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'Thousands' of Fighters Ready For Gaza Battle-Hamas
The armed wing of Hamas on Monday said it had "thousands" of fighters ready to battle Israel in Gaza, in a second defiant televised address by the Islamists in a day.
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Oil Prices Rise As OPEC 'Eyes' Special Meeting
Oil prices rose back above 47 dollars on Monday as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict raged on and major crude producer Iran said OPEC would hold a special meeting next month.
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Hamas Says 'Thousands' of Fighters Ready For Gaza Battle
The armed wing of Hamas on Monday said it had "thousands" of fighters ready to battle Israel in Gaza, in a second defiant televised address by the Islamists in a day.
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UAE Stocks Rebound In First New Year Trades
The two United Arab Emirates bourses made a strong comeback on their first trading day of the new year on Monday, while Saudi Arabia continued to edge higher after massive losses last year.
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UAE Stocks Rebound In Frst Nw Yar Tades
The two United Arab Emirates bourses made a strong comeback on their first trading day of the new year on Monday, while Saudi Arabia continued to edge higher after massive losses last year.
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Saudi ARAMCO To Raise Crude Oil Selling Prices
(Arabic) Saudi Arabian Oil -ARAMCO- has increased its official crude oil selling prices to USA and Asia.
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Special OPEC Meeting In February: Iran
Iran's OPEC representative Mohammad Ali Khatibi said on Monday that the organisation would hold an extraordinary meeting in Kuwait in February, state television website reported.
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Demand For Warehouses Outstrips Supply In Dubai
The shortage of warehouses continues to plague Dubai despite the liquidity crunch. And this shortage, expected to last for another three to four years, will further push prices up.
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Al Noor Holding Plans Two Cities Worth $1 Trn
Development and construction group Al Noor Holding Investment has announced plans to build two cities in Yemen and Djibouti.
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Qatar's Kahramaaa Awards QR1.3Bn Contract
Qatar general Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) awarded a three year call off contract worth QR 1.296bn to Riyadh Cables and Metals for the supply of high voltage power cable supply, the single largest Kahramaa's order for cables so far.
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Lower House Rents In Sight In UAE
Residential rents in Abu Dhabi and Dubai are set to fall this year, according to officials and experts.
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Kuwait's Central Bank: New Laws Needed For Crisis
The governor of Kuwait's Central Bank said that his nation needs new laws to deal with the impact of the global financial crisis.
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Israeli Army Moves On Gaza City As Toll Passes 510
Tens of thousands of Israeli troops battled Hamas fighters in Gaza early on Monday amid tank, artillery and air strikes, as the death toll from the offensive to end rocket attacks passed 510.
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UAE Banks Top Realty Exposure
While banks in Kuwait and the UAE have the highest exposure to the real estate sector, Saudi Arabia's banking sector has the least real estate exposure, at just 7.5 per cent of total loans according to a recent report from Credit Suisse.
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Maliki Seeks Iran Help To Rebuild Iraq
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Sunday that he hoped Iran would help rebuild his conflict-torn country by boosting economic ties.
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Residents Cower And Flee As War Stalks Gaza
Frantic families in Gaza fled advancing Israeli troops by car and on foot on Sunday to the sound of booming explosions as infantry supported by tanks thrust farther into the Hamas-run enclave.
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World's Longest Causeway To Link Bahrain & Qatar
Shaikh Mohammad Bin Essa Al Khalifa, Chief Executive of Bahrain's Economic Development Board, hailed the start of construction of the "Friendship Causeway", which will link Bahrain and Qatar, as a boost for Bahrain's role as an ideal access point for international companies to develop their business …
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Middle East Nations Condemn Israel's Gaza Invasion
Israel's ground offensive in the Gaza Strip was roundly condemned across the Middle East on Sunday, with Egypt also accusing the UN Security Council of failing to act quickly to resolve the crisis.
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First Gulf Bank Inks Finance Deal With Mubadala
First Gulf bank (FGB), one of the UAE's leading financial institutions, has signed along with five other leading regional and international banks a $323 million syndicated loan with Mubadala Development Company (Mubadala).
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Etihad To Keep Costs In Check; Expand Services
Etihad Airways, the Abu Dhabi-based national airline of UAE, will strive to keep the costs in check even while continuing to expand services worldwide in 2009.
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