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Batelco welcomes new TRA rulingBahrain's leading telecom services operator Batelco has welcomed the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA)'s new ruling which removes regulatory requirement on the company's wholesale international services. Re More… |
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Batelco chief urges telecom market reviewTelecommunication authorities in Bahrain should conduct a review of the industry to create more competition in the sector, said a top official of Kingdom's leading telecom services operator Batelco. Bahrain remained a small ma More… |
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W Africa closer to Islamic finance servicesSenegal and members of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (also known as the UEMOA region) have completed a review of the region’s financial regulations, aiming to launch Islamic financial services later this year. The review, co More… |
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Iran warns S.Korea over oil imports' suspensionIranian Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi has warned South Korea that Tehran would reconsider ties with Seoul if the country stopped importing oil from Iran, the official IRNA news agency reported. South Korea had last week said it woul More… |
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Bahrain works ministry reviews strategic planThe Bahrain Ministry of Works held its annual strategy review meeting under the chairmanship of Minister of Works Essam bin Abdulla Khalaf. The meeting was attended by the Ministry’s undersecretary, assistant undersecretaries, advisors, di More… |
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Bahrain to review schooldays extension planBahrain's Education Ministry has been urged to review its plans to extend school hours for senior students by 45 minutes. A comprehensive study must be carried out in one school before reaching a decision, parliament’s services committee c More… |
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Etihad reviews Syria flights after sanctionsUAE national carrier Etihad Airways began reviewing its flights to Syria after Arab League imposed sanctions over President Bashar al-Assad's military crackdown on popular unrest now in its ninth month. Etihad on Monday urged all custo More… |
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ME equity issues up 68pc in Q3The equity capital markets (ECM) issuance in the Middle East region surged 68 per cent to hit $8.9 billion during the third quarter of 2011 compared to $5.3 billion last year, said a report by Thomson Reuters. However, this equity iss More… |
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Bahrain Noga reviews budget planBahrain Energy Minister and National Oil and Gas Authority (Noga) chairman Dr Abdulhussain Mirza chaired a crucal meeting and also reviewed the 2012 work programme and budget and 2012 to 2017 five-year plan. The fourth development and pro More… |
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IPIC launches review to study Ferrostaal futureAbu Dhabi's International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) has launched a review of its 70 per cent-owned Ferrostaal to help chart the unit's future and resolve a dispute with Germany's MAN, from whom it bought the stake in 2009. More… |
