February 18, 2012
EU governments could supply Syrian rebels with communications equipment to help them organise against government"...... |
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February 22, 2012
Experience great Indian, Chinese and Continental food cooked to perfection and delivered with a smile with the Spicy Village home delivery service. For an order of just RO 3 onwards customers can get their choice of order from the extensive menu delivered to their homes in Muscat, Sohar, Sur and Nizwa areas. Food can be ordered for immediate delivery or delivery can even be scheduled for a later date.
As a special incentive the restaurant chain is offering a 10% discount on orders over the value of RO 10 and 15% off on orders over the value of RO 15. The delivery is also targeted at office-goers who will find the service convenient for those quick lunch breaks. Larger groups at workplaces can take advantage... February 22, 2012
Strong oil prices allied ally with a surge in its crude output to depress Saudi Arabia's domestic debt by nearly SR31 billion in 2011 and the debt is expected to dip this year to its lowest level in more than two decades.
Expectations crude prices will remain high will also boost the official foreign assets of the world's oil powerhouse to a new peak of nearly $694 billion at the end of 2012 before climbing to an all time high of $726 billion at the end of 2013, according to the Riyadh-based Jadwa Investments. From SR167 billion at the end of 2010, Saudi Arabia's public debt shrank to nearly SR136 billion at the end of 2011, when the Gulf kingdom recorded a budget surplus of SR306 billion, its second... February 22, 2012
One of the newest brands to be launched at the Doha Jewellery and Watches Exhibition comes from a name with which jewellery aficionados in Qatar will be extremely familiar.
Noor Alfardan, vice-president of Alfardan Jewellery, has officially launched her first collection of jewellery, “Noudar”, which is on sale at the company’s stand at the exhibition. “It was very important for me to wait for the Doha Jewellery and Watches Exhibition to launch as I am a Qatari and this was something that was very personal and important to me, and I wanted to see how people in the country would respond to it,” she said. “Noudar is an old Arabic word for gold, my jewellery is... February 22, 2012
A long-awaited mega Islamic bank to be headquartered in Bahrain may be launched this year and $600 million of its $one billion capital will be contributed by Islamic banks in the Arab region, a senior banker has said.
The remaining capital will be subscribed by local sovereign wealth funds and other financial institutions and investors, said Adnan Youssef, chairman of the Beirut-based Union of Arab Banks (UAB). Touted to be the world's largest Shariah-compliant unit, the bank idea was first floated in 2009 but was delayed many times because of the repercussions of the 2008 global fiscal distress, Gulf debt default problems, the European Union debt crisis and the political unrest sweeping the Middle... February 22, 2012
NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) announced today a series of cutting-edge, lightweight performance innovations designed for the track, the basketball court and beyond for this summer. Multiple products were unveiled, ranging from Nike Flyknit footwear, to the Nike Hyper Elite basketball uniform to the next evolution of NIKE Lunarlon footwear. NIKE, Inc. President & CEO Mark Parker was joined by one of the most iconic track and field athletes in history, Carl Lewis, and other great athletes including"... |