Tuesday, Jun 21, 2011
The following is a Zawya Dow Jones selection of stories translated from Arabic newspapers published on June 21.
PAN ARAB:
ASHARQ AL AWSAT
SUDAN DISCOVERS 90M TONS OF PHOSPHATE, POTASSIUM
Sudan has discovered 90 million tons of mineral reserves consisting of phosphate in its Red Sea province and potassium in northern Khartoum, said Abdul Bagi Gailani Ahmed, state minister at the country's ministry of minerals.
Website: www.aawsat.com
KUWAIT:
AL WATAN
KUWAIT'S MUSHRIF INKS KWD27.9M DEAL FOR LOCAL SEWAGE PROJ
Kuwait's Mushrif Trading and Contracting Co. has signed a 27.88 million Kuwaiti dinars ($101.5 million) contract with the ministry of public works to implement a local sewage project.
KUWAIT SAFAT RE IN ADVANCED TALKS TO RESCHEDULE KWD41M DEBT
Kuwait's Al Safat Real Estate Co. is in talks with Kuwait Finance House and Commercial Bank of Kuwait to reschedule its debt amounting to 41 million Kuwaiti dinars ($149.3 million).
Website: www.alwatan.com.kw
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
AL ITTIHAD
ABU DHABI BOURSE SEEKS TO CREATE PARALLEL MKT FOR PVT COS
The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, or ADX, is studying means to create a new trading category under which the shares of private shareholding companies will be listed and traded.
Website: www.alittihad.ae
By Beirut Bureau, Zawya Dow Jones; +961-1-985 757; BeirutZDJ@zawya.com
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