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All rights reserved.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:49:00 GMT5014476http://www.zawya.com/countries/kwhttp://www.zawya.com/images/newsletter_zawya_logo.gifhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108044907Denying any connection to the recent controversial checks scandal, Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Sabah, the Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs, has expressed his pride and strict observance of the trust bestowed upon him by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah upon His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:50:36 GMTKuwait Times ZAWYA20091108044907Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108045136Kuwait Municipality has received the go-ahead to sign a contract with an engineering consultancy firm in order to start preparing sites for multi-storey car parks at three locations in Kuwait City - the Commercial Zone, Municipality Park Area and behind the Dasman Complex.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:48:47 GMTKuwait Times ZAWYA20091108045136Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108045326The parliamentary legal and legislative committee has approved a draft law introducing amendments to some of the penal code's rulings, with stricter penalties being implemented for any publication or reporting of court trial proceedings and criminal investigations while they are underway.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:46:58 GMTKuwait Times ZAWYA20091108045326Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108050023Fast-paced events over a KD 200,000 cheque issued by Prime Minister HH Sheikh Nasser Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah to a former MP appear to have snowballed into a major political confrontation between lawyers, prompting a reaction from the Amiri Diwan minister.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:44:28 GMTKuwait Times ZAWYA20091108050023Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108050339Kuwait China Investment Company (KCIC), which is engaged in providing advisory and asset management services to investors, is listing its shares on Kuwait Stock Exchange this month and waiting final date to kick start trading in the stock.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:40:33 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091108050339Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108051839The investments undertaken by the Kuwaiti-Syrian al-Jaz investment group in the eastern city of Deir Ezzor have so far exceeded 4 billion S.P., said Director General of the Industrial City of Deir Ezzor Kaser Outhman.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:29:20 GMTSANA (Syria Arab News Agency) ZAWYA20091108051839Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108052050Profitability of petrochemical industries in the Gulf rose by 51.8 per cent in the third quarter as revenues grew 15.2 per cent, according to a study by the Global Investment House (GIH).Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:27:47 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091108052050Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_08112009_081126Over one million UAE residents suffer from diabetes despite better health services and better awareness, a senior doctor told a diabetes congress here yesterday, saying the Gulf States are tackling the situation with urgency.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:58:08 GMTGulf News GN_08112009_081126Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108043846The debt market in Gulf oil producers rebounded by a staggering 64 per cent in the first nine months of 2009 and the UAE emerged as the leader in the issuance of conventional bonds, according to a Saudi investment fund.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:47:21 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091108043846Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107094937The Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee of the National Assembly is scheduled to discuss on Sunday proposed amendments to the Fund for the Needy, which some lawmakers sponsored, reports Al-Sabah daily.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:55:53 GMTArab Times ZAWYA20091107094937Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107033630With a combined GDP of $750 billion and with over $2 trillion projects in the pipeline, the Gulf region has emerged as a very important economic player, a top official the Gulf Cooperation Concil (GCC) has said.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:12:27 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091107033630Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107040735GCC companies are becoming increasingly reliant on outsourcing with over a half (52 percent) of respondents claiming to outsource some aspect of their IT or business processes, a new research launched on Tuesday by Egypt's Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) and YouGov at GITEX, showed.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:58:36 GMTThe Saudi Gazette ZAWYA20091107040735Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107050242The Arab region has one of the highest birth defects in the world, with many genetic disorders being first detected here, according to experts. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:28:54 GMTThe Peninsula ZAWYA20091107050242Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107054654An MP has stated that the announcement of local exam pass rates reaching 90 percent indicates a flaw in the unified education system in place, since this figure is not representative of the reality of Kuwait's secondary school education system.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:13:09 GMTKuwait Times ZAWYA20091107054654Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107054452The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) has approved the estimated budgets presented by the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) for the fourth oil refinery project and the bio-fuels project, which have set at KD 4 billion and KD8 billion respectively.