Over SR2 billion is going to be invested in the creation of two private medical cities by the Doctor Sulaiman Al-Habib Medical Group. The first city will be situated in north Riyadh and will have 500 beds and will cost SR1.5 billion. The second medical city will cost SR 800 million and will be equipped…
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Dubai Tower Stalled in Favor of London Dynamic Tower
Officials in Dubai are disappointed that their city will not be the home to the first ‘rotating tower’ to be constructed in the world. Instead, the first “Dyanamic Tower” will be constructed in London, beginning soon. “We will announce the start of the construction in London in due time. Most probably within the year,” said…
Qatar Getting Ready for 2020 Olympics
In order to have a chance at winning their bid to host the 2020 Olympics, Qatar is speeding up work on several infrastructure projects, including the Doha Metro project. Qatar Railways’ Deputy Chief Executive Geoff Mee, said that phase 1A of the Gulf state’s $40 billion rail network will be finished by 2019, right in…
Safari Land Development Under Way in Riyadh
An agreement was signed last week between the real estate development company Dar Al Arkan and the investment and real estate development company Al Othaim. The agreement is a 15 year lease for a 10,963 square meter space in the Alqasr Mall which was developed by Dar Al Arkan in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia. Al…
Price of iPhones Dropping in UAE
With the expectation that a newer model of the iPhone 4S is about to come to market, the price of the 16GB top-of-the-line smartphone has been steadily declining. Price Going Down The Apple iPhone has experienced a 20 percent price drop just in the last week or so. The latest reduction was offered as a…
Worried Sri Lanka Looking to Oman for Back-up Oil Imports
Talks were held to discuss the possibility of the Sultanate of Oman supplying oil to Sri Lanka in case their oil flow is disrupted due to sanctions by the United States against Iran. The Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Oman, Asoaka Girihagama announced that discussions had been held between the Omani Minister of Oil and…
Amman Building Receives Green Recognition
The Amman offices of the World Health Organization of the United Nations, a four story office building known as the WHO building, is the first building in Jordan, as well as the region, to receive the coveted Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Certification V2.2. The building is situated in the business district of…
Egypt Seeking $3.2 Billion in IMF Aid
Backtracking on their previous refusal of aid from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, Egypt requested $3.2 billion in loan money from the IMF on Monday. Egyptian officials decided that the money was essential to repair the Egyptian economy after a full year of political unrest which repelled tourists and investors alike. A…
Profits Increase by 22 Percent at the Arab National Bank
The Arab National Bank of Saudi Arabia announced net profits for the fourth quarter of 2011 and the entire year, posting overall growth of 22 percent and 13.6 percent, respectively. The net profits for the fourth quarter of 2011 were SR 368 million. In 2010 profits totaled SR 301, which represents an increase of…
Iran Enriching Uranium in Isolated Mountain Bunker
According to a spokeswoman for the International Atomic Energy Agency, it has been confirmed that Iran is now enriching uranium at a new location in a mountain bunker, a setting which is difficult to strike in an attack. “The IAEA can confirm that Iran has started the production of uranium enriched up to 20 percent……
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Independent Middle East News
- Ankara Fears Increased Kurdish Resistance February 18, 2012by Mahmoud Abu Ghosh According to an intelligence report released Friday, Turkey’s military fears Kurdish resistance will increase in 2012, following months of the Turkish Arned Forces (TSK) brutally suppressing Kurdish rebels and their supporters. According to the report, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) announced it will start conducting raids from the a […]
- Kurds Mark 13 Years Since Öcalan’s Capture February 16, 2012by Mahmoud Abu Ghosh People throughout Turkish-occupied northern Kurdistan marked 13 years since the imprisonment of Abdullah Öcalan, founding leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). The anniversary was observed Wednesday with protests and business closures. Some PKK sympathizers in the Kurdish city of Hakkari were also reported to have thrown […]
- Turkish Jets Pound Kurdish Region February 12, 2012by Mahmoud Abu Ghosh Turkish warplanes have bombed several targets in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq, Ankara’s military revealed Sunday.In the second cross-border airstrike in just over a week, the jets hit caves and other suspected rebel shelters in the Zap and Hakurk regions in an operation that began late Saturday, an army […]
- Turkey Kills 13 Kurds in Overnight Clashes February 9, 2012by Mahmoud Abu Ghosh Turkish forces killed 13 Kurdish rebels in occupied northern Kurdistan overnight, marking an escalation in violence at a time when winter weather generally limits clashes. Resistance fighters from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) attacked some 10 different Turkish military targets at roughly 2:30am in Hakkari province, Turkish sources […]
- Egypt Defies US Demands February 8, 2012by Naama Ben-Yaakov Cairo announced Wednesday that it would not be swayed by American threats to cut off the aid Egypt receives from the United States when investigating foreign-funded organizations promoting Western interests, a case that has prompted Washington to warn that US military support worth an annual $1.3 billion may be in jeopardy. The US wants [ […]
- Ankara Fears Increased Kurdish Resistance February 18, 2012