News 16 May 2016 Libya’s Presidency Council Gives Ministers Go-Ahead From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. Libya’s U.N.-established presidency council announced on Monday that it effectively gave the green light for 18 government ministers to start … continue reading Libya’s Presidency Council Gives… Meet the Middle East
News 16 May 2016 DP World launches tender offer for $1.5bn 2017 sukuk Dubai port operator says it could buy back around half of sukuk offering which is due to mature next year Source: Arabian Business Full Article: DP World launches tender offer… Meet the Middle East
News 16 May 2016 Iranian Parliament Compels Government to Request Washington for Compensation over Sanctions’ Losses From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. London-The Iranian parliament has given preliminary approval to a bill requiring the government to sue the U.S. for the damage … continue reading Iranian Parliament Compels Government… Meet the Middle East
News 15 May 2016 Netanyahu questions French impartiality after UNESCO vote Speaking to ministers ahead of the weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu relayed remarks he had made to French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, who was visiting the region ahead of a May… Meet the Middle East
News 12 May 2016 Turkey preparing to clear IS from Syrian side of border, Erdogan says "We are doing all the necessary preparations to clean the other side of the border because of the problems in Kilis," Erdogan said amid persistent speculation of a possible Turkish… Meet the Middle East
News 13 May 2016 Trump’s Reversal Fund-raising Seems Unlikely to Dent His Popularity From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump’s supporters seemed to be untroubled by his new decision to accept money from outside donors, … continue reading Trump’s Reversal Fund-raising Seems… Meet the Middle East
News 13 May 2016 Zuckerberg says Facebook to probe allegations of anti-conservative bias Social media giant omitted conservative political stories from the company's "trending" list of topics that it says spiked in popularity, report charges. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Zuckerberg says Facebook… Meet the Middle East
News 13 May 2016 Jerusalem 'SlutWalk' marchers say police forced cover-up The annual protest in Jerusalem took place on Friday, with a few hundred largely young women marching through the centre of the conservative city.In previous years a few went topless… Meet the Middle East
News 13 May 2016 Masdar-backed UK wind farm secures $1.87bn financing deal Abu Dhabi clean energy firm is one of developers behind 402MW Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm, one of the world's largest Source: Arabian Business Full Article: Masdar-backed UK wind farm secures… Meet the Middle East
News 13 May 2016 Mitsubishi Motors Deal May Finally Help Nissan Crack Emerging Asia From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. NEW DELHI/BEIJING – Nissan has invested strongly in countries as Indonesia, deploying targeted models and beefing up distribution in Southeast … continue reading Mitsubishi Motors Deal May… Meet the Middle East