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Latest articles

• Egypt: Foreign remittance totalling $ 14.3 billion
• Qatar: Massive investments in infrastructure for FIFA 2022 World Cup
• Oman: New health endowment programme under discussion
• Algérie : En quête de diversification
• Diversifying Algeria's economy away from hydrocarbons

Banking & Finance

• Egypt: Foreign remittance totalling $ 14.3 billion
• UAE: Risk in holding Dubai debt is diminishing
• UAE: Bank lending continuing growth through 2012 in Abu Dhabi
• Bahrain’s insurance penetration the highest in the GCC
• Promising reform - Algeria boosting capital markets

Business & Economics

• Qatar: Massive investments in infrastructure for FIFA 2022 World Cup
• Oman: New health endowment programme under discussion
• Diversifying Algeria's economy away from hydrocarbons
• Tunisia putting plans to boost local workers skill
• Five-year strategy to boost ICT in Jordan

Culture & Society

• SYRIAN UPRISING ... ONE YEAR ON, FUNDRAISING GALA, REEL SYRIA 2012 FESTIVAL
• A Walk in Jerusalem - A London Debut of The Khoury Trio
• Egypt - Tahrir Square, milioneya, batata and a wedding
• Revitalising Arab civil society: EU launches new joint programme with Anna Lindh Foundation
• Global society - Muslims who can lead in multicultural communities

Travel & Aviation

• Alternative measures to boost Morocco’s tourism
• Oman: Muscat Festival to attract more than 2 million visitors
• UAE: Sharjah expanding the tourism sector
• Investment in hotels boosts tourism sector in Morocco
• Qatar: Tourism sector the biggest winner of 2022 FIFA World Cup

Energy

• Kuwait plans for a major new oil refinery
• UAE: Global vision for RAK Petroleum Public Company
• UAE: Abu Dhabi oil pipeline to be in full operation in few months
• UAE delays oil pipeline to bypass Hormuz - Iran threatens to block the strait
• MENA Solar energy - Green growth under the desert sun

Technology & Science

• Saudi Arabia launching a massive health care programme
• Dialling up - Bahrain looking to boost telecommunications revenues
• Top priority – Kuwait investing billions in health sector
• Arab Spring: What are Arabs searching for?
• Three new mobile operators entering Saudi Arabia