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Kerry Says Saudi King Backs Israeli-Palestinian Push

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.

MEA M&A Deal Values Up 26.9% In 2013

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.

UAE Declares Holiday For Prophet’s Birthday On Jan 12

Ministries and federal departments will remain closed on Sunday. Private sector employees will have either Saturday or Sunday off.

UAE Urges Emiratis In Lebanon To Leave The Country

The country’s foreign affairs ministry also urged UAE citizens against all travel to Lebanon because of security concerns.

Pentagon Cuts Gulf From U.S. Troops’ Danger Pay

Still on the list are countries including Afghanistan, Iraq, Jordan and Turkey.

Egypt Summons Qatari Envoy After Criticisms Of Crackdown

Egypt accuses Qatar and its Doha-based Al Jazeera television channel of backing the Muslim Brotherhood.

GCC Citizenship Debate: A Place To Call Home

Is it unthinkable that GCC nations could consider a path to citizenship for foreign nationals?

The Battle For Business Class

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 Hermes Appoints Khalid Ellaicy As CFO

EFG said Ellaicy would assume his duties immediately having served at Orascom Telecom as CFO for two years.

Gulf Stocks To Start 2014 On Strong Note

Regional stock markets are projected to reflect expectations for solid global economic growth this year.

Syrian Electronic Army Says Hacked Into Skype’s Social Media Accounts

The group also posted the contact information of Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp’s retiring chief executive, on its Twitter account.

Egypt Telecom Regulator To Issue Unified Telecoms License

The move would allow landline monopoly Telecom Egypt to offer mobile services.

Middle East Funds Most Bullish About Egypt Equities – Survey

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 Says Four Journalists Held In Egypt After Hotel Broadcast

Al Jazeera’s offices in Cairo have been closed since July 3

Saudi Arabia To Give Lebanese Army $3bn In Aid

Some of the money is likely to be spent on weapons from France, said Lebanon’s President Michel Suleiman.

Egypt Declares Muslim Brotherhood A Terror Group After Bombing

The move came after after a car bomb ripped through a security headquarters in Mansoura, killing at least 16 people.

Dana Jumps Most In 8 Years After Egypt Payment

The company received $53 million in dues from the Egyptian government.

Different Arab money

Soaring Compliance Costs Clip Wings Of Mideast, African Banks

Compliance teams face an increasing array of rules due to failings exposed by the financial crisis.

Internet Privacy Tops IT Security Concerns In 2014

Recent revelations from the NSA scandal and the rising number of cyberthreats have exacerbated online privacy concerns.

Gulf Bond Issuance To Surge In 2014

Experts expect issuances to reach $40-45 billion next year, compared to $28.97 billion in 2013.

UAE’s Dana Gas Receives $53m From Egypt Government

Including the latest payment, Dana Gas has received a total of $130 million from the Egyptian authorities this year, it said.

Bomb Kills 13 At Egypt Police Compound

The army said a car bomb had been used in what it called a “vile terrorist attack”.

Qatar Offers To Help Iran Develop World’s Biggest Gas Field

According to the IEA, the South Pars field holds around 51 trillion cubic metres of gas and some 50 billion barrels of condensate.

Different Arab money

Bank Of London And The Middle East Sees Gulf Sukuk Issuance Picking Up

Backed by rising economic confidence in the Gulf, tenors of newly issued sukuk will tend to become longer, says BLME CEO.

Al Jazeera Weighs Bid For $1bn Turkish Pay-TV Firm Digiturk

Al Jazeera’s interest in Digiturk stems from the pay-TV operator’s access to football rights in the country, sources said.

MENA Governments Urged To Develop Mobile Apps

Governments in the region must create well-designed apps that allow citizens to connect frequently and directly with them, says study.

OMD Wins Media Network of the Year 2013

With 100 per cent client retention and growth nudging 10 per cent, OMD wins top award from Campaign magazine.

MENA Economies Set To Grow In 2014

A growing young population, increasing consumption and rising budget expenditure will create investment opportunities in the region.

Most Popular YouTube Videos In MENA 2013

The Middle East and North Africa’s most popular music videos from the last 12 months.

ADCB, Emaar Among UAE’s Favourite Stocks

MubasherTrade report forecasts low-to-mid-single digit economic growth rates in the Middle East in 2014.