The U.S. Secretary of State spent two hours and 40 minutes with King Abdullah. Earlier in the day he met with the King of Jordan.
The 2013 deal value saw the highest rise in the last six years with all the quarters posting values above $12 billion, the report found.
Ministries and federal departments will remain closed on Sunday. Private sector employees will have either Saturday or Sunday off.
The country’s foreign affairs ministry also urged UAE citizens against all travel to Lebanon because of security concerns.
Still on the list are countries including Afghanistan, Iraq, Jordan and Turkey.
Egypt accuses Qatar and its Doha-based Al Jazeera television channel of backing the Muslim Brotherhood.
Is it unthinkable that GCC nations could consider a path to citizenship for foreign nationals?
In a bid to boost their business passenger base, carriers are investing heavily in luxury amenities, while others have even mulled dropping first class all together.
EFG said Ellaicy would assume his duties immediately having served at Orascom Telecom as CFO for two years.
Regional stock markets are projected to reflect expectations for solid global economic growth this year.
The group also posted the contact information of Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp’s retiring chief executive, on its Twitter account.
The move would allow landline monopoly Telecom Egypt to offer mobile services.
The Reuters survey found that 47 per cent of managers were likely to put more money into Egyptian equities, up from 33 per cent in November.
Al Jazeera’s offices in Cairo have been closed since July 3
Some of the money is likely to be spent on weapons from France, said Lebanon’s President Michel Suleiman.
The move came after after a car bomb ripped through a security headquarters in Mansoura, killing at least 16 people.
The company received $53 million in dues from the Egyptian government.
Compliance teams face an increasing array of rules due to failings exposed by the financial crisis.
Recent revelations from the NSA scandal and the rising number of cyberthreats have exacerbated online privacy concerns.
Experts expect issuances to reach $40-45 billion next year, compared to $28.97 billion in 2013.
Including the latest payment, Dana Gas has received a total of $130 million from the Egyptian authorities this year, it said.
The army said a car bomb had been used in what it called a “vile terrorist attack”.
According to the IEA, the South Pars field holds around 51 trillion cubic metres of gas and some 50 billion barrels of condensate.
Backed by rising economic confidence in the Gulf, tenors of newly issued sukuk will tend to become longer, says BLME CEO.
Al Jazeera’s interest in Digiturk stems from the pay-TV operator’s access to football rights in the country, sources said.
Governments in the region must create well-designed apps that allow citizens to connect frequently and directly with them, says study.
With 100 per cent client retention and growth nudging 10 per cent, OMD wins top award from Campaign magazine.
A growing young population, increasing consumption and rising budget expenditure will create investment opportunities in the region.
The Middle East and North Africa’s most popular music videos from the last 12 months.
MubasherTrade report forecasts low-to-mid-single digit economic growth rates in the Middle East in 2014.