their service charges, to aid the government's plans to make its ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645354/Qatar-building-77-new-hotels-QDB-analysts?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645354/Qatar-building-77-new-hotels-QDB-analysts?src=RSS (MENAFN - The Peninsula) Â With more and more players entering Qatar's hospitality sector, the industry's present market dynamic is bound to change in a big way. The pricing will be competitive ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645323/UAE-Special-apps-launched?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645323/UAE-Special-apps-launched?src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Â Digital applications created in the UAE for children at the Al Noor Training Centre for Special Needs that have just been launched may go global. A classroom at Al Noor ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645260/IISJ-vote-system-is-transparent?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645260/IISJ-vote-system-is-transparent?src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab News) Â The principal of International Indian School-Jeddah (IISJ) yesterday denied malpractices in shortlisting candidates for management committee elections and appealed to parents ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645301/UAE-Arabtecled-joint-venture-to-build-Dh4b-Astana-project?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645301/UAE-Arabtecled-joint-venture-to-build-Dh4b-Astana-project?src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Â Abu Dhabi's Aldar Properties has awarded a Dh4 billion contract to an Arabtec-led joint venture to build a mixed used realty project in Kazakhstan's capital Astana. The ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645287/Kuwait-Rumors-baseless-on-Viber-applications?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645287/Kuwait-Rumors-baseless-on-Viber-applications?src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab Times) Â A security source has denied rumors which said police are targeting and deporting people who have Viber applications on their cell phones, reports Al-Anba daily. The source ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645368/Qatar-QFBA-relaunches-website?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645368/Qatar-QFBA-relaunches-website?src=RSS (MENAFN - The Peninsula) Â Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA) yesterday announced the re-launch of its website "qfba.edu.qa" with a number of key features, a press statement said yesterday. ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645319/UAE-Tenminute-test-to-detect-coronavirus?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645319/UAE-Tenminute-test-to-detect-coronavirus?src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Â A 10-minute MERS-Coronavirus diagnostics test will be featured at the Abu Dhabi Medical Congress and Exhibition this year. The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645265/Saudi-60000-illegal-Nepalis-still-live-Kingdom?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645265/Saudi-60000-illegal-Nepalis-still-live-Kingdom?src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab News) Â As many as 30,000 Nepalis staying illegally in Saudi Arabia have taken "out-pass" from Embassy of Nepal in Riyadh so as to return home, press reports said. Some 11,000 ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645371/Qatar-ranks-7th-fibre-optic-penetration?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645371/Qatar-ranks-7th-fibre-optic-penetration?src=RSS (MENAFN - The Peninsula) Â Qatar ranks seventh in fibre optic penetration in the world, reaching out to 66 percent of the households, reveals a study. The country also has one of the fastest ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT