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7.5 MILLION-TONNE GAP
Bahrain's Arabian Sugar sees huge demand in region
Bahrain's Arabian Sugar Company, which came on stream in February, sees room for more refining capacity in the Middle East and North Africa to fill a 7.5 million tonne supply gap.
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BUDGET AIRLINES TO START OP
It's official: New Doha airport to open next week
Qatar's new Hamad International Airport, a key part of its plans to become a regional aviation hub, will open to passenger traffic next week after construction delays of more than a year, the country's Civil Aviation Authority said.
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WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDING
Iconic Kingdom Tower work moves above ground
Jeddah Economic Company (JEC), owner and developer of The Kingdom Tower and City in Jeddah, has announced the completion of the foundation work and the beginning of above ground work on the tower.
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INSIGHT
New Egypt law to lure investors may feed corruption
A new Egyptian law that prevents third parties from challenging contracts made with the government may encourage foreign investors but critics say it will increase scope for corruption.
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SPOTLIGHT
Property bubble? 'Not in Abu Dhabi'
Abu Dhabi remains far from entering a boom-and-bust cycle in its real estate market even though property prices in the wealthy emirate are rising sharply, executives said at a major industry fair.
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IMAGE OF THE DAY
It's my cafe
A TV cameraman films a cat at the cat cafe in New York. The cat cafe is a pop-up promotional cafe that features cats and beverages in the Bowery section of Manhattan.
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Cityscape Jeddah spotlight on iconic projects
The SR15 billion ($4 billion), mixed-use Prince Sultan Cultural Center being built north of Jeddah, and Bawabat Makkah, a visionary city planned near Makkah, are among the top projects that will be featured at Cityscape Jeddah next month.
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Al Meera posts record $10.75m Q1 profit
Al Meera Consumer Goods Company has posted a record net profit of QR39.2 million ($10.75 million) doe the first quarter of 2014 as compared to QR25.7 million for the same period in 2013, an increase of 52.12 per cent.
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Dana Gas profit edges down over Iraq ops
Dana Gas, a leading natural gas company in the region, posted a net profit of Dh571 million ($156 million) in 2013 compared to Dh605 million ($165 million) in 2012, at its eighth Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Sharjah.
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Emirates NBD profits surge 25pc
Emirates NBD, Dubai's largest lender, said on Thursday its first-quarter net profit rose 25 percent on the back of both interest and fee income, beating analysts' forecasts.
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New Egypt law to lure investors may feed corruption
A new Egyptian law that prevents third parties from challenging contracts made with the government may encourage foreign investors but critics say it will increase scope for corruption.
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Bahrain's Arabian Sugar sees huge demand in region
Bahrain's Arabian Sugar Company, which came on stream in February, sees room for more refining capacity in the Middle East and North Africa to fill a 7.5 million tonne supply gap.
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London police assure city is safe for Arabs
London police have reassured Arab visitors to the city that they are safe in the UK capital following a gang attack on an Emirati couple this week.
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Tech firms to fund OpenSSL improvements
The world's biggest technology companies have agreed to donate millions of dollars to set up a group that will fund improvements in open source programs like OpenSSL.
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Kuwait MPs seek to question prime minister
Three Kuwaiti lawmakers filed a request on Thursday to question the prime minister in parliament over housing and rising rents, in a sign of renewed political tensions in the country.
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Renault Saudi launches 2015 Duster
Renault Saudi Arabia has launched the 2015 year model Renault Duster SE, one of its worldwide best-selling models which offers the latest in terms of appearance, performance, comfort, safety and entertainment.
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Cochlear opens Middle East office in DHCC
Cochlear, a global leader in hearing solutions, opened its Middle East office yesterday (april 23) in Dubai Healthcare City, a health and wellness destination that brings together a wealth of services in healthcare, medical education and research.
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Saudi to regulate homegrown YouTube shows
Saudi Arabia plans to regulate local companies that screen shows on YouTube, a senior official was quoted as saying in local media - a move that could stifle its nascent creative industries.
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Thomson Reuters in deal with Saudi Digital Library
Thomson Reuters, a leading source of intelligent information, has signed an agreement with the Saudi Digital Library to support the transformation of the Kingdom to a knowledge-based economy.
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Pegasus plans hydroponic farm in Saudi
Pegasus Agri-tech, Mena region's largest commercial operator of hydroponic farming facilities, has announced plans to build the first commercial hydroponic farm in Saudi Arabia.
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