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:56:25 GMTKuwait Times ZAWYA20091107054452Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091106064051AiwaGulf, described as the first company in the Middle East specialized in added value services (AVS) to mobile phones, has been selected by Zain, a leading mobile communications company in Kuwait, as one of the best companies for generating added services revenues for Q3 2009. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:14:00 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091106064051Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_05112009_041120.txtManama Saudi Arabia has become the third Gulf state to publicly express support to Mohammad Al Mutawa as Bahrain's nominee to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General's post.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:03:25 GMTGulf News GN_05112009_041120.txtOpenhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidpdf_051109131307This is a PDF report. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:11:00 GMTGlobal Investment House pdf_051109131307Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105111350Kuwait and Singapore signed an agreement to encourage and protect investments, with the aim to further sustain economic and commercial ties, as well as to beef up investment volume between the two countries.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:19:28 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091105111350Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105073552Vital projects conducted by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) in Lebanon are marked with humanitarian, social and economic aspects that the fund was keen to tag on with utmost dedication, so as to serve all Lebanese sects.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:56:51 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091105073552Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105073942Chief Executive Officer of the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) Ibrahim S. Dabdoub said the slump of the asset value affects negatively the capital market and brings pressures on the loan portfolios of local banks.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:56:01 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091105073942Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105065117Kuwait and Canada signed here on Wednesday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on trade cooperation, aiming to stress economic and investment relations, officials said.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:36:05 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091105065117Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105040229Energy and carbon management, which can reduce operational expenditure by at least 20 per cent, is not at the top of the agenda for Gulf-based telecom operators, analysts said.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:20:00 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091105040229Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105041031The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) held a seminar last evening and played host to a 'group of 26' to address the issue of wasting national wealth. The speakers at the event criticized government spending policies and called for better planning for the future. They also urged it to not drop the citizens' loans.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:18:21 GMTKuwait Times ZAWYA20091105041031Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105041934His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah is unlikely to dissolve the parliament, given his deep belief in democracy, said MP Youssef Al-Zalazalah during a gathering at Najlaa Al Naqi's diwaniya.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:15:05 GMTKuwait Times ZAWYA20091105041934Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105042024Several members of the Egyptian Parliament's lower house have condemned their government's and the Kuwaiti Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor's decision to sign a contract allowing more than 500 Egyptian women to work as school caretakers in Kuwait.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:13:19 GMTKuwait Times ZAWYA20091105042024Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105042109The Environment Public Authority (EPA) and the Public Authority for Industry (PAI) have agreed that any company premises or factories found to be violating environmental regulations will have their operating licenses withdrawn, a senior official revealed.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:10:53 GMTKuwait Times ZAWYA20091105042109Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105044013The Dubai operations of logistics firm Agility have seen 15 per cent increase in net profit this year so far compared to last year despite the tough economic situation.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:41:47 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091105044013Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104071226The global financial crisis has not hit Islamic finance industry thanks to its sound and strong systems as Gulf Islamic investment firms still have $235 billion's worth of combined assets, Islamic financial leaders said.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:36:39 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091104071226Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104072703Kuwait and the Philippines have signed an agreement on double taxation avoidance and financial evasion prevention with a view to boosting mutual capital movement and developing trade exchange.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:29:07 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091104072703Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104043956The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has agreed to sign a free trade agreement early next year with New Zealand, Radio New Zealand reported.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:54:33 GMTThe Saudi Gazette ZAWYA20091104043956Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104052351GCC-based oil firms plan massive upstream investments worth $365 billion (Dh1.34 trillion) in the oil and gas sector in the near future, said the regional director of SAS, a business intelligence and services company.