Middle East

  • Aug 23, 2011
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Japan sustains global manufacturing -- for now

Global industrial production levels, excluding construction, rose by 0.8% month-on-month in June,...

International
  • Aug 8, 2011
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Jordan to gain more than Morocco from closer GCC ties

Jordan is this month due to begin accession talks with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a...

Middle East
  • Aug 2, 2011
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Palestinians to dismiss Israel talks move

The Israeli government is ready to restart peace talks with the Palestinians, an official source...

Middle East
  • Jul 26, 2011
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Trade and manufacturing recovery quell recession fears

World trade levels rose 2.3% in May, after declining 2.2% in April, the CPB Netherlands Bureau...

International
  • Jul 18, 2011
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Turkish policy to focus on traditional Western ties

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Turkey on July 15-16. Her focus was discussion of...

Turkey
  • Jun 22, 2011
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Global slowdown increases protectionist pressures

World trade levels declined by 2.5% in April, the CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Analysis...

International
  • Jun 21, 2011
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Emerging markets will drive aircraft demand growth

Global demand for airplanes seating 30-120 passengers will reach 7,225 units, the equivalent to...

International
  • Jun 16, 2011
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Zawahri leadership cannot reverse al-Qaida decline

Zawahri has been appointed to succeed Osama bin Laden as leader of al-Qaida by the...

International