Dow Chemical, Saudi Aramco agree on joint venture
DUBAI: Dow Chemical Co. and the Saudi Arabian Oil Co. outlined plans…
Lebanon’s Blom bank H1 profit up 4.6 percent
BEIRUT: Lebanon's BLOM Bank posted first-half net profit of $163.56 million, up…
Egypt to offer LE 3 bln in 3-yr bonds
CAIRO: Egypt's Finance Ministry will offer LE 3 billion ($503 million)…
Egypt sells entire LE 2 bln in 91-day T-bills
CAIRO: Egypt's central bank said it sold LE 2 billion ($335.49 million)…
GCC banks gearing up for new growth phase
Prior to the emergence of the global economic crisis, Gulf Cooperation Council…
Gulf markets track global fall, unrest hits Egypt
DUBAI/CAIRO: A drop in global shares weighed on Gulf markets on Monday,…
Muslim-western tensions still persist, says report
CAIRO: A recent survey looking into Muslim-Western relationships showed that tensions still…
Egypt’s revolution not just about tweeting: bloggers
CAIRO: Six months after they launched a revolution that ousted the regime,…
#Tweetback initiative to raise funds for development projects
CAIRO: While social media has been given much credit for accelerating Egypt’s…
Obama calls crisis debt talks as default looms
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama angrily summoned top lawmakers for crisis talks…