FamousAbout.com » Middle East http://famousabout.com What's the Famous World News Online About? Tue, 22 May 2012 20:20:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Canada’s RBC to double Mideast wealth management team: executive http://famousabout.com/canadas-rbc-to-double-mideast-wealth-management-team-executive http://famousabout.com/canadas-rbc-to-double-mideast-wealth-management-team-executive#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 13:52:00 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/canadas-rbc-to-double-mideast-wealth-management-team-executive DUBAI (Reuters) – Royal Bank of Canada expects to double the number of wealth management employees in its Dubai office in the near future, and is open to opportunities for acquisitions, a senior executive said on Sunday.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/canadas-rbc-to-double-mideast-wealth-management-team-executive/feed 0 Iran, big powers agree – to keep talking http://famousabout.com/iran-big-powers-agree-to-keep-talking http://famousabout.com/iran-big-powers-agree-to-keep-talking#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:58:35 +0000 admin http://famousabout.com/iran-big-powers-agree-to-keep-talking ISTANBUL (Reuters) – After a year of sanctions and sabre-rattling over Iran’s nuclear programme, negotiators from Tehran and six world powers finally resumed talks and found at least enough common ground to agree to meet again next month. With threats of war hanging over an already unsettled Middle East, U.S.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/iran-big-powers-agree-to-keep-talking/feed 0 Clinton promises U.S. will back Gulf security http://famousabout.com/clinton-promises-u-s-will-back-gulf-security http://famousabout.com/clinton-promises-u-s-will-back-gulf-security#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:53:36 +0000 ninaterol http://famousabout.com/clinton-promises-u-s-will-back-gulf-security RIYADH (Reuters) – The United States will work with Gulf Arab nations to strengthen their shared defenses against threats including Iran, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Saturday. Speculation about Tehran’s nuclear ambitions is a source of anxiety among Sunni-led Gulf Arab states, for whom Shi’ite Iran has long been a regional rival.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/clinton-promises-u-s-will-back-gulf-security/feed 0 Abu Dhabi royals involved in RBS talks: sources http://famousabout.com/abu-dhabi-royals-involved-in-rbs-talks-sources http://famousabout.com/abu-dhabi-royals-involved-in-rbs-talks-sources#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:05:20 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/abu-dhabi-royals-involved-in-rbs-talks-sources ABU DHABI/DUBAI (Reuters) – Talks to sell a stake in Britain’s state-owned Royal Bank of Scotland are being held at the level of the Abu Dhabi ruling family, sources told Reuters on Tuesday.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/abu-dhabi-royals-involved-in-rbs-talks-sources/feed 0 U.S. seeks missile-defense shields for Asia, Mideast http://famousabout.com/u-s-seeks-missile-defense-shields-for-asia-mideast http://famousabout.com/u-s-seeks-missile-defense-shields-for-asia-mideast#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:50:21 +0000 admin http://famousabout.com/u-s-seeks-missile-defense-shields-for-asia-mideast WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is seeking to build regional shields against ballistic missiles in both Asia and the Middle East akin to a controversial defense system in Europe, a senior Pentagon official disclosed on Monday. The effort may complicate U.S

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]]> http://famousabout.com/u-s-seeks-missile-defense-shields-for-asia-mideast/feed 0 Oil falls below $107 as Iran nuclear talks set http://famousabout.com/oil-falls-below-107-as-iran-nuclear-talks-set http://famousabout.com/oil-falls-below-107-as-iran-nuclear-talks-set#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:33:19 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/oil-falls-below-107-as-iran-nuclear-talks-set Oil prices fell below $107 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as an agreement between Iran and six world powers to meet next month raised hopes of a negotiated resolution to a dispute over the Middle Eastern country’s nuclear program.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/oil-falls-below-107-as-iran-nuclear-talks-set/feed 0 U.S. on track for Afghan deal by NATO summit: Clinton http://famousabout.com/u-s-on-track-for-afghan-deal-by-nato-summit-clinton http://famousabout.com/u-s-on-track-for-afghan-deal-by-nato-summit-clinton#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 07:49:59 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/u-s-on-track-for-afghan-deal-by-nato-summit-clinton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Wednesday it appears to be on track to sign a strategic partnership agreement with Afghanistan charting their future relations during or before a late May NATO summit.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/u-s-on-track-for-afghan-deal-by-nato-summit-clinton/feed 0 UK says Iran blocking website in censorship battle http://famousabout.com/uk-says-iran-blocking-website-in-censorship-battle http://famousabout.com/uk-says-iran-blocking-website-in-censorship-battle#comments Sun, 18 Mar 2012 16:06:25 +0000 William Mattson http://famousabout.com/uk-says-iran-blocking-website-in-censorship-battle LONDON (Reuters) – Britain accused Iran on Sunday of blocking a website days after it was launched by the British government to reach out to Iranians, in the latest spat over media censorship.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/uk-says-iran-blocking-website-in-censorship-battle/feed 0 Brent crude falls towards $125 as China data spur demand worry http://famousabout.com/brent-crude-falls-towards-125-as-china-data-spur-demand-worry http://famousabout.com/brent-crude-falls-towards-125-as-china-data-spur-demand-worry#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 07:34:15 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/brent-crude-falls-towards-125-as-china-data-spur-demand-worry SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil fell on Monday for the first time in four sessions, with Brent slipping towards $125 as global demand concerns took centerstage following weak Chinese exports, countering support from supply disruption worries in the Middle East and Africa and a brightening U.S. economic outlook. Traders took profit on oil after last week’s gains as China posted its largest trade deficit in at least a decade, fanning concerns that slowing exports from the world’s second largest economy will lead to lower fuel demand

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]]> http://famousabout.com/brent-crude-falls-towards-125-as-china-data-spur-demand-worry/feed 0 Starbucks tries local touch to lift growth in Europe http://famousabout.com/starbucks-tries-local-touch-to-lift-growth-in-europe http://famousabout.com/starbucks-tries-local-touch-to-lift-growth-in-europe#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:17:58 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/starbucks-tries-local-touch-to-lift-growth-in-europe AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Starbucks Corp , the world’s biggest coffee chain, is hoping to boost growth in Europe, the Middle East and Africa by opening so-called concept stores that tailor products and cafe interiors to local tastes, a senior manager told Reuters. Starbucks will open between five and 10 such stores in the region this year, Rich Nelsen, senior vice president for Starbucks’ Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) business, said in an interview

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