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MIDDLE EASTERN BUSINESS NEWS: FINANCIAL TIMES OF LONDON COVERAGE

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1. Netanyahu expected to call early election

Israel’s leader is expected to call an early election in an attempt after strong recent polls and to secure a mandate as conflict looms with Iran

2. Bahrain arrests human rights leader

Nabeel Rajab of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights has been arrested and could join the centre’s co-founder Abdulhadi al-Khawaja in prison

3. Egypt’s transition confuses and frustrates

The drafting of the new constitution is deadlocked, parliament was shut last week, and the military council-appointed government is paralysed

4. Iran election to fuel power struggle

Power struggle among Iran’s fundamentalists set to intensify after critics of president Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad won seats in this weekend’s election

5. Scores hurt as violence flares in Cairo

Some 75 people were injured in the clashes near the defence ministry as troops and demonstrators threw rocks and the military tried to disperse the crowds

6. Iranians vote in parliamentary poll run-off

Iran’s leaders call for a high turnout in the poll for 65 of the legislature’s 290 seats as the regime tries to show it has popular support

7. Egypt candidate faces confused electoral map

Amr Moussa, seen as the leading candidate in Egypt’s first democratic presidential election, faces a fickle country with a confused electoral map

8. Egypt’s Islamists say army wants to keep power

The generals are thought to favour the candidacy of Ahmed Shafiq, a former prime minister who once served as commander of the air force

9. Bin Laden supported Arab spring

The former al-Qaeda leader said in private letters that the revolutions represented a ‘formidable event’ and a turning point in the Arab world

10. Dubai plans to build underwater hotel

Drydocks World has signed an exclusive arrangement with BIG InvestConsult of Switzerland to build a ‘Water Discus hotel’ in Dubai

11. Egypt’s military insists it will transfer power

Ruling military council committed to handing over power once a new president has been elected after accusations it was complicit in violence on Wednesday

12. Kuwait approves death penalty for blasphemy

In a show strength, the new Islamist parliamentary majority has pushed a new blasphemy law

13. Syrian forces attack campus protest

Live ammunition and teargas used by security forces against University of Aleppo student protesters

14. Eleven killed in Cairo election clash

More than 160 people were injured after thugs, some armed with guns, attacked supporters of Islamist candidate banned from presidential poll

15. Tough year ahead for Arab spring states

North African states going through political transition will face a difficult economic year thanks to high oil prices, IMF says

16. Gulf bourses act to lure foreign capital

Equity markets throughout the region are taking steps to attract global investors who withdrew after the downturn and last year’s Arab spring

17. Arab youth looks to economy

A year on from the start of the Arab spring, fair wages and home ownership have displaced political freedom as the main aspiration among young adults

18. Israeli nationalists target mixed cities

Religious groups are targeting mixed cities, where Jews and Arabs live side-by-side. The problem for Arabs is that new apartments are not available to them

19. Sarkozy says Gaddafi aide is in France

Bashir Saleh will be handed over to Interpol if he is wanted by Libyan authorities, according to the French president

20. Tea with FT Middle East: Muneef Tarmoom

After 14 years at one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds, a new venture focused on Brazil awaits in Islamic finance

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MIDDLE EASTERN BUSINESS NEWS: FT - COMPANIES COVERAGE

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Middle East and North African world news headlines from the Financial Times, providers of the latest economic and political news from the Middle East, Africa and around the world on FT.com

1. Premier League woos Silicon Valley

The number of live matches broadcast is to increase 12% and the league aims to get groups such as Google and Apple involved in rights auctions

2. Dubai plans to build underwater hotel

Drydocks World has signed an exclusive arrangement with BIG InvestConsult of Switzerland to build a ‘Water Discus hotel’ in Dubai

3. Syrian sanctions finding unintended targets

The measures directed at Assad are causing pain elsewhere and are failing to fuel anger at the regime

4. Centrica considered Qatar gas supply deal

Owner of British Gas spent more than two and a half years trying to seal a long-term deal with state-owned Qatargas

5. Sheikh’s investments boost emirate’s profile

UAE deputy PM has a range of state-owned investment companies but his Manchester City interest is a private affair, Abu Dhabi officials stress

6. Aramex’s veteran chief steps down

Fadi Ghandour turned the group into one of the emerging world’s fastest-growing logistics companies and the Middle East’s best-known courier service

