http://www.menafn.com/qn_more_menaNews.asp MENAFN.com MENA Top News Stories en-us Copyright © 2013 MENAFN.com 60 http://www.menafn.com/qn_more_menaNews.asp http://www.menafn.com/images/inc_images/img_menafn_small.gif 125 13 http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637162/Dubais-DEWA-launches-USD29m-substation?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637162/Dubais-DEWA-launches-USD29m-substation?src=RSS (MENAFN) Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) MD and CEO, HE Saeed Al Tayer, announced that the utility has opened a substation in Dubai Marina valued at USD29 million, reported Arabian ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 08:50:51 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637158/Saudia-to-start-flights-to-LA-Toronto?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637158/Saudia-to-start-flights-to-LA-Toronto?src=RSS (MENAFN) Saudia's deputy director general, Abdul Aziz Al-Hazmi, announced that the Kingdom's national carrier will add Los Angeles and Toronto to its North American network, reported Arabian ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 08:02:53 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637157/Indonesia-names-new-finance-minister?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637157/Indonesia-names-new-finance-minister?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) Indonesia's president on Monday named the country's investment chief as the new finance minister, putting him in charge of Southeast Asia's top economy at a time of major ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 07:48:20 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637156/EU-China-have-much-to-lose-case-of-trade-war?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637156/EU-China-have-much-to-lose-case-of-trade-war?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) The latest tit-for-tat EU-China trade disputes could signal worse to come but both sides have a lot to lose if things get out of hand and harm the much-needed economic growth they ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 07:48:10 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637155/Yahoo!-to-buy-blogmaker-Tumblr-for-USD1.1-bn?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637155/Yahoo!-to-buy-blogmaker-Tumblr-for-USD1.1-bn?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) Yahoo!'s board has approved a deal to purchase the popular blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash, The Wall Street Journal reported.The deal, if confirmed, would be the ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 07:47:47 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637154/Britains-Cameron-makes-personal-plea-to-tax-havens?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637154/Britains-Cameron-makes-personal-plea-to-tax-havens?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday wrote to leaders of oversees tax havens, urging them to help the country's efforts to combat tax evasion and avoidance.Cameron sent a ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 07:47:13 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637153/Danone-strikes-deals-to-meet-Chinas-taste-for-yogurt?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637153/Danone-strikes-deals-to-meet-Chinas-taste-for-yogurt?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) French food industry group Danone is ramping up its presence in the growing Chinese market for dairy products with two deals on Monday to tap sales of yogurt and health foods, the ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 07:47:11 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637152/H&M-mulling-production-S.-America-Africa-CEO?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637152/H&M-mulling-production-S.-America-Africa-CEO?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) Swedish fashion giant H&M is considering starting production in South America and Africa, chief executive Karl-Johan Persson told the Financial Times in an interview published on ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 07:47:10 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637151/Alzheimers-leaves-bilingual-victims-stranded-Canada?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637151/Alzheimers-leaves-bilingual-victims-stranded-Canada?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) The devastating effect of Alzheimer's disease on bilingual people has been thrown into focus in Canada, where the sudden loss of a second language can leave sufferers feeling like ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 07:47:02 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637150/Ryanair-lifts-profit-slightly-sees-moderate-growth?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637150/Ryanair-lifts-profit-slightly-sees-moderate-growth?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) Irish no-frills airline Ryanair raised net profit slightly in its last financial year but said on Monday that traffic was set to rise this year.Ryanair, based in Dublin, said that ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 07:47:01 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637148/Namesake-TV-channel-breaks-National-Geographic-mold?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637148/Namesake-TV-channel-breaks-National-Geographic-mold?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) Lots of people find a home on the National Geographic Channel, from tuna fishermen to Mormons with more than one wife and "preppers" stocking up their bunkers for the end of the ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 07:44:20 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637147/Thai-economy-contracts-first-quarter?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637147/Thai-economy-contracts-first-quarter?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) Thailand's economy shrank 2.2 percent in the three months to March from the previous quarter -- the first contraction in more than a year -- as manufacturing output fell, official ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 07:44:18 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637146/Goldman-Sachs-to-invest-Japan-green-energy?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637146/Goldman-Sachs-to-invest-Japan-green-energy?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) US investment banking giant Goldman Sachs said Monday it will start investing in Japanese renewable energy projects, with a reported $2.9 billion outlay over the next five years.The ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 07:44:17 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637145/Bird-flu-costs-China-industry-USD6.5-bn-state-media?