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:28:04 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091104052351Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_03112009_041149.txtThe hospitality industry in the Gulf region is still reeling under the impact of the downturn and has suffered declines in all the four key measurements in year-over-year results for September, top industry experts said.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:34:22 GMTGulf News GN_03112009_041149.txtOpenhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091103T140510ZJTP40Kuwait's parliament voted unanimously on Tuesday to ask the Audit Bureau to probe three planned arms deals with the United States and France that one lawmaker said are worth billions of dollars.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:09:50 GMTAFP ANA20091103T140510ZJTP40Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103042003Kuwait's economy may contract by 1.5 to two percent this year before starting to grow again in 2010, Central Bank Governor Sheikh Salem AbdulAziz Al-Sabah said.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:15:11 GMTKuwait Times ZAWYA20091103042003Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103040526Kuwait's Interior Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, under pressure over a KD 5.3 million contract, yesterday referred himself to the ministers' tribunal which investigates alleged criminal offenses by current and former ministers.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:14:09 GMTKuwait Times ZAWYA20091103040526Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103041341Kuwait is among countries that attract the least foreign investments worldwide, as statistics show that foreign capital influx in the country was around $120 million in 2006 and 2007, a World Bank official said during the Kuwait Financial Forum. Other speakers also addressed the issue of bank mergers as a way out of the liquidity crisis.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:57:48 GMTKuwait Times ZAWYA20091103041341Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091102T130758ZJOZ51Gulf and Arab banks are unable to finance huge projects in the oil-rich Gulf region and fill a credit gap created by the withdrawal of foreign banks amid the global financial crisis, bankers said on Monday.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:28:14 GMTAFP ANA20091102T130758ZJOZ51Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091102122425The Minister of Interior Sheikh Jaber Khaled Al-Sabah plans to resign before the parliamentary session on Nov 17, reports Al-Shahid daily quoting parliamentary sources.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:38:06 GMTArab Times ZAWYA20091102122425Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091102102029The initial public offering (IPO) market in the Middle East has declined according to the figures in the Ernst & Young Middle East IPO Update for the third quarter (Q3) of 2009.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:51:18 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091102102029Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091102041901Airlines in the UAE and the region are not looking to levy additional fuel surcharge (a special additional airfare for fuel) even as oil climbed briefly above $80 (Dh294) per barrel last week.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:19:29 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091102041901Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_01112009_021102.txtKuwait Leading financial institution mashreq inaugurated its 94th branch in the Middle East region yesterday.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:01:50 GMTGulf News GN_01112009_021102.txtOpenhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091101T143915ZJMA70Gulf states plan to launch their monetary council, a precursor for a joint central bank, in 2010 but the planned single currency may be delayed, the Saudi central bank chief said.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:52:45 GMTAFP ANA20091101T143915ZJMA70Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091101T111258ZJLR04Speakers at a Kuwaiti forum on Sunday urged energy-rich Gulf states to boost spending in order to speed up recovery from the economic crisis, as well as step up financial sector supervision.Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:35:59 GMTAFP ANA20091101T111258ZJLR04Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091101094532The Acting Secretary General of the Government and Manpower Restructuring Program (GMRP) Fawzi Al-Majdali announced the government, through its action plan, has decided to employ an estimated 14,000 and 8,000 Kuwaiti applicants in the private and public sectors respectively each year.Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:59:34 GMTArab Times ZAWYA20091101094532Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091101080533Kuwait's Health Ministry is considering the possibility of leasing air ambulance services that would aid in transferring severe medical cases to the hospital as quickly as possible, said Health Minister Hilal Al-Sayer.Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:26:22 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091101080533Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091101041116The non-hydrocarbon economies of Gulf oil producers are projected to grow by around two per cent in 2009 despite a sharp decline in the oil sector because of lower crude production and prices, according to a Western financial institution.Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:52:58 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091101041116Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091101045803Kuwait's Minister of Health Hilal Al-Sayer and will launch the H1N1 vaccination campaign today. Director of Public Relations and Media at the ministry, Faisal Al-Doseri, said that the vaccines would be available to those most at risk to the virus, in line with recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO).Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:17:03 GMTKuwait Times ZAWYA20091101045803Open