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Oman selected for UN water scheme   

Oman Daily Observer - 15 July, 2012

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Water Partnership Organisation selected the Sultanate to be among the countries of the world that will achieve joint objectives for the management of water resources and to co-ordinate for a comprehensive management in the West Asia region. Joint talks between UNEP and the international organisation resulted in the signing of a memorandum of understanding aimed at enhancing co-operation to achieve joint management in the Sultanate alongside Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, the Palestinian Authority, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Yemen and Qatar. The MoU, signed last month, seeks to enhance the abilities of the workers in the field of drafting water management strategies and sustainable development. The signatories will study the common challenges.
 
Egypt's bourse rises on hopes of better buyout offer for OT, Gulf markets mixed
Source : Gulf Times  
Date : 2013-05-16
Egypt's Orascom Telecom (OT) helped lift Cairo’s bourse yesterday after the company’s management urged shareholders to reject a buyout offer, raising investor hopes the bidder might propose improved terms....
More flights to Salalah
Source : Oman Daily Observer  
Date : 2013-05-16
The residents of Salalah will have more options to fly directly to new destinations with the launch of direct flights to Doha and Dubai sectors by Qatar Airways and flydubai...
QNB Platinum sponsor of internal auditing meet
Source : The Peninsula  
Date : 2013-05-16
Qatar National Bank (QNB), the largest financial institution in Qatar and the Mena region, has announced its Platinum sponsorship of the third National Conference on Internal Auditing 2013 to be...
Chidambaram to boost Qatar, India trade relations
Source : The Peninsula  
Date : 2013-05-16
India's Finance Minister, P Chidambaram, is scheduled to pay an official visit here on May 19, a press statement issued by the Indian Embassy said yesterday....
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Source : Oman Daily Observer  
Date : 2013-05-16
Three years of successful real time continuous technical monitoring of the 6 MW/year concentrator photo voltaic (CPV) demonstrator at Knowledge Oasis Muscat (KOM) has given positive results such as cost-effective,...
RO 385m power plant in Mirbat
Source : Oman Daily Observer  
Date : 2013-05-16
The Public Authority for Electricity and Water will on Sunday mark the opening of a RO 385 million electricity and desalination plant in the Wilayat of Mirbat, Dhofar Governorate....
China offers mega investment prospects
Source : The Peninsula  
Date : 2013-05-16
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Turkey to transit 2bcm of Iranian gas to Europe
Source : Tehran Times  
Date : 2013-05-16
Turkey will to transit 2 billion cubic meters of Iranian gas annually to Europe, the Mehr News Agency reported on Wednesday....
LuLu in top 10 of Forbes list
Source : Gulf Daily News  
Date : 2013-05-16
LuLu Hypermarket Group has been ranked third in the prestigious "Forbes Top 100 companies" making an impact in the Arab world....
Key IATA safety audit success for Gulf Air
Source : Gulf Daily News  
Date : 2013-05-16
Gulf Air, in its ongoing commitment to maintaining the highest level of international aviation safety standards, yesterday announced the successful completion of the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA)....
Mideast facing double dilemma over oil future
Source : Gulf Daily News  
Date : 2013-05-16
The Middle East is facing a double dilemma over the global competitiveness for oil in the future....
Treasury bills a big success
Source : Gulf Daily News  
Date : 2013-05-16
The Central Bank of Bahrain has announced that the BD30 million monthly issue of government treasury bills has been oversubscribed by 205 per cent....
Firm expands team in the Middle East
Source : Gulf Daily News  
Date : 2013-05-16
PineBridge Investments, a leading global, independent asset manager, has strengthened its growing Middle East, North Africa and Turkey team with the appointment of Wael Aburida as chief investment officer....
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Source : Khaleej Times  
Date : 2013-05-16
The Abu Dhabi Public Prosecution is investigating the collapse of the ceiling of a mosque under construction, killing one worker and injuring 17 others, in Zayed City in the Western...
QR628mn set aside for extra op theatres
Source : Gulf Times  
Date : 2013-05-16
More than 50% of the nearly QR1.2bn, slated to be spent for the seven new contracts awarded yesterday by Ashghal to augment Qatar's healthcare infrastructure, is earmarked for additional operation...
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Source : Khaleej Times  
Date : 2013-05-16
Dubai's inflation remained muted in April compared to the previous month despite a jump in rents, data showed on Wednesday....
Turkish firm to market Nimr military vehicles
Source : Khaleej Times  
Date : 2013-05-16
Nimr Automotive, a part of Tawazun Group, has signed an agreement with a Turkish firm to market, and possibly produce armoured vehicles in Turkey....
Saudia Arabia's nonoil exports to Arab states up five-fold
Source : Arab News  
Date : 2013-05-16
Minister of Commerce and Industry Tawfiq Al-Rabiah expected a growth in Saudi exports during the coming period....
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Source : Arab News  
Date : 2013-05-16
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Adia appoints McCarthy as division head
Source : Khaleej Times  
Date : 2013-05-16
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (Adia), one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds, has hired a senior Deutsche Bank executive to head its division that handles global infrastructure investments....
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