7. Trump accuses Scots of betrayal

US property developer claims assurances were made by first ministers that a planned wind power project would not proceed

8. Gas spat sparks fears for Egypt-Israel ties

Concern mounts that cancellation of crucial supply contract signals partnership is falling victim to wave of Arab turmoil

9. Investors regain interest in UAE property

New real estate investment trust will gauge appetite of international investors to return to Dubai property

10. Kuwait banks look to the state for action

With politics deadlocked and the economy moribund, the financial sector says decisive measures are needed

11. Egypt halts gas supplies to Israel

Israel denies accusations of failing to pay for supplies as transnational pipeline joint venture brands stoppage ‘unlawful’

12. Qatari wealth fund adds 5% Tiffany stake

Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has made its first big investment in a US public company by acquiring a 5.2 per cent stake in the jewellery retailer

13. Iran threatens to cut oil exports to Europe

Oil minister says Tehran will cut crude exports to Europe if sanctions are not lifted during next month’s talks over its nuclear programme

14. Oil rivals exploit western absence in Iran

Companies from eastern Europe and Asia have been quick to fill the vacuum caused by sanctions imposed on Tehran

15. Assad’s wife criticised for crisis role

Ambassadors’ wives release YouTube video urging the Syrian first lady ‘stand up for peace’ and telling her that she is ‘no longer an innocent bystander’

16. Sabic profits decline on China slowdown

Chemical maker posts a 5 per cent decrease in net profit in the first quarter from the same period a year ago

17. Flydubai sets flight path to profits

Business travellers have been quick to embrace the fast-expanding low-cost carrier that is taking on the big operators in the region

18. Abu Dhabi wealth fund hit by $1.1bn loss

The strong performance of Mubadala’s oil and gas business was overshadowed by losses sustained by its semiconductor manufacturing and aerospace units

19. MTN defends operations in Iran

Mobile phone group hits back at ‘ludicrous’ claims by rival Turkcell that it bribed South African officials to help secure Tehran contract

20. People on the move

Banking veteran Henry Azzam plans to write capital markets book and teach finance after retiring as non-exec chairman of Deutsche Bank in the region

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MIDDLE EASTERN BUSINESS NEWS: FINANCIAL TIMES - FINANCIAL COVERAGE

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1. Dubai plans to build underwater hotel

Drydocks World has signed an exclusive arrangement with BIG InvestConsult of Switzerland to build a ‘Water Discus hotel’ in Dubai

2. Tough year ahead for Arab spring states

North African states going through political transition will face a difficult economic year thanks to high oil prices, IMF says

3. Gulf bourses act to lure foreign capital

Equity markets throughout the region are taking steps to attract global investors who withdrew after the downturn and last year’s Arab spring

4. Sheikh’s investments boost emirate’s profile

UAE deputy PM has a range of state-owned investment companies but his Manchester City interest is a private affair, Abu Dhabi officials stress

5. Investors regain interest in UAE property

New real estate investment trust will gauge appetite of international investors to return to Dubai property

6. Oil rivals exploit western absence in Iran

Companies from eastern Europe and Asia have been quick to fill the vacuum caused by sanctions imposed on Tehran

7. Abu Dhabi wealth fund hit by $1.1bn loss

The strong performance of Mubadala’s oil and gas business was overshadowed by losses sustained by its semiconductor manufacturing and aerospace units

8. People on the move

Banking veteran Henry Azzam plans to write capital markets book and teach finance after retiring as non-exec chairman of Deutsche Bank in the region

9. Brotherhood candidate questions IMF loan talks

A frontrunner in Egypt’s presidential election says that for the interim government to borrow from the International Monetary Fund is ‘illogical’

10. KFH tries to pacify investors with shake-up

The bank will consider asset sales, mergers and restructuring within its business units under a five-year turnround plan and appoint new leaders

11. Drydocks restructures using untested law

Dubai-based ship overhaul company has used bespoke insolvency legislation while it undertakes a $2.2bn restructuring plan

12. Saudi banks benefit from buoyant bourse

The kingdom’s stock market has risen more than 20% since January 2011 with record oil earnings and the government’s stimulus package feeding the economy

13. Dubai Drydocks takes $2.2bn debt to tribunal

Ship overhaul company has applied for insolvency protection as it seeks to push through irestructuring proposals over minority objections

14. Dubai Drydocks looks to debt tribunal

Dubai’s Drydocks World is considering applying for insolvency protection at a special tribunal to push through its $2.2bn debt restructuring proposals

15. Summit set to expose flaws in approach to Syria violence

Representatives of some 70 countries are due to attend the so-called Friends of Syria conference on Sunday, including Hillary Clinton

16. People on the move

Reshuffle at Dubai’s biggest real estate company is being seen as a dilution of government influence and move towards greater autonomy

17. Abu Dhabi fund to buy into Brazil’s EBX

Mubadala to invest $2bn in return for 5.63% stake in Eike Batista’s EBX and an indirect interest in the holding group’s publicly listed companies

18. RBS stake attracts Gulf funds

The UK government has held talks with Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth funds and others in the region about a future sale of a stake in the bank

19. Business centre takes shape in Abu Dhabi

The newest commercial district in the Gulf is rising from what was a patch of desert island just a few years ago

20. Gulf proves fertile ground for China bank

The Middle East arm of China’s largest bank doubled its lending, deposits and profits last year, reflecting flourishing trade with the region

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MIDDLE EASTERN BUSINESS NEWS: FINANCIAL TIMES - ECONOMIC COVERAGE

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1. IMF expects Egypt talks to take weeks

IMF delegation in Cairo for discussions on economic stabilisation programme, one of the conditions for granting the loan

2. Sanctions lead to drop in Iranian consumer demand

Trade between Iran and Dubai and Oman plummets as economic steps taken by the US make the rial weak and volatile

3. Cairo’s depleted bank coffers weigh on stocks

Egypt’s stock market is one of the worst performing indices as falling foreign exchange reserves fuel talk of a devaluation or IMF loan

4. Iran defiant in face of international pressure

Tehran absorbs international sanctions that it faces with no hint of retreat on nuclear ambitions

5. Gulf bond issuers pressed on transparency

Concept of investor relations is little understood in the embryonic bond market but new guidelines aim to ease investor concerns

6. Food inflation threatens stability in Iran

Stronger sanctions or even military attack worry many Iranians, but their anxiety is being heightened by the swiftly rising cost of food

7. Syrian capital flight intensifies

Money smuggling to Lebanon and cross-border transfers continue amid political unrest, despite capital controls introduced in August

8. IIF sees widening gulf in Arab economies

The fallout from a year of Arab revolts will further deepen divergent economic outcomes for the region’s oil exporters versus importers, according to a report

9. Gulf’s dollar peg makes sense

The US currency’s weakness has prompted many to argue that the region’s link to it be ended, but economic interests should dictate otherwise

10. Egypt decides against international loans

Egypt has decided not to press on with plans for loans from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank

11. Syria’s finances under scrutiny

Syria could by the end of the year be forced to look for outside aid to keep its economy afloat as the country reels from three months of protests and a huge military crackdown

12. Arab democracies win G8 aid pledge

The world’s richest countries have agreed a multibillion-dollar aid package for Tunisia and Egypt, the two countries at the forefront of Mideast uprisings

13. Saudi Arabia lends Egypt $4bn

Relations between Saudi Arabia and Egypt, the most powerful Sunni Arab states, have been tested by the ousting of Hosni Mubarak, a long-time Saudi ally

14. Palestinian growth ‘unsustainable’

A World Bank report says the West Bank and Gaza, which grew 9.3% last year, suffer from unemployment and are overly dependent on donor money, not a ‘stifled private sector’

15. Zoellick seeks support for Mideast civil society

President says stronger civil societies would act as a check on governments and lead to better economic results

16. Egypt faces a daunting ‘new normal’

Egypt is far from returning to normality – and, whatever happens, it will be a “new” normal rather than the old one, writes Barney Jopson

17. Saudi trading links revived by US groups

US companies have won a series of high-profile deals in Saudi Arabia during the past six months, underlining the confident return of US business to the kingdom

18. Bright side to Lebanon budget impasse

The country’s failure to enact such a basic economic measure since 2005 as a result of its extreme political divisions, nevertheless has some positive effects

19. Comment: Dubai in need of a stable brand

The emirate should move from selling an ultra-luxury image and, through immigration and corporate regulatory reform, attract long-term residents and investors

20. Half of Dubai’s property projects scrapped

Mounting oversupply and a debt crisis force the real estate regulator to cancel 485 projects, the emirate reveals in a document that provides a window on its finances

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