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A Large Part Of Aleppo’s Bab Al-Hadid Under Syria Army Control
Syrian military forces have re-established control over a large part of Bab al-Hadid district in the northwestern…
Syrian Refugees Near 150,000 As Outflow Grows-UN
Growing numbers of Syrian civilians are fleeing fighting, especially in Aleppo, bringing the total to nearly…
Algeria To Enlarge Power Capacity To Curb Summer Unrest
Algeria will almost double its capacity to generate electricity to meet growing domestic demand, its energy and…
Iraq’s Kurdish Region Restarts Oil Exports
Oil exports from Iraq's northern Kurdistan region restarted yesterday at 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) in a bid to…
Investments In Region Hit $496bn In 2011
Total foreign and domestic investments in Arab states rose in 2011 by 1.2 per cent to $496 billion from $490…
Industries Qatar Q2 Profit Hits $587m
Industries Qatar, the Gulf's second-largest petrochemicals firm, posted a slight rise in second quarter profits on…
Oman H1 Budget Surplus Hits $4 Billion
Oman's budget surplus edged up to 1.6 billion rials ($4.2 billion) in the first half of 2012, data from the…
Iran’s Currency Falls To Record Low Against Dollar
Traders say Iran's currency has hit a record low against the US dollar in street trading. The rial dropped 5% in…
Israeli Air Strike Kills Gaza Gunman On Motorbike
An Israeli air strike killed a Palestinian gunman and wounded another on Sunday as they rode a motorbike in the…
Eye On Iran And Syria, Israel Hardens Missile Shield
Israel is upgrading its Arrow II ballistic missile shield in a U.S.-backed "race" against Iran, Syria and other…