Thursday, Jun 23, 2011
The following is a Zawya Dow Jones selection of stories translated from Arabic newspapers published on June 23.
PAN ARAB:
ASHARQ AL AWSAT
EGYPT TOURISM MIN SEEKS TO CANCEL VISAS FOR ARAB TOURISTS
The Egyptian tourism minister Mounir Abdel Nour said that, as part of his ministry's efforts to boost the local tourism sector, he will ask the country's interior ministry to allow tourists from other Arab states to visit Egypt without visas.
Website: www.aawsat.com
SAUDI ARABIA:
OKAZ
SAUDI RCJY INKS SAR194.8M DEAL TO DEVELOP JUBAIL DISTRICT
Saudi Arabia's Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, or RCJY, signed Wednesday a 194.8 million Saudi riyals ($52 million) contract for a project to develop the infrastructure of the Al Matrafiyah district in Jubail Industrial City.
Website: www.okaz.com.sa/okaz
KUWAIT:
AL WATAN
KUWAIT ABYAAR: NO NEW PROJS NOW; WRITES OFF KWD28.5M LOSSES
Kuwait's Abyaar Real Estate Development Co. doesn't intend to start new projects now but is seeking to complete existing projects and settle its financial obligations. Its shareholders approved the writing off of 28.54 million Kuwaiti dinars ($104.1 million) of its KWD34.14 million accumulated losses by using reserves.
Website: www.alwatan.com.kw
AL QABAS
KUWAIT PETROLEUM COUNCIL TO DECIDE ON KWD4B REFINERY IN JULY
Kuwait's Supreme Petroleum Council is expected to make a decision in July regarding the construction of a fourth refinery in the country to meet local demand for fuel. The new refinery would cost about 4 billion Kuwaiti dinars ($14.52 billion).
Website: www.alqabas.com.kw
QATAR:
AL ARAB
QATAR QAFCO TO SUPPLY AQUEOUS AMMONIA TO RAS GIRTAS POWER
Qatar Fertiliser Co., or Qafco, has signed an agreement to supply 15,000 tons of aqueous ammonia annually to the local Ras Girtas Power Co.
QATAR NATL CEMENT TO START TRIAL OPS OF CALCIUM CARBONATE PLANT SOON
Qatar National Cement Co. plans to start early next month trial operations of its 22 million Qatari riyals ($6 million) calcium carbonate plant with a design capacity of 250 tons a day.
Website: www.alarab.com.qa
By Beirut Bureau, Zawya Dow Jones; +961-1-985 757; BeirutZDJ@zawya.com
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