Why food prices have not come down in UAE Gulf News | Abu Dhabi: There are huge differences between shelf prices and import costs of foodstuffs, according to the Federal Customs Authority (FCA), and a top official described the situation as "unjustifiable". | Most foodstuffs are exempt from customs duties, and tariffs on other imports do not exceed f...
Zain-Bahrain to go ahead with IPO ... Bahrain Tribune Kuwait City (reuters) | A planned share offer by Kuwaiti mobile operator Zain in Bahrain is expected to go ahead this summer, after an initial date expired pending regulatory approval, an adviser said. | Zain chief executive Saad Al Barrak said last ...
Are They Really Oil Wars? Middle East Online A most widely-cited factor behind the recent US wars of choice is said to be oil. “No Blood for Oil” has been a rallying cry for most of the opponents of the war. While some of these opponents argue that the war is driven by the US desire for cheap o...
Why food prices have not come down in UAE Gulf News | Abu Dhabi: There are huge differences between shelf prices and import costs of foodstuffs, according to the Federal Customs Authority (FCA), and a top official described the situation as "unjustifiable". | Most foodstuffs are exempt from customs du...
Prosecutor urges stiff sentence on Tareq Aziz Khaleej Times | BAGHDAD - The prosecutor in the trial of former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz called for a stiff penalty on Tuesday to ease the "hearts of the widows" of dozens of merchants he is charged with helping execute. | Aziz, the public face of Sa...
Iraqi court resumes trial of Tariq Aziz and others over merchant slayings Star Tribune | BAGHDAD - Tariq Aziz, one of Saddam Hussein's best-known lieutenants, accused the Shiite-led government of seeking revenge during a trial Tuesday over the executions of dozens of Baghdad merchants in 1992. | Aziz told an Iraqi court, which resumed ...
Iraqi court resumes trial of Saddam lieutenant San Diego BAGHDAD - One of Saddam Hussein's most well-known and loyal lieutenants accused Iraq's Shiite-led government Tuesday of seeking revenge as he and seven other former regime officials faced trial for the 1992 executions of dozens of Baghdad merchants. ...
Central banks urge emerging markets to combat inflation International Herald Tribune | : U.S. and European central bankers are intensifying pressure on counterparts in emerging-market countries to step up the fight against inflation. | Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Donald Kohn this week urged countries where "rapid" economic growth is elevating prices to respond. Bank of England Governor Mervyn King cautioned that global monetary p...