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637145/Bird-flu-costs-China-industry-USD6.5-bn-state-media?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) China's human H7N9 bird flu outbreak has cost the country's poultry industry more than 40 billion yuan ($6.5 billion) as consumers shun chicken, government officials said, according ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 07:44:12 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637144/Mother-of-China-rape-victim-turns-rights-crusader?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637144/Mother-of-China-rape-victim-turns-rights-crusader?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) The kidnap, rape and forced prostitution of her daughter set Tang Hui on a mission to seek justice. But it was Chinese authorities' repeated obstructions, even detaining her, that ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 07:43:19 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637143/Beatles-guitar-auctioned-for-USD408000-US?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637143/Beatles-guitar-auctioned-for-USD408000-US?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) A six-cord electric guitar that Beatles John Lennon and George Harrison played went under the hammer for $408,000, Julien's Auctions said Sunday.The customized VOX guitar was the ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 07:43:15 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637142/Japans-elderly-not-acting-their-age?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637142/Japans-elderly-not-acting-their-age?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) When amateur actress Etsuko Shigemoto walks out in front of a Paris audience in an all-Japanese production this month she will forget about being 87 years old."I have weak hearing and ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 07:43:12 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637141/Ukrainians-WWII-love-for-Italian-immortalised-sculpture?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637141/Ukrainians-WWII-love-for-Italian-immortalised-sculpture?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) The sculpture shows two elderly people hugging each other in an embrace that defies age, immortalising a reunion 60 years after the end of World War II and descent of the iron curtain ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 07:43:10 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637140/Outside-festival-venue-Cannes-is-movie-itself?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637140/Outside-festival-venue-Cannes-is-movie-itself?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) Inside the Cannes temple of film-making, moguls meet movie stars and buyers and sellers wrangle over what we will be watching on the big screen a few months from now.But almost as ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 07:39:56 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637137/Etihad-Airways-to-acquire-3-airport-services-companies-from-ADAC?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637137/Etihad-Airways-to-acquire-3-airport-services-companies-from-ADAC?src=RSS (MENAFN) Etihad Airways' president and CEO, James Hogan, announced that the carrier will buy 3 airport services firms from Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) to insure the airline's sustained growth, ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 07:36:26 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637132/Over-33m-passengers-use-Dubai-Metro-Q1-RTA?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637132/Over-33m-passengers-use-Dubai-Metro-Q1-RTA?src=RSS (MENAFN) Dubai's Roads and Transport Agency (RTA) stated that the number of passengers who used the emirate's Metro system during the first quarter exceeded 33 million, reported Arabian ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 07:20:09 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637121/Jeddah-to-welcome-Saudi-Arabias-first-One&Only-Resort?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637121/Jeddah-to-welcome-Saudi-Arabias-first-One&Only-Resort?src=RSS (MENAFN) Kerzner International Hotels Limited CEO, Alan Leibman, stated that the luxury resort operator will develop Saudi Arabia's first One&Only Resort, reported Arabian Business. Leibman added ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 04:44:28 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637119/Algeria-to-set-up-first-nuclear-power-plant-2025?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637119/Algeria-to-set-up-first-nuclear-power-plant-2025?src=RSS (MENAFN) The Algerian Minister of Energy and Mines, Yousef Yousfi, stated that in order to meet growing demand for electricity, the North African country will establish its first nuclear power plant ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 04:31:02 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637109/Qatars-Qrail-awards-USD2b-Doha-Metros-Red-Line-design-contract-Report?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637109/Qatars-Qrail-awards-USD2b-Doha-Metros-Red-Line-design-contract-Report?src=RSS (MENAFN) Qatar Railways Company (Qrail) has granted the USD2-billion design contract for the Red Line North of Doha Metro to a consortium led by Italy's construction firm Impregilo, reported Arabian ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 03:35:17 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637094/UAEs-2012-economic-growth-at-4.4?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637094/UAEs-2012-economic-growth-at-4.4?src=RSS (MENAFN) The UAE's National Bureau of Statistics announced that the country's economy grew to 4.4 percent in 2012 in inflation-adjusted terms, reported Arabian Business. According to the bureau, ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 03:18:48 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637068/Saudi-and-Philippine-Labor-Ministries-Sign-Accord-To-Regulate-Recruitment-of-HouseWorkers?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637068/Saudi-and-Philippine-Labor-Ministries-Sign-Accord-To-Regulate-Recruitment-of-HouseWorkers?src=RSS (MENAFN - Saudi Press Agency) Deputy Minister of Labour Mufarrej bin Saad Al-Haqbani and Philippine Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz signed in Jeddah today a bilateral framework agreement to ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 02:50:02 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637054/UAE-Verdict-torture-case-on-June-9?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637054/UAE-Verdict-torture-case-on-June-9?src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) The man sentenced to death for torturing his eight-year-old daughter to death has claimed in the Court of Appeal that his ex-wife cast a spell on him, which caused the ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 02:42:26 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637051/170-illegal-residents-arrested-Sharjah?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637051/170-illegal-residents-arrested-Sharjah?src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times)  As many as 170 people of different nationalities have been rounded up by Ministry of Interior policemen in Sharjah for breaching residency laws. Those arrested, ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 02:40:54 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637050/UAE-Dh267m-roads-expansion-project-to-begin-soon?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637050/UAE-Dh267m-roads-expansion-project-to-begin-soon?src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times)  Work on a Dh267.5 million roads project will begin on an 80 kilometre two-lane highway that links Abu Dhabi's third largest city with the Western Region, the Department ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 02:39:42 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637048/UAE-Man-dies-after-car-overturns-RAK?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637048/UAE-Man-dies-after-car-overturns-RAK?src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times)  An Emirati man died early on Sunday morning after the car he was travelling in overturned several times on the Wadi Ghalila Road in northern Ras Al Khaimah. According ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 02:39:05 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637045/Flat-cars-gutted-Sharjah?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637045/Flat-cars-gutted-Sharjah?src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) A fire erupted in a residential building in Sharjah early on Sunday morning destroyed a flat and three cars, which erupted at a residential building in Sharjah early on ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 02:38:13 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637041/UAE-Honest-cabbies-hand-back-precious-jewels?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637041/UAE-Honest-cabbies-hand-back-precious-jewels?src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Two Sharjah taxi drivers separately returned a combined Dh60,000 worth of precious jewels along with 
an iPad and passports in the past week. The Sharjah Transport ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 02:36:12 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637037/UAE-50-of-child-abusers-are-close-to-victims-families-Official?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637037/UAE-50-of-child-abusers-are-close-to-victims-families-Official?src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Fifty per cent of the molesters of children are family members or those close to their families, Major Arif Ali bin Shebu and Captain Nasser Abdul-Aziz Al Khajah from the ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 02:34:21 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637035/UAE-Onset-of-summer-may-kill-coronavirus-say-experts?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637035/UAE-Onset-of-summer-may-kill-coronavirus-say-experts?src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) The deadly coronavirus should be destroyed in the coming weeks with the onset of summer, said an expert. During a meeting held in Dubai last week, Global and Arab ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 02:32:48 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637034/UAE-Remarkable-surge-Metro-commuters?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637034/UAE-Remarkable-surge-Metro-commuters?src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) During the first quarter of 2013, Dubai Metro managed to achieve a significant increase in the number of commuters compared to the same period last year, as the use of both ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 02:31:03 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637033/UAE-DHAs-strategy-will-promote-Dubai-as-health-tourism-hub?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637033/UAE-DHAs-strategy-will-promote-Dubai-as-health-tourism-hub?src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, was briefed on Sunday on the four-pronged strategy of ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 02:30:16 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637032/Hamptons-posts-41-growth-Dubai-property-deals-Q1?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637032/Hamptons-posts-41-growth-Dubai-property-deals-Q1?src=RSS (MENAFN) Hamptons, the real estate services company, said that during the first quarter, the number of its property deals in Dubai surged by 41 percent from last year's same period, reported Arabian ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 02:29:55 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637031/UAE-slams-Iran-for-Bahrain-interference?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637031/UAE-slams-Iran-for-Bahrain-interference?src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) The UAE on Sunday condemned Iran for its interference in Bahrain's domestic issues, accusing Tehran of trying to distract from its forthcoming elections. Addressing a ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 02:29:15 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637027/UAE-Schafer-named-CEO-of-DIFC-Properties?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637027/UAE-Schafer-named-CEO-of-DIFC-Properties?src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) on Sunday announced the appointment of Brett Schafer as chief executive officer of DIFC Properties. Schafer brings ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 02:22:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637026/Etihad-acquires-3-airport-firms?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637026/Etihad-acquires-3-airport-firms?src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Etihad Airways has acquired three airport services companies to accelerate and consolidate the development of in-flight catering services, ground handling and cargo ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 20 May 2013 02:20:58 GMT