Tag Archives: Arab

Saudi Institute Seeks To Build A Bridge To The West


http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=https://thevisionresearchdotcom.wordpress.com/2012/03/28/saudi-institute-seeks-to-build-a-bridge-to-the-west/ When Fahad A. Alhomoudi was studying for his doctorate in Islamic studies at Canada’s McGill University in 2000, he discovered something that bothered him. http://thevisioncorporation.biz/blog5/   “There is, in almost every American and European university, a center for Middle … Continue reading

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Egypt’s rice export ban only benefits smugglers


http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=https://thevisionresearchdotcom.wordpress.com/2012/03/22/egypts-rice-export-ban-only-benefits-smugglers/ Summary: Egypt banned rice exports in 2008, regularly renewing it to try to protect its domestic market and ensure low prices. It last renewed the ban in October 2011. Egypt should cover its needs easily; farmers cultivated 1.7 million … Continue reading

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Abdullatif Jamjoom & Bros to set up logistics unit at KAEC


http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=https://thevisionresearchdotcom.wordpress.com/2012/03/15/abdullatif-jamjoom-bros-to-set-up-logistics-unit-at-kaec/ King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) recently announced the signing of a contract with Abdullatif Mohammed Salah Jamjoom & Bros for the purchase of 150,178 square meters of land at the Industrial Valley in KAEC to establish a warehouse and … Continue reading

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Rising construction costs stall many projects


http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=https://thevisionresearchdotcom.wordpress.com/2012/02/27/rising-construction-costs-stall-many-projects/ MAKKAH: There has been a substantial rise in the number of stalled real estate projects in Makah recently due to the hike in the price of construction materials, especially cement. These include investment projects belonging to private firms as … Continue reading

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Etisalat India mobile phone JV to shut down operations


http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=https://thevisionresearchdotcom.wordpress.com/2012/02/25/etisalat-india-mobile-phone-jv-to-shut-down-operations/ United Arab Emirates telecom operator Etisalat on Wednesday said it would shut down the operations of its Indian joint venture, three weeks after the Supreme Court cancelled the affiliate’s licence amid a corruption probe. On February 9, Etisalat wrote … Continue reading

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Mega Islamic bank may be launched in 2012


http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=https://thevisionresearchdotcom.wordpress.com/2012/02/23/mega-islamic-bank-may-be-launched-in-2012/ Islamic banks to subscribe $600mn while $400mn will be publicly raisedA long-awaited mega Islamic bank to be headquartered in Bahrain may be launched this year and $600 million of its $one billion capital will be contributed by Islamic banks … Continue reading

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UAE Central Bank hit by Israeli hackers


http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=https://thevisionresearchdotcom.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/uae-central-bank-hit-by-israeli-hackers/ Israeli hackers appeared to shut down the website of the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, embarrassing the bank as it played host to European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi. The attack appeared to be the … Continue reading

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Contractors in Madinah complain of high prices, scarcity of cement


http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=https://thevisionresearchdotcom.wordpress.com/2011/12/26/contractors-in-madinah-complain-of-high-prices-scarcity-of-cement/ By MD HUMAIDAN | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: A number of contractors in Madinah have asked concerned authorities, whether at the Commerce Ministry or the municipalities, to step in without delay to put an immediate stop to the rise in … Continue reading

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