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Yemeni rebels capture Saudi soldiers
EUR | GBP
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Iran rejects U.S. reasons to sanction bank
Nov 07, 2009 at 19:18
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Iran rejects 'baseless' reasons given by United States for sanctioning Malaysian-based Iran subsidiary.
Iran bank says not affected by UK trade halt
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Lenders of Saad Investments meet
Nov 06, 2009 at 10:23
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Banks seeking repayment of $2.8 bln loan taken out in 2007 by Cayman Islands-registered unit of Saad Group.
Saad's woes show Gulf's lack of transparency
No Saad, Gosaibi bailout, Saudi reiterates
Saad Saga
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Omani banks 9-month profit falls 6.89 pct
Nov 05, 2009 at 14:11
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Lenders in sultanate see nine-month earnings drop due to high bad loan provisions, slow credit growth -cbank.
Bad loans in Gulf Arab banks may still rise
Banks must take responsibility of bad loans
Omani banks' financial woes mount
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Bahrain cbank suspends real estate caps
Nov 05, 2009 at 13:33
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Central bank cuts caps on banks exposure to realty mkts, move shows regulator's trouble in fixing crisis.
Banks to raise Q3 provisions -Bahrain cbank
Bahrain cbank plans liquidity overhaul
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UAE, Singapore SWFs claim top transparency
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Dubai exec slapped with 5-yr jail term
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Same day clearance for UAE cheques
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Egypt's NSGB Q3 net profit falls 20 pct
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Owners of UAE developer Tameer in dispute
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Buffett buys Burlington rail in biggest deal
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UAE's Daman Investment sees IPO by 2012
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Amlak, Tamweel to merge in Jan 2010
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People
mentioned most over the last 7 days. Totals for the number of articles this week, compared to last.
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Hillary Clinton
9
4
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Hamid Karzai
6
4
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Barack Obama
6
4
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Abdullah Abdullah
6
4
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Mahmud Abbas
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mentioned most over the last 7 days. Totals for the number of articles this week, compared to last.
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Politics
91
61
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Football
30
31
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Banking & Investment
29
39
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Economy
28
25
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Commodities
26
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Companies
mentioned most over the last 7 days. Totals for the number of articles this week, compared to last.
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Ahmad Hamad Al-Gosaibi and Brothers Co
4
4
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Saad Group
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Opel
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Emirates
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Daman Investments PSC
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mentioned most over the last 7 days. Totals for the number of articles this week, compared to last.
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Gulf Economic Outlook
11
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Formula One
10
7
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English Premier League
10
8
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Arab-Israeli Conflict
9
11
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Iran Nuclear Programme
9
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Countries
mentioned most over the last 7 days. Totals for the number of articles this week, compared to last.
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UAE
88
98
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United States
76
59
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Saudi Arabia
48
40
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United Kingdom
41
35
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Iran
23
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Teams
mentioned most over the last 7 days. Totals for the number of articles this week, compared to last.
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Chelsea FC
6
3
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Philadelphia Phillies
6
3
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Oracle
6
4
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Alinghi
6
4
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New York Yankees
6
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VIDEO: Dubai's wealth fund halts investments
Istithmar freezes investments as part of restructuring after spending over $25 bln this decade -Bloomberg.
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Iran rejects U.S. reasons to sanction bank
Nov 07, 2009 at 19:18
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Iran rejects 'baseless' reasons given by United States for sanctioning Malaysian-based Iran subsidiary.
Iran bank says not affected by UK trade halt
Lenders of Saad Investments meet
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Omani banks 9-month profit falls 6.89 pct
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Bahrain cbank suspends real estate caps
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Same day clearance for UAE cheques
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Egypt's NSGB Q3 net profit falls 20 pct
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UAE, Singapore SWFs claim top transparency
Nov 04, 2009 at 20:27
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Chile, UAE, Singapore, Ireland, Azerbaijan, Norway and New Zealand boast most transparent funds.
Top 10 wealth funds hold $1 tln in equities
Dubai exec slapped with 5-yr jail term
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Buffett buys Burlington rail in biggest deal
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UAE's Daman Investment sees IPO by 2012
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ADIC bids for Daewoo Engineering deal
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Tameer chairman faces $1 bln attachment
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Latest from Financial Services
Thai police makes third arrest on stock probe
Nov 04, 2009 at 15:12
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Police nabs 3rd person on suspicion of spreading rumours about king's health that lead to stock slide.
Thai police to arrest market rumour suspects
Shuaa Capital reports narrow Q3 loss
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Thai police to arrest market rumour suspects
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Bahrain plans bourse shake-up
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UAE proposes new loans grading system -paper
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Islamic management needs new ideas to thrive
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Latest from Insurance
Saudi insurance sector ripe for mergers
Oct 21, 2009 at 19:33
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Saudi insurance sector heading towards wave of consolidation as new players squeeze into market.
Saudi insurer Tawuniya upbeat on Q4 profit
Saudi insurance sector ripe for mergers
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First Gulf profit up 9 pct despite Saad links
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Saudi insurer Tawuniya upbeat on Q4 profit
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Buruj Cooperative starts $14 mln IPO
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Mubadala, GE looking at joint investments
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Sector Stock Watch
Arab Bank
12.87
-0.23%
Al Rajhi
75.00
0.33%
samba
54.00
-0.92%
SABB
48.90
-2.20%
National Bank Of Kuwait
1.20
0.00%
Qatar National Bank
155.80
-0.57%
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Share prices are updated with a 15-minute delay. Data is not intended for trading purposes.
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Saudi
6,350.89
0.12%
Amman
2,552.41
-0.31%
Muscat
6,333.07
-0.06%
Dubai
2,097.63
-1.88%
Abu Dhabi
2,920.14
-1.04%
Kuwait
7,334.10
0.06%
Doha
6,953.34
-0.06%
Bahrain
1,507.26
0.09%
Palestine
497.63
-0.49%
Egypt
6,551.65
-1.52%
Share prices are updated with a 15-minute delay. Data is not intended for trading purposes.
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Emirates H1 profit jumps 165 pct
Nov 05, 2009 at 19:45
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Discussion Forum
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Political crisis to hit Lebanon economy
11/7/2009 5:28:15 PM
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IT WAS NOT a war between hizballa and zionists.. it wasn an INVASION AND ATTACK of the zionists against Lebanon... "please be accurate when using words.. because of the delicacy of the...
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60 pct of Dubai residents have not used Metro
11/7/2009 3:57:47 PM
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I travelled once on metro and had a dreadful experience with locals & security. I don't plan to use it again unless there is no other way!
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60 pct of Dubai residents have not used Metro
11/6/2009 1:00:16 PM
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I use the Metro currently over the weekend as I am working in Abu Dhabi during the week, however, I think the number of users will change once all stations are open, it is not satisfactory...
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Passport confiscation rampant in UAE
11/3/2009 4:17:00 AM
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How many times I tried to draw attention to this serious matter on different medias, even here on Maktoob Business. Passport Confiscation = Slavery... Nothing Else. It's part of the...
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Dubai exec slapped with 5-yr jail term
11/4/2009 10:34:00 AM
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Dear Turkan, we did hear a lot of Local executives been accused and already jailed even
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60 pct of Dubai residents have not used Metro
11/5/2009 10:43:00 AM
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I travelled once on metro and had a dreadful experience with locals & security. I don't plan to use it again unless there is no other way!
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Passport confiscation rampant in UAE
Nov 03, 2009 at 07:17
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How many times I tried to draw attention to this serious matter on different medias, even here on Maktoob Business. Passport Confiscation = Slavery... Nothing Else. It's part of the...
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Saudi king waives lashes for female journo
Oct 26, 2009 at 21:42
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There certainly should be limitations to freedom of speech. But why are we attacking the US like it's such an imperfect place and everyone who lives there are idiots? I know a lot of...
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UAE VoIP legal by end of 2009
Oct 18, 2009 at 17:04
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Phone calls are more expensive here than anywhere else. People from other countries laugh at what we pay for internet services here. The usual question is "and they cal themselves...
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He was our Washington and our Lincoln
Nov 03, 2009 at 03:26
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More should be done to preserve the lessons of Sheikh Zayed argues a passionate Sultan Sooud al-Qassemi.
Business
Media
Film funds: money down the drain
Nov 03, 2009 at 03:16
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The Gulf should address the piracy problem before investing billions in making movies, says Ben Flanagan.
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Press freedom and the Gulf
Oct 26, 2009 at 00:17
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The Gulf’s political structures do not necessarily preclude more openness in the media, says Ben Flanagan